Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh accused prosecutors Wednesday of concealing a witness account that allegedly places a South Carolina police chief in possession of the weapons used to kill Murdaugh’s wife and son. The statement also reportedly says the chief arranged clean clothes for Murdaugh after the 2021 slayings. His lawyers are asking a judge to compel prosecutors to turn over the information.
Murdaugh was convicted in 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul, at the family’s Moselle property in Colleton County.
The South Carolina Supreme Court later threw out those convictions, ruling that former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors. Murdaugh’s retrial is set to begin April 5, 2027.
In a motion filed Wednesday, Murdaugh’s attorneys referenced media reports that a state grand jury heard allegations that Yemassee Police Chief Greg Alexander was seen with the murder weapons soon after the June 7, 2021, killings.
Alex Murdaugh appears in court during a pretrial hearing ahead of his murder retrial at the Lexington County Courthouse in Lexington, S.C., Aug. 14, 2026. (Tracy Glantz of The (Columbia, South Carolina) State/Pool)
“According to those reports, witnesses have testified that the Chief of Police of the Town of Yemassee, Greg Alexander, was seen with the murder weapons in the immediate aftermath of the June 7, 2021, killings, and that second Yemassee officer is under investigation for transporting and concealing weapons and clothing,” the filing says.
The motion also points to reporting by The Post and Courier, which said a Lowcountry official told South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents that Alexander “spoke of arriving early to the murder scene and talked about providing a change of clothes to Murdaugh.” The official reportedly believed the guns and clothing were taken to the police station and stored there.
The Post and Courier, however, said it was unable to independently corroborate the allegations.
During Murdaugh’s first murder trial, prosecutors argued that he used two types of weapons to kill his wife and son, then washed away evidence with a nearby water hose. They said he changed clothes, drove to his parents’ home and left the weapons there before returning a week later to dispose of them. Prosecutors had previously acknowledged that investigators never recovered the guns.
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Alex Murdaugh attends a judicial hearing June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via Pool)
Alexander, through his attorney, Joe McCulloch, denied the accusations described in the media reports. News Media contacted Alexander and McCulloch for comment.
Murdaugh’s defense team wants the judge to order prosecutors to disclose all information they have “concerning the handling, transport, concealment, or disposal of the alleged weapons used to kill Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh.” That request includes a 2023 statement to SLED agents alleging that a Lowcountry police chief spoke about arriving early at the scene and supplying Murdaugh with a change of clothes, along with every related interview report and the testimony and exhibits presented to the state grand jury.
Alex Murdaugh arrives for a hearing June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via Pool)
Murdaugh’s lawyers argued that, “if the reports are accurate,” prosecutors have withheld evidence that conflicts with the state’s own account of how the killings unfolded.
News Media has asked the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office for comment.