New court documents reveal South Carolina state prosecutors are rejecting claims by Alex Murdaugh’s defense that the state withheld critical "raw" cellphone evidence.The motion, filed Tuesday, is the state's response to a motion Murdaugh's legal team filed in September claiming it never received extraction files, keychain files and extraction logs from seized smartphones.In March 2023, Murdaugh was convicted of the 2021 killings of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.ALEX MURDAUGH MURDER SAGA LANDS RIGHT BACK WHERE IT STARTED BEFORE NEXT LOWCOUNTRY COURTROOM BATTLEAlex Murdaugh, right, is shown here with his family.His former law firm filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing him of using fake bank accounts to steal money from the firm and clients.
(Fox News)FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XHe was sentenced to two life terms.However, his conviction was overturned in May 2026 after the South Carolina Supreme Court found that former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca "Becky" Hill improperly influenced jurors.MURDAUGH DEFENSE SAYS DETECTIVES FOUND MALE DNA UNDER VICTIM'S NAILS BUT SKIPPED KEY TESTINGMurdaugh is scheduled for a new trial in April 2027.JUDGE ORDERS ALEX MURDAUGH MURDER RETRIAL MOVED TO NEARBY COUNTYIn this new round of court documents related to the case, prosecutors claim the defense already had the evidence — in some instances multiple times — and that its new account is "false," "manufactured" and contradicted by its own emails.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSCircuit Judge Debra McCaslin presides as attorneys argue motions ahead of Alex Murdaugh’s April 2027 murder retrial in Lexington, S.C., Aug.
14, 2026.(Tracy Glantz of The (Columbia, South Carolina) State/POOL)CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUBThe state released 40 pages of emails, file folder screenshots and signed discovery receipts spanning late 2022 to early 2023.SEND US A TIPCourt records reveal South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigators provided ...