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Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand jury

ABC News - US and The Independent describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 13, 2026 at 9:13 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are going back to court, this time trying to get his original murder indictments dismissed.
The headline split ABC News - US frames it as "Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand jury". The Seattle Times frames it as "Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand jury".
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Left / center-leftAlex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand jury

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ABC News - USNews report · Nov 13, 8:06 AM

Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand jury

Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are going back to court, this time trying to get his original murder indictments dismissed

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The IndependentNews report · Nov 13, 9:13 AM

Could Alex Murdaugh’s murder charges be thrown out over ‘police lies’?

Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are going back to court, this time trying to get his original murder indictments dismissed

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Nov 13, 5:05 AM

Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand jury

Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are going back to court, this time trying to get his original murder indictments dismissed.

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Nov 13, 5:05 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Nov 13, 8:06 AM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Nov 13, 9:13 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

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