Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina attorney whose case garnered national attention, was found guilty in 2023 of two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon in the deaths of his wife and son.
The South Carolina Supreme Court on May 13 overturned two consecutive life prison sentences for Alex Murdaugh, saying his conviction in a 2023 murder trial was marred by the "improper" influence of a county clerk and calling the official's actions "shocking jury interference."
Murdaugh, a prominent former South Carolina lawyer whose case has garnered nationalrr attention for years, was found guilty of two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son, as well as weapons charges.