南卡罗来纳州的一名法官选择了亚历克斯·默多克的重审地点，他被指控杀害了他的妻子和儿子，下令在距离原审地点约80英里的地方进行重审。
法官黛布拉·麦卡斯林上个月裁定，重审不能在第14巡回法庭的任何地方进行，发现默多克将无法在最初审判发生的科顿县接受公平和公正的审判。
周二，她下令在萨姆特县进行重审，认为这“最适合适应本案的需要”，包括让默多克获得公平审判。
麦卡斯林在周二发布的命令中写道，萨姆特县还“拥有安全有效地进行这些诉讼所必需的安全措施，法庭设施，技术能力和支持基础设施”。
麦卡斯林已经安排了2027年4月5日的重审。
今年早些时候，南卡罗来纳州最高法院推翻了默多克的2023年谋杀罪，理由是科勒顿县审判中法院书记员的“令人震惊的陪审团干扰”。
在承认犯有不同的金融罪行后，默多克仍在狱中。他因州指控被判27年，因联邦指控被判40年。
这位名誉扫地的律师承认从他的客户那里偷窃，尽管他否认杀害了他52岁的妻子玛格丽特“玛吉”默多克和22岁的小儿子保罗默多克，他们在2021年被发现死于家庭狩猎庄园的多处枪伤。
Judge picks new location for Alex Murdaugh＇s double-murder retrial
A South Carolina judge has selected the location for Alex Murdaugh＇s retrial on charges alleging he killed his wife and son， ordering it to occur some 80 miles from the site of the original trial．
Judge Debra McCaslinruled last monththat the retrial cannot take place anywhere in the 14th Circuit， finding that Murdaugh would be unable to receive a fair and impartial trial in Colleton County， where the original trial occurred．
On Tuesday， she ordered that the retrial take place in Sumter County， finding that it is ＂best suited to accommodate the needs of this case，＂ including for Murdaugh to receive a fair trial．
Sumter County also ＂possesses the security measures， courtroom facilities， technological capabilities， and supporting infrastructure necessary to conduct these proceedings safely and efficiently，＂ McCaslin wrote in her order issued Tuesday．
McCaslin hasscheduled the retrialfor April 5， 2027．
The South Carolina Supreme Courtoverturned Murdaugh’s 2023 murder convictionsearlier this year -- citing ＂shocking jury interference＂ by the court clerk in the Colleton County trial．
Murdaugh remains in prison after pleading guilty to separate financial crimes． He was sentenced to 27 years on state charges and 40 years on federal charges．
The disgraced attorney admitted to stealing from his clients， though he has denied killing his wife， Margaret ＂Maggie＂ Murdaugh， 52， and younger son， Paul Murdaugh， 22， who were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds at the family＇s hunting estate in 2021．
