Why Alex Murdaugh’s Prosecutors Say the Grand Jury Didn’t Need the Shirt

Alex Murdaugh’s prosecutors admit two of their lead agent’s grand jury claims were wrong, and they still want every murder indictment to stand. Their filing leans on State v. Thrift, a 1994 case that lets a judge toss an indictment only when misconduct substantially influenced it. Prosecutors say the Colleton County grand jury also heard about the kennel video, the phone data, the missing .300 Blackout and Alex’s finances, and they argue that was enough for probable cause without the shirt.

Alex’s lawyers answer that SLED’s own lab had found no human blood on that shirt eleven months before agent David Owen swore to the blood spatter claim, and that the fix is a new grand jury, not a pass. I set that beside the January 2024 hearing where the same office told Judge Jean Toal that Becky Hill’s comments to jurors didn’t matter. Alex is presumed innocent. Judge Debra McCaslin rules after November 13, 2026.

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