# Judge orders Alex Murdaugh’s second double-murder trial moved out of home county

https://mins.news/en/item/22508

- CNN, 2026-08-14 19:30 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/14/us/alex-murdaugh-pretrial-hearing?Date=20260814&Profile=CNN

> A judge ruled Friday afternoon that the second double-murder trial of disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh will be moved outside his home county.

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