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Alex Murdaugh Murder Case Showdown Heats Up

TV-14 | VPI: Vinnie Politan Investigates | Season 6 | 2026

Alex Murdaugh is back in a South Carolina courtroom for the first time in more than two years after the state's highest court vacated his double murder convictions. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and son Paul in June 2021 and is now back before a judge as key legal issues in the case are being revisited. Both the state and defense are battling over how the case should move forward as Murdaugh's retrial looms. Court TV's Vinnie Politan Investigates.

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