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The Wall Street Journal·2026-05-14 12:36
WSJ's Valerie Bauerlein explains why the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 conviction in the double-murder of his wife and son, all but ensuring a do-over of one of the most-watched court cases in memory.Murdaugh, a 57-year-old disbarred lawyer, is imprisoned in the rural western corner of the state and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison on separate financial crimes regardless of Wednesday’s ruling.Read more: 🔗 https://t.co/SRuDuYfCj9 ...