Judge Scolds Team Murdaugh for Courtroom Shenanigans Over Murder Weapon ‘Rumor’
Part One of Two
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down everything that happened at Alex Murdaugh’s most recent hearing.
Team Murdaugh came to Friday's retrial hearing armed with a "bombshell" that turned out to be a dud… a rumor from fitsnews claiming Murdaugh murder weapons were tied to a recent Allendale County killing. However, no article existed, prosecutor Creighton Waters had never heard of it, and SLED debunked the claim within minutes.
Mandy and Liz break down how the fumble unraveled in real time — and why so much of the media ran with it anyway. Then…
The skinny
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