Alex Murdaugh seeks DNA testing by Othram lab, which aided Kohberger case, for retrial
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Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney convicted of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul in 2021, is seeking to have Othram — the Texas-based forensic DNA lab that helped identify Bryan Kohberger (the suspect in the University of Idaho murders) and solved the Lady of the Dunes cold case — test unknown male DNA found beneath Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails. Murdaugh's original 2023 convictions were overturned, and a new trial has been tentatively set for April. The article explores the potential implications of this DNA testing for the retrial.
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bskyAlex Murdaugh seeks DNA testing by Othram lab, which aided Kohberger case, for retrialnypost.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledOthram is known for helping crack some of the nation's most notorious murder cases.
Murdaugh, once a powerful personal injury attorney in South Carolina's Lowcountry, was convicted in 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their younger son, Paul, 22.
His convictions were later overturned, and a new trial has been tentatively set for April.
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