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Alex Murdaugh

Arcs in the news about Alex Murdaugh from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 31 stories · 489 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 17, 2023

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Alex Murdaugh's overturned murder conviction and his coming retrial

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Alex Murdaugh sues former court clerk who served during his double murder trial · 54 articles, May 13Alex Murdaugh murder conviction overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court · 55 articles, May 13Alex Murdaugh retrial could bring potential death penalty · 19 articles, May 16Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 lawsuit against former clerk thrown out · 34 articles, Aug 5Alex Murdaugh's retrial moved to a different county · 42 articles, Aug 10Alex Murdaugh defense asks judge to move retrial to Richland County · 4 articles, Aug 18Judge picks new location for Alex Murdaugh's double-murder retrial · 14 articles, Sep 8

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Stories about Alex Murdaugh that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29Murdaugh defense seeks cell phone data ahead of retrial3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  2. Jul 30– 31Attorneys seek independent testing of DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails6 articles · 4 independent sources
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  3. May 13– 15Why double jeopardy clause doesn’t apply after court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions8 articles · 8 independent sources
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Stories that name Alex Murdaugh

  1. Jul 11– 12Judge awards Hunter Biden $1.7M in defamation suit against ex-Overstock CEO11 articles · 11 independent sources
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