Santee Cooper District SC

Alex Murdaugh retrial will be moved to Sumter County, judge orders

The Sumter Item

Sep 8, 2026

Alex Murdaugh retrial will be moved to Sumter County, judge orders

In an eight-page court order released by Fourteenth Judicial Circuit on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8, the court found that Sumter County will be "best suited" for the retrial of disg…

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Alex Murdaugh retrial will be moved to Sumter County, judge orders

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