COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) — South Carolina’s highest court has placed an appeal for a new trial for convicted killer Alex Murdaugh on its calendar.

The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear Murdaugh’s appeal on Feb. 11, according to an updated court calendar.

A jury convicted Murdaugh on March 2, 2023, of murdering his wife, Maggie and son, Paul, at the family’s hunting property in rural Colleton County. The two were shot to death on the night of June 7, 2021.

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Murdaugh’s team requested a new trial, arguing he did not receive a fair trial because of alleged jury tampering by Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill. Retired South Carolina Chief Justice Jean Toal, who has presided over Murdaugh’s trials since his murder conviction, denied Murdaugh’s request for a new trial, while s

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