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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

KILLER ATTORNEY ALEX MURDAUGH RETRIAL ODDS SKYROCKET

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Alex Murdaugh's former housekeeper, Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson, joins Nancy Grace. 

South Carolina's Supreme Court has granted Alex Murdaugh's request for a new trial in the murders of his wife and son. At the heart of the appeal and review is whether former South Carolina Chief Justice Jean Toal fairly denied Murdaugh a new murder trial. The Supreme Court could reverse or overturn that ruling – and could order the court to give him a new trial.

Another allegation is that claims that Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill, being involved in talking improperly to jurors. A hearing was held with Judge Jean Toal presiding one juror, identified as Juror Z, said Becky Hill told jurors to watch Murdaugh "closely" and "made it seem like he was already guilty." When asked if this influenced her vote to find Murdaugh guilty, the juror said “Yes, ma’am.” Toal said Becky Hill was not a credible witness and denied Murdaugh a new trial. 

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

  • Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson - Murdaugh's Former Housekeeper
  • Regina Ward -  Criminal Defense Attorney / Law Firm of Regina B. Ward;  attorneyreginaward.com
  • Caryn Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
  • Chris McDonough - Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective,  Worked over 300 Homicides in 25 year career,  & Host of YouTube channel, "The Interview Room,"   www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough
  • Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
  • Jennifer Wood - Director of research at FITSNews.com, Twitter: @IndyJenn  

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

0:06.7

Killer attorney Alex Murdoch.

0:09.7

Retrial odds are skyrocketing.

0:12.8

Vegas rushing to take bets.

0:15.4

There will be a new trial for Alex Murdoch.

0:20.6

I'm Nancy Grace.

0:21.4

This is Crime Stories.

0:22.4

Thank you for being with us.

0:23.9

After all that, that long and tortuous trial, the investigations, the twists, the turns, the cross-exams,

0:46.4

Alex Murdoch on the stand lying through his teeth, crying.

0:51.8

Now the odds are soaring that Alex Murdoch will have a new trial.

0:59.8

And it all starts here.

1:02.2

Listen.

1:02.7

This is Alex Murdoch.

1:04.3

I have only 14,000 Moselle Road.

1:06.8

I think the police just passes immediately.

1:09.4

My wife and Tom to stop badly.

1:12.6

I'm still here, still on the line, I'm still here, okay?

1:15.6

Call it, I have an Alex Murdoch on the line, call her from 4147 Mozel Road.

1:20.6

He's advising that his wife and child was shot.

1:24.6

Okay, and so can we have enough again? It's 41, 47.

1:29.3

Moselle Road.

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