Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A court overturned the murder convictions against Alex Murdaugh, who had been found guilty in the killing of his wife and younger son. Here are the basics of the entire case.

South Carolina's top court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions against Alex Murdaugh, the lawyer a jury had found guilty of murdering his wife and one of his sons in a trial that captivated the country.

The State Supreme Court cited a local court clerk in reversing the result of one of the most-watched murder trials of the last decade. It has raised painful memories in the state’s Lowcountry region.

Court clerk Becky Hill was singled out by South Carolina's top court this week as it tossed out the conviction of Alex Murdaugh, the scion of a family of lawyers who was found guilty in 2023 of killing his wife and son.

His lawyers said he was stunned to learn that South Carolina’s top court had reversed the murder convictions. Prosecutors plan to retry the case, but a second trial could look very different.

Just an hour after Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife and one of his sons, the court clerk who had read the verdicts to the world

Alex Murdaugh seemed as surprised as anyone this week when he found out that South Carolina's top court had thrown out his convictions for murdering his wife and one of his sons.

Villanova University alumni have been grabbing headlines, both on the court and in the Vatican.

Now, Judge Eleanor Ross’s career and caseload are under scrutiny. And her punishment, a private reprimand, has sparked backlash.

In a second apology letter, Judge Eleanor Ross said her actions were “patently wrong.” Some House Republicans want her impeached.