Every factual element of this claim is confirmed by the court's published opinion and multiple same-day news reports. On May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled unanimously to overturn Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions and order a new trial [2][4][7]. The court grounded the ruling in clerk Becky Hill's 'improper external influences on the jury' [2][6][7]. Murdaugh's wife Maggie and their son Paul were killed on June 7, 2021, and the claim correctly places the killings in 2021 [5][1]. Paul Murdaugh is correctly identified as the younger (youngest) son [1][6]. The broadcast text renders the subject's name as 'Alec Murdoch' rather than 'Alex Murdaugh.' At broadcast speed, 'Alec Murdoch' is a close phonetic rendering of 'Alex Murdaugh.' All other contextual details in the segment uniquely identify Alex Murdaugh, and no reasonable viewer would identify a different person. This mispronunciation does not constitute a factual error and does not disqualify a TRUE verdict. The claim accurately represents a final, unanimous ruling of the state's highest court and contains no omissions, distortions, or outdated data. A new trial had been ordered but not yet scheduled as of the air date, which is consistent with the claim's language [5].