Alex Murdaugh Lawyers Claim Prosecutors Withheld Evidence About Police Handling of Murder Weapons

Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh have accused prosecutors of withholding a witness statement that suggests a South Carolina police chief handled the weapons used to kill Murdaugh's wife and son. The defense filed a motion Wednesday asking a judge to intervene, alleging that prosecutors did not disclose information about the Yemassee Police Chief Greg Alexander potentially possessing the murder weapons shortly after the June 7, 2021, killings.

Murdaugh was convicted in 2023 for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, at their family property. His original conviction was overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court due to improper influence on the jury, and his retrial is scheduled for April 5, 2027.

The motion cites press reports indicating that a state grand jury heard testimony that Chief Alexander was seen with the murder weapons and that a second Yemassee officer is under investigation for transporting and concealing weapons and clothing.

A report from The Post and Courier mentioned that a Lowcountry official told South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents that Chief Alexander "spoke of arriving early to the murder scene and talked about providing a change of clothes to Murdaugh," and that the official believed the guns and clothing were brought into the police station and stored there. However, The Post and Courier noted that these allegations could not be corroborated.

During Murdaugh's first murder trial in 2023, prosecutors presented a theory that Murdaugh used two different weapons, cleaned himself with a water hose, changed clothes, and then disposed of the weapons. Prosecutors had previously acknowledged that the weapons were never recovered.

Murdaugh's defense team is requesting that the judge compel prosecutors to provide all information related to the handling, transport, concealment, or disposal of the alleged murder weapons. This includes the witness statement given to SLED agents in 2023, reports of interviews on the subject, and testimony and exhibits presented to the State Grand Jury.

Chief Alexander, through his attorney Joe McCulloch, has denied allegations made in media reports. Fox News Digital has reached out to Alexander and McCulloch, as well as the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, for comment.

If the reports are accurate, the defense argues, prosecutors withheld evidence that contradicts their own case theory.