The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and ordered a new trial in the killing of his wife and son in June 2021, saying the trial was marred by the ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions and life sentence, ordering a new trial in the killings of his wife and son.

But in a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the State Supreme Court ruled that what it described as "shocking interference" by a court clerk who interacted with the jurors during the 2023 trial was egre...