Alex Murdaugh hearing today may see clash over whether to move 2nd trial to Charleston
- Posted on August 14, 2026
- By CNN
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Alex Murdaugh hearing today may see clash over whether to move 2nd trial to Charleston
A hearing Friday for Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina lawyer facing a second murder trial in the 2021 deaths of his wife and son, likely will address a clash over the defense’s request to move the retrial from his rural home county to Charleston.