Alex Murdaugh in court for hearing after conviction was overturned

It was the so-called “trial of the Century” in South Carolina. And now, for the first time after the state’s supreme court tossed out Alex Murdaugh’s double murder conviction, he’s back in the courtroom setting the state for a retrial. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrest was there.

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What happenedAlex Murdaugh returns to court Monday as a judge prepares for the next phase of his murder retrial.

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Alex Murdaugh returns to court Monday as a judge prepares for the next phase of his murder retrial.

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