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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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All arcs1 named arc in 2024

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Alex Murdaugh's overturned murder conviction and his coming retrial

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Did Becky Hill sway the jury? Alex Murdaugh returns to court in bid to toss murder conviction · 10 articles, Jan 29Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations · 69 articles, Jan 29Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial has resigned · 12 articles, Mar 25Alex Murdaugh could get new murder trial after South Carolina Supreme Court agrees to hear jury tampering appeal · 12 articles, Aug 14

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

  1. Apr 1Alex Murdaugh sentenced in federal court to 40 years in prison for financial crimes59 articles · 38 independent sources
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