Alex Murdaugh's second murder trial in the deaths of his wife and son is now scheduled for April of 2027.  His 2023 convictions were overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court which ruled  former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill improperly influenced the jury.  Murdaugh remains incarcerated  for 22 state financial crimes and 14 federal charges serving both sentences concurrently, unaffected by the murder retrial.  

 A status hearing is set for August for Judge Debra McCaslin  to decide pending motions on a change of venue and allowing independent DNA testing of samples from under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails, among others.   

Joining Nancy today:

• Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson - Murdaugh's former housekeeper,  Author: Within the House of Murdaugh: Amid a Unique Friendship, Blanca and Maggie, website: https://withinhouseofmurdaugh.com
• Mark Peper - Criminal defense attorney,  PeperLawFirm.com, Twitter: @PeperLawFirm
• Dr. Bethany Marshall  - Psychoanalyst,  https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/, Instagram FB & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter:@DrBethanyLive,  Author: "Deal Breaker,"   featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, Host: "On The Couch with Dr. Bethany Marshall" 
• Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security,  website: www.uspasecurity.com, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security, 
• Thomas Coyne  - Medical Examiner, University of Florida.  District Eight Medical Examiner, State of Florida. Toxicologist.  Forensic Pathologist and Neuropathologist.  
• GiGi McKelvey  - Journalist, Host of the podcast “Pretty Lies And Alibis”,  prettyliesandalibis.org,  Facebook, IG, TikTok: @PrettyLies And Alibis, Twitter: @PrettyLiesAlibi 
• Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'