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Can SLED's Physical Evidence Survive Alex Murdaugh's Retrial Alone?
The South Carolina Supreme Court's reversal eliminated the prosecution's ability to present twelve hours of financial crimes testimony at retrial. The evidentiary framework that carried the first conviction — theft as motive, financial desperation as context — must now be significantly narrowed. What remains is the physical evidence collected by SLED, and its integrity is about to face scrutiny it largely avoided at trial one.The crime scene was exposed to rain. Family members walked through it before it was fully processed. No weapon was recovered. No DNA evidence connected the defendant to…
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