Alex Murdaugh convictions overturned as South Carolina court orders a new trial

A court called a county clerk’s jury influence improper

South Carolina’s Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in the deaths of his wife and son, ordering a new trial. The court said the jury faced improper outside influence linked to county clerk Becky Hill. Despite the reversal, Murdaugh is still serving time on separate financial crime convictions, keeping legal pressure on his case.