Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
70/100
Fox News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh accused prosecutors Wednesday of withholding a witness statement alleging a South Carolina police chief handled the weapons used to kill Murdaugh's wife and son and arranged a change of clothes for him after the 2021 killings, asking a judge to intervene.
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chief → accuse → judge
Murdaugh was convicted in 2023 of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, at the family's Moselle property in Colleton County.
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Murdaugh → convict → County
The South Carolina Supreme Court later overturned the convictions after finding that former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill improperly influenced the jury.
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Hill → overturn → jury
His retrial is scheduled to begin April 5, 2027.
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retrial → schedule → ?
The motion, filed by Murdaugh's attorneys Wednesday, cites press reports that a state grand jury heard testimony alleging Yemassee Police Chief Greg Alexander was seen with the murder weapons shortly after the June 7, 2021, killings.
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Alexander → file → killings
"According to those reports, witnesses have testified that the Chief of Police of the Town of Yemassee, Greg Alexander, was seen with the murder weapons in the immediate aftermath of the June 7, 2021, killings, and that second Yemassee officer is under investigation for transporting and concealing weapons and clothing," the filing states.
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filing → accord → weapons
It also cites a story from The Post and Courier, which reported that "a Lowcountry official told SLED agents that Chief Alexander 'spoke of arriving early to the murder scene and talked about providing a change of clothes to Murdaugh,' and that the official believed the guns and clothing were brought into the police station and stored there.
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guns → cite → station
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Notably, the allegations couldn't be corroborated by The Post and Courier.
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allegations → corroborate → Post
At Murdaugh's first murder trial in 2023, prosecutors contended that he killed his family members using two different types of weapons, then used a nearby water hose to clean up, changed his clothes and drove to his parents' house, where he allegedly left the murder weapons before returning a week later to dispose of them.
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he → contend → them
Prosecutors had previously acknowledged that police never recovered the weapons.
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police → acknowledge → weapons
Alexander, through his attorney Joe McCulloch, denied accusations made in the media reports.
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Alexander → deny → reports
Fox News Digital reached out to Alexander and McCulloch.
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Digital → reach → Alexander
Murdaugh's defense team asked a judge to force prosecutors to turn over information it has "concerning the handling, transport, concealment, or disposal of the alleged weapons used to kill Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh, including the statement a witness gave to agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in 2023 that a Lowcountry police chief spoke of arriving early at the scene and of providing Defendant Murdaugh a change of clothes, the reports of every interview conducted on that subject, and the testimony and exhibits presented to the State Grand Jury concerning it."
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chief → ask → it
His attorneys said "if the reports are accurate," that prosecutors have held evidence that contradicts their own theory.
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that → say → theory
Fox News Digital has reached out to the South Carolina Attorney General's Office for comment.
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Digital → reach → comment
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