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Alex Murdaugh in court over whether to move 2nd trial to Charleston

WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A hearing Friday for Alex Murdaugh will address the defense’s request to move the retrial from his rural home county to Charleston.
The headline split WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Alex Murdaugh in court over whether to move 2nd trial to Charleston". WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) frames it as "Alex Murdaugh in court for second hearing following overturned conviction".
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CenterAlex Murdaugh in court over whether to move 2nd trial to Charleston

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Aug 14, 10:22 PM

Alex Murdaugh in court over whether to move 2nd trial to Charleston

A hearing Friday for Alex Murdaugh will address the defense’s request to move the retrial from his rural home county to Charleston.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 14, 9:54 PM

Judge moves Alex Murdaugh retrial from small county, but motion to toss out case will wait

A judge has decided to move Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial out of the small county where it originally took place.

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Aug 14, 9:28 PM

Alex Murdaugh in court for second hearing following overturned conviction

Although several big decisions were ruled on during Friday's hearing, the location of Murdaugh's retrial hasn't been chosen yet.

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Aug 14, 9:28 PM: WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) joined the source map.

Aug 14, 9:54 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Aug 14, 10:22 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.