Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. Here's a timeline of his case

"The South Carolina Supreme Court has granted him a new trial in the killings of his wife and son. In its unanimous ruling, the justices said that Becky Hill, the Colleton County clerk of court, "egregiously attacked Murdaugh's credibility and his defense, thus triggering the presumption of prejudice." The state Supreme Court added that "Hill's shocking jury interference was accomplished outside the presence and knowledge of the outstanding trial judge" and attorneys representing both sides of the case."

"The prospect of a new murder trial would not free Murdaugh, 57. He's also serving a 27-year state prison term for stealing some $12 million from his clients and law firm, and a 40-year federal term for wire and bank fraud and money laundering. Murdaugh's wife, Maggie, and their youngest son, Paul, were shot and killed in 2021 at Moselle, the family's sprawling rural estate in South Carolina's Lowcountry."

"There were no eyewitnesses, and investigators never produced a murder weapon. But during the trial, Murdaugh admitted he lied to police about his alibi. Jurors deliberated for about three hours before convicting him on two counts of murder and two counts of using a weapon during the commission of a violent crime."

Alex Murdaugh received a new trial in the 2021 killings of his wife and son after the South Carolina Supreme Court found jury interference by court clerk Becky Hill. The court ruled the interference egregiously attacked Murdaugh’s credibility and defense, triggering a presumption of prejudice. The ruling stated the interference occurred outside the presence and knowledge of the trial judge and attorneys. Murdaugh remains incarcerated and would not be freed by a retrial because he is serving lengthy state and federal prison sentences for financial crimes. The original murder case involved no eyewitnesses and no murder weapon, and Murdaugh admitted he lied to police about his alibi. Jurors convicted him after about three hours of deliberation.

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