Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. Here's a timeline of his case

Alex Murdaugh listens to a hearing on his bid for a retrial, on Jan. 16, 2024, at the Richland County Judicial Center in Columbia, S.C. The disgraced former attorney was convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021.

Alex Murdaugh — the disgraced former lawyer serving a life term for the murders of his wife and son — will get a new trial in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court said on Wednesday.

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