The defense team that lost the Murdaugh murder trial in six weeks has had three years to study exactly why. And the SC Supreme Court handed them something defense attorneys almost never get — a ruling that doesn’t just grant a new trial but tells them where the prosecution overstepped Read more…
Former teacher Rebeca Melo told the Associated Press that inside the Word of Faith Christian School, children would turn on each other in the middle of class. One child would accuse another of having demons. The group would surround the accused. According to Melo, children were thrown to the ground Read more…
That is the question Dick Harpootlian asked at the defense press conference — and it is the question Attorney General Alan Wilson has not answered. Five years ago, the state prosecuted Alex Murdaugh for murder and did not seek the death penalty. The evidence was what it was. The facts Read more…
A federal civil rights lawsuit against a former clerk of court. That is where the Murdaugh case stands right now — and the implications go far beyond one defendant. Murdaugh’s attorneys filed a Section 1983 claim against Becky Hill, the former Colleton County Clerk whose conduct during the original trial Read more…
Eighteen days before Anna Kepner’s federal trial was set to begin, the defense filed a motion asking for ninety more days. The prosecution didn’t fight it. The court granted it. September 8 is the new date. The Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial — Document 74 on the federal docket — Read more…
The Supreme Court overturned everything five days ago. Since then, the AG put the death penalty on the table while running for governor. Buster Murdaugh reportedly called his father selfish and won’t visit him. And the defense went on national television hinting at unnamed third parties. Three bombshells. One week. Read more…
According to federal court filings, three crew members on a single Disney ship were charged in early 2024 — all allegedly carrying exploitation material on personal devices. A Royal Caribbean attendant pled guilty to secretly recording passengers including children as young as two inside their cabins. Sentenced to 30 years. Read more…
Jim Griffin said “third parties and potential motives” on national television. Dick Harpootlian said the reversal gives them subpoena power. Both said people have come forward with information since the 2023 trial. Neither would say another word. Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke unpack the listener question underneath the defense’s cryptic Read more…
Becky Hill wasn’t some rogue spectator who wandered into a courtroom. She was the elected Clerk of Court in Colleton County — chosen by the same community that filled the jury pool, entrusted with managing the evidence and protecting the process. And according to the SC Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling, Read more…
It started with screaming. According to the Associated Press, the Word of Faith Fellowship practiced something called blasting — groups of members surrounding a person and shrieking inches from their face for hours to allegedly drive out demons. Secret recordings captured the sound. Former members said it eventually was not Read more…