Murder, mystery … mistrial? Stage set for another chapter in Murdaugh case

Months after Alex Murdaugh was found guilty in the killings of his wife and son, defense lawyers are accusing the county clerk of influencing the jury

Tales of intrigue and gossip encircling the Murdaugh dynasty continue to unfold in South Carolina's low country where only six months ago, after a lengthy trial culminating in barely three hours of deliberations, jurors handed down guilty verdicts to Alex Murdaugh in the killings of his wife and son.

The speed of those jury deliberations, and what may have moved jurors to swiftly decide the six-week case, now lies at the heart of the most shocking twist in the saga yet - a claim of jury tampering brought by Murdaugh's defense team against the court clerk.