State asks judge to deny Murdaugh request for additional cellphone data ahead of retrial

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The State of South Carolina is pushing back after attorneys for Alex Murdaugh accused prosecutors of withholding evidence ahead of his retrial.

One item Murdaugh’s defense team requested was cellphone data from the night of the June 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh at Moselle.

In a filing Monday, the state says it already turned over all cellphone records in its possession during discovery for the first trial in 2022-2023, and is asking a judge to again deny the defense’s motion for additional cellphone data.

Judge Debra McCaslin notified Alex Murdaugh’s defense team that she would hear all urgent evidentiary issues at an in-person hearing Oct. 16 at the Lexington County Courthouse.

Murdaugh’s retrial is currently set for April 5, 2027.

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