Alex Murdaugh's defense team said a recent killing in Allendale County might be connected to the Murdaugh murders, which surprised the prosecutors and the judge.

Alex Murdaugh returned to court after his 2023 convictions for killing his wife and son were overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

The court found that the former clerk of court had wrongly influenced the jury, so Murdaugh did not get a fair trial. He remains in prison for other crimes.

The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder conviction.

The defense team told the judge that they learned from a news report about a recent murder in Allendale County that might be linked to the Murdaugh case.

Before August 14, 2026, Alex Murdaugh was last seen in plain clothes during his sentencing for financial crimes.

The defense team asked the state to investigate and give them any related records.

A news outlet reported on a possible third gun at the crime scene where Alex Murdaugh's wife and son were killed.

Alex Murdaugh's team wants new evidence to be searched in the case.

A news outlet said they heard a gun from the Murdaugh case was used in another crime, but they did not give details.

A judge is overseeing a hearing in the case, and Alex Murdaugh will be retried for the killings of his wife and son.

The news outlet is looking into whether a firearm is tied to the Murdaugh family.

The information has not been confirmed.

The rumor about the gun has been consistent, but it has not been validated.

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers said that false evidence was used to accuse him of murder.

The news outlet did not say where the alleged crime happened or if the gun was used in another crime.

The Murdaugh family's old house is where the killings happened.

The defense team wants records related to the alleged connection between the Allendale County case and the Murdaugh case.

A firearms examiner said that shell casings from the gun used to kill Maggie Murdaugh matched casings from the family's shooting range.

The defense team wants to know if shell casings from the Allendale County case match those from the Murdaugh case.

Alex Murdaugh's team is trying to find holes in the case against him.

If the shell casings match, it could raise questions about the original investigation.

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A prosecutor said the allegation about the Allendale County case was new to him.

The prosecutor had not heard about the alleged connection before.

The prosecutor will look into the allegation.

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The judge was also surprised by the allegation.

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The judge told the defense team that they had raised an interesting point.

Alex Murdaugh was taken to court for sentencing.

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The defense team said that a news outlet had broken other stories about the Murdaugh case before.

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The judge told the defense team to send the information to the prosecutor.

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The prosecutor said he bases his work on evidence, not speculation.

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No evidence has been presented to link the Allendale County case to the Murdaugh case.

The prosecutor said that the ballistics database did not show a match between the Allendale County case and another crime.

The prosecutor will investigate further and check the evidence.

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