India, May 13 -- The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh, ruling that jury-related misconduct and questionable trial procedures compromised the fairness of the case.

Murdaugh had been serving two consecutive life sentences after being convicted in 2023 for the killings of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, at the family's rural Colleton County property in June 2021.

In a unanimous ruling issued Wednesday, the state's highest court said the conduct of former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors during the high-profile murder trial.

According to the court, Hill "egregiously attacked Murdaugh's credibility" by making comments that sug...