Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers reveal his reaction to overturned murder convictions

Alex Murdaugh is “thankful” to no longer be labeled the murderer of his wife and son after the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 2023 verdict and sentencing, his defense lawyers said in their first interview since the bombshell ruling.

Alex Murdaugh is very “thankful” to no longer be labeled the murderer of his wife and son after the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday to overturn the 2023 verdict and sentencing, his lawyers said in their first interview since the bombshell ruling.

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“He didn’t believe that it could be possible,” attorney Jim Griffin told “TODAY” on Thursday morning. “He was very gracious, thankful, and he said, ‘Jim, I’m seeing, I’m reading it, and it’s still hard to believe.’”

“But he’s glad to get that moniker off of him as a convicted murderer of his wife and son. No doubt about that,” Griffin added.