# Judge insists Murdaugh murder retrial will go ahead in six months

https://mins.news/en/item/103855

- CNN, 2026-10-16 23:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/16/us/alex-murdaugh-hearing?Date=20261016&Profile=CNN

> The judge overseeing Alex Murdaugh’s retrial for the murders of his wife and son said it would proceed in six months and scolded both sides for arguing over evidence during a two-hour hearing Friday.

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