Alex Murdaugh's overturned murder conviction and his coming retrial
Active · last development Sep 8, 2026: “Judge picks new location for Alex Murdaugh's double-murder retrial”
What this arc covers
The fight over Alex Murdaugh's convictions for murdering his wife and son: the January 2024 hearing on claims that a court clerk tampered with the jury, the judge's refusal to grant him a new trial and the clerk's resignation, the South Carolina Supreme Court's May 2026 decision overturning the convictions because of the clerk's conduct, his lawsuit against the clerk and its dismissal, and the preparations for his retrial in a different county.
Earliest story we hold Jan 29, 2024 · 12 stories · 73 independent sources (counted once each) · 953 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Jan 29 – 30, 2024Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations69 articles · 40 independent sources
- May 13, 2026Alex Murdaugh murder conviction overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court55 articles · 30 independent sources
- May 13 – 19, 2026Alex Murdaugh sues former court clerk who served during his double murder trial54 articles · 23 independent sources
- May 13, 2026Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder convictions overturned
- May 14, 2026Juror in Alex Murdaugh double murder trial speaks out on court’s ‘crazy’ decision to toss convictions
- Aug 5 – 6, 2026Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 lawsuit against former clerk thrown out34 articles · 22 independent sources
- Aug 10 – 16, 2026Alex Murdaugh's retrial moved to a different county42 articles · 24 independent sources
- Aug 10, 2026Alex Murdaugh Asks Judge To Dismiss Murder Charges, Move Retrial
- Aug 13, 2026Alex Murdaugh hearing today may see clash over whether to move 2nd trial to Charleston
- Aug 14, 2026Week in Review: Special Murdaugh Retrial Edition
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2024 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 77 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| May 11, 2026 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 108 |
| May 18, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 42 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
25% left · 59% center · 16% right of 73 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 12 stories.
Every storyoldest first
January 2024
Jan 29Did Becky Hill sway the jury? Alex Murdaugh returns to court in bid to toss murder conviction10 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right- Jan 29– 30Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations69 articles · 40 independent sources7 left, 14 center, 3 right
March 2024
Mar 25Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial has resigned12 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 2 rightAugust 2024
Aug 14Alex Murdaugh could get new murder trial after South Carolina Supreme Court agrees to hear jury tampering appeal12 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 2 rightDecember 2025
Dec 8Court clerk who helped with Alex Murdaugh's trial pleads guilty to showing sealed exhibits7 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 rightMay 2026
May 13– 19Alex Murdaugh sues former court clerk who served during his double murder trial54 articles · 23 independent sources4 left, 10 center, 5 right- May 13Alex Murdaugh murder conviction overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court55 articles · 30 independent sources5 left, 12 center, 4 right
- May 16Alex Murdaugh retrial could bring potential death penalty19 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
August 2026
Aug 5– 6Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 lawsuit against former clerk thrown out34 articles · 22 independent sources1 left, 7 center, 2 right- Aug 10– 16Alex Murdaugh's retrial moved to a different county42 articles · 24 independent sources3 left, 9 center, 4 right
- Aug 18Alex Murdaugh defense asks judge to move retrial to Richland County4 articles · 3 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
September 2026
Sep 8– 9Judge picks new location for Alex Murdaugh's double-murder retrial14 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right