LEXINGTON, S.C. (Court TV) — Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh have filed a new memorandum asking a judge to dismiss murder indictments against the disgraced attorney because, they say, prosecutors “fabricated evidence.”
Alex Murdaugh sits in court at a pretrial hearing on Oct. 16, 2026. (Court TV)
Murdaugh, 58, is facing a second trial on charges that he murdered his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son, Paul Murdaugh. Murdaugh was initially convicted of murder and sentenced to two life terms, but the South Carolina Supreme Court ordered that he get a new trial after finding that the clerk of court made inappropriate comments to the jury during his trial…