Alex Murdaugh’s defense team has responded to the state’s opposition to his request to dismiss the murder indictments against him.

Over a week ago, Murdaugh’s legal team filed a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against him related to the deaths of his wife and son.

Murdaugh’s double-murder retrial is scheduled to begin in April 2027.

Ahead of Alex Murdaugh’s double murder retrial, his defense and state prosecutors were called to the Lexington County Courthouse Friday morning for an evidentiary hearing.

Judge Debra McCaslin notified Alex Murdaugh’s defense team that she would hear all urgent evidentiary issues at an in-person hearing Oct. 16 at the Lexington Courthouse.

Alex Murdaugh’s attorney Dick Harpootlian wrote to Judge Debra McCaslin ahead of the April retrial after the State failed to respond to four of five letters requesting to analyze evidence.

Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys are asking a judge to step in following reports of an investigation into mishandled evidence.

Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys are intensifying their defense by asking for full forensic copies of several cellphones examined by the State.

Alex Murdaugh's defense team is asking a judge to order the state to turn over several pieces of evidence ahead of next year's retrial.

Downtown Sumter is bracing for the national spotlight as it prepares to host one of the most high-profile legal cases in recent memory.