Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RQ0NCkrGE9U 

This Case Brief covers the first pre-trial status conference for Alex Murdaugh’s murder retrial, held on June 29, 2026. The court addressed key procedural matters, including establishing a tentative trial date of April 5, 2027, initially denying Murdaugh a personal laptop while in custody for security reasons but will ask more questions to the warden, and discussing the defense’s request for additional Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) DNA testing. The session concluded with a schedule for the next pre-trial hearing on August 14, 2026.

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