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Prosecutors may pursue death penalty in Alex Murdaugh retrial, South Carolina AG says

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said Friday that his office may pursue the death penalty when it retries Alex Murdaugh in the 2021 murder of his son and wife.“In light of the Supreme Court’s decision, we’re back to square one on this case, and that means all our legal

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Prosecutors may pursue death penalty in Alex Murdaugh retrial, South Carolina AG saysSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said Friday that his office may pursue the death penalty when it retries Alex Murdaugh in the 2021 murder of his son and wife.“In light of the Supreme Court’s decision, we’re back to square one on this case, and that means all our legal
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