Who Actually Benefits From Putting the Death Penalty Back on Alex Murdaugh’s Table?

Alan Wilson controls the prosecution of Alex Murdaugh. He also wants to be the next governor of South Carolina. He’s leading in the polls. And he just told reporters the death penalty is an option for the retrial—something that was never on the table in 2023.

Tony Brueski and former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke tackle listener questions about where the line falls between prosecution strategy and campaign strategy. Wilson wants a speedy trial before he leaves office. Every AG candidate has pledged to retry Murdaugh. David Pascoe bragged he’d get a conviction in two weeks. Stephen Goldfinch took a shot at Pascoe’s ties to the defense team while declaring he’d retry the case without hesitation.

Robin breaks down the behavioral tells in Wilson’s public statements. When a prosecutor floating the death penalty also happens to be polling ahead in a gubernatorial primary, those words carry a second meaning. Tony walks through what this does to jury selection, pretrial maneuvering, and the prosecution’s credibility with a public that’s watching both the trial and the election.

The listeners asked whether any of this can produce a fair trial. Robin’s answer isn’t reassuring.

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