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I'm Sidney. As the legal world waits with bated breath for an official ruling from the South

Carolina Supreme Court regarding convicted killer Alex Mardaw's high-profile appeal,

the rumor mill has officially

shifted into overdrive. We're talking about the June 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh,

a case that gripped the nation, and we may be on the verge of seeing those double murder

convictions completely vacated. The latest firestorm began over the weekend when podcaster Mandy

Matney informed listeners a reliable source confirmed a bombshell. The state's high court has reportedly

already reached a decision. According to Matney, all five justices have voted unanimously in favor of

Alex Murdoch receiving a new trial.

She noted that the official opinion should be released any day now, adding that she shared

the information as a warning for her audience to be prepared for what's coming.

To clarify the legal mechanics, technically the Supreme Court doesn't just order a new

trial. The five justices are

actually weighing whether to reverse a controversial January 2024 decision made by former South

Carolina Chief Justice Jean Toll. Justice Toll previously denied Murdo's request for new proceedings.

If the current Supreme Court reverses that decision, the entire

case is remanded back to the circuit court level. Essentially, the case would start from square

one. If that happens, the ball lands back in the court of South Carolina Attorney General

Alan Wilson. His grand jury division led the initial prosecution, and it would be up to him to

decide that the state has the appetite and the resources to try Alex Murdoch a second time for the

deaths of his wife and son. Murdoch was once a kingmaker in the South Carolina Low Country. A prominent

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