Sumter businesses anticipate economic impact of Alex Murdaugh murder retrial

Sumter County readies itself for hosting the circus of Alex Murdaugh's double-murder retrial

The Midlands county will host a spring retrial after a judge decided to move the double-murder case from Colleton County.

Sumter businesses anticipate economic impact of Alex Murdaugh murder retrial

Downtown Sumter businesses are preparing for an influx of visitors, attorneys and media when Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial begins in April.

Murdaugh retrial ordered to take place in Sumter County

A judge has ordered Alex Murdaugh’s retrial to be moved from Colleton County to Sumter County, finding that Murdaugh cannot receive a fair and impartial trial in the county where his original murder trial was held.