The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions due to the court clerk suggesting his guilt during the trial. However, Murdaugh will remain in prison as a retrial has been ordered.

<img alt="A close-up image of a man in glasses and an orange prison jumpsuit, with his hands clasped around a pen and looking down." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0094564d-c64a-4c80-85c3-00677ece7aa6,1778701677560/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C164%2C2477%2C1393%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, listens during a hearing on the motion for a retrial, Jan. 16, 2024, at the Richland Coun...