{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Murdaugh Retrial Moves as Missing-Weapons Probe Grows","description":"Alex Murdaugh’s retrial is leaving Colleton County and the entire Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. Judge Debra McCaslin selected Sumter County after finding that the original jury-selection numbers, deep local ties to the Murdaugh family, the Becky Hill scandal, and relentless publicity made another local trial too risky. The defense had argued for Charleston and offered to permanently waive venue appeals if it got that venue. It did not. McCaslin chose Sumter, and jury selection is set to begin April 5, 2027.\n\nThat would be enough for one major retrial story. Then came the missing-weapons reporting. Investigators are reportedly examining allegations that Yemassee Police Chief Greg Alexander and another officer handled weapons and bloody clothing after Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were killed at Moselle. The shotgun and rifle used in the killings have never been recovered. Alexander has not been charged, and his attorney has publicly rejected the allegations.\n\nAlexander’s connection to the Murdaugh family is already part of the public record. Alex Murdaugh wrote him a $5,000 check a little more than a month after the murders. Alexander previously described that payment as money passing through him for a family loan and declined to say whether it was repaid. He was also at Moselle the night of the killings despite Yemassee having no jurisdiction over the property.\n\nTony Brueski breaks down why the venue decision and the weapons inquiry belong in the same conversation without being treated as the same kind of evidence. One is a judge’s ruling about where the retrial can be fair. The other is a reported investigation into allegations that could become significant only if prosecutors or the defense can actually prove them.\n\nListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292\nWant to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1\nJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/\nTik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod\nX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod\n\nThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.\n\n#AlexMurdaugh #HiddenKillersLive #MurdaughRetrial #GregAlexander #SumterCounty #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #MurderWeapons #TrueCrime","author_name":"Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367-hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43864204/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}