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The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions on May 13, 2026, finding that Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill improperly influenced jurors during the 2023 trial, violating Murdaugh's Sixth Amendment rights. Murdaugh remains imprisoned on separate state and federal financial fraud convictions totaling 67 years, while prosecutors have vowed to retry him for the murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul as soon as possible.