Alex Murdaugh demands new evidence search in hunt for cracks in case

As Alex Murdaugh's roadworthy to his retrial heats up, his defence squad has demanded a caller grounds hunt successful a bid to hunt for cracks successful the prosecution's case.

In a Wednesday filing, Murdaugh’s attorneys argued that due to the fact that respective years person passed since his archetypal trial, prosecutors should behaviour a caller hunt for immoderate grounds that could assistance the defence oregon undermine the state’s witnesses.

His squad besides wants accusation that could beryllium utilized to situation a witness’s credibility, including misconduct records, disciplinary findings, inconsistent statements, plea deals, rewards oregon promises of favorable treatment.

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Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was convicted successful March of murdering his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, connected his hunting property successful June 2021. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

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The petition besides covers caller forensic oregon DNA findings, further hunt warrants and accusation related to 2 different SLED investigations known arsenic the "Side of Road" and narcotics cases.

The lawyers besides privation written confirmation that prosecutors completed a existent hunt and disclosed everything required.

They've asked for the accusation wrong 30 days.

Defense lawyer Dick Harpootlian, right, passes documents to prosecuting lawyer Creighton Waters connected Monday, June 29, 2026, astatine a presumption proceeding astatine the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center successful Lexington, South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh volition beryllium retried successful the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of his woman and son, aft his archetypal condemnation was overturned owed to assemblage tampering. (Tracy Glantz/The State via Pool)

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Murdaugh, erstwhile a powerful Lowcountry lawyer from a salient ineligible dynasty, was convicted successful March 2023 of gunning down his woman and son, Maggie and Paul.

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The lawsuit was thrown backmost into turmoil aft allegations surfaced that tribunal clerk Rebecca Hill made improper comments to jurors during the trial.

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The tribunal recovered that Hill was drawn by the "siren telephone of celebrity" and allowed nationalist attraction to flooded her duty.

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The authorities has maintained that Murdaugh received a just trial, but the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the execution and weapons convictions and remanded the case for caller proceedings.

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Alex Murdaugh attends a judicial proceeding connected Monday, June 29, 2026, astatine the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center successful Lexington, South Carolina. Murdaugh volition beryllium retried successful the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of his woman and son, aft his archetypal condemnation was overturned owed to assemblage tampering. (Tracy Glantz/The State via Pool)

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to the authorities prosecutors' bureau for comment. Murdaugh's defence declined to comment.

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State Judge Debra McCaslin oversees a presumption proceeding involving Alex Murdaugh with prosecuting lawyer Creighton Waters and defence lawyer Dick Harpootlian, connected Monday, June 29, 2026, astatine the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center successful Lexington, South Carolina. Murdaugh volition beryllium retried successful the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of his woman and son, aft his archetypal condemnation was overturned owed to assemblage tampering. (Tracy Glantz/The State via Pool)

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Murdaugh is backmost successful tribunal connected Friday, Aug. 14.