Alex Murdaugh demands second murder trial based on ‘newly discovered evidence’ as his attorneys prepare bombshell press conference

Disgraced legal scion Alex Murdaugh is seeking a second murder trial based on “newly discovered evidence” that he claims was not presented to a jury before his double murder conviction in March.

Lawyers for the 57-year-old killer announced an impressive press conference Tuesday afternoon where they will outline their strategy for overturning Murdaugh’s double life sentence for the murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul.

Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, who represented Murdaugh at his trial earlier this year, have not given details about the new “evidence” they plan to submit.

The move comes days after Murdaugh’s surviving son Buster broke his six-month silence about his family’s ordeal, insisting he believes his father was wrongfully convicted.

The disgraced legal scion was found guilty in March of fatally shooting his son Paul (left) and wife Maggie (center right). Last week, his surviving son Buster (right) insisted he believes Murdaugh was wrongfully convicted

The press conference will take place on the grounds of the South Carolina State House, near the Court of Appeals, where Murdaugh’s lawyers have filed their request for a new trial, just over six months after they lost his murder trial.

A jury convicted Murdaugh on March 2 of the fatal shooting of Maggie and Alex at their family hunting lodge in June 2021.

He was sentenced to two life terms the day after his conviction, and reportedly spent his six months behind bars enjoying his “celebrity” status reading fan mail, writing letters, playing games and watching television.

But Murdaugh also allegedly wrong-footed prison officials with his behavior and disregard for inmates’ rules.

McCormick Correctional Institution officials said Murdaugh faced a disciplinary hearing last week after violating prison policy regarding giving news interviews and using another inmate’s PIN to call behind bars.

Murdaugh reportedly read information to Griffin, who recorded their conversation and provided it to the media.

In the incident, Murdaugh’s tablet and phone were immediately revoked, forcing him to steal another inmate’s PIN in order to continue calling.

After his disciplinary hearing, the barred lawyer lost his telephone and canteen privileges for 30 days, according to Live5News.

The Murdaugh family was a prominent South Carolina legal dynasty. After Alex’s arrest for the murders, it turned out that he stole millions from clients

The eldest son of the disgraced former South Carolina attorney told Fox Nation he doesn’t think it’s possible his father, 55, killed Maggie and Paul at their Moselle hunting estate in 2021.

Last week, Murdaugh’s surviving son Buster, 26, broke his silence six months after the successful trial by sensationally claiming he doesn’t believe his father killed his brother and mother.

The disgraced South Carolina attorney’s eldest son told Fox Nation he doesn’t think his father, 55, killed Maggie and Paul on their hunting estate in 2021.

He said, “I think I have a very unique perspective that no one else in that courtroom has ever had. And I know the love I’ve witnessed.

“I spent six weeks studying it, and I think it was a tilted table from the start.”

Buster, 26, had also pointed the finger at him over the death of his classmate Stephen Smith, 19, in 2015 – claiming the pair had a gay relationship.

But in the interview, he denied any connection to it, adding, “I’ve never had anything to do with his murder and I’ve never had anything to do with him, physically, of any kind.”

Buster has insisted on his father’s innocence. In the photo, he exchanges a glance with the convicted killer as he walks to the witness stand at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro in February 2023.

The trial of Murdaugh earlier this year attracted international attention as numerous shocking details emerged during the proceedings, including how Alex allegedly stole millions of dollars from his clients.

The high-profile trial was labeled unfair by Buster, feeling that the public outcry over the crimes may have influenced the outcome, as he called it a “tilted table.”

He took aim at the police and judge, claiming they had a “lousy motive” and he “doesn’t believe it was fair” that all 12 jurors found him guilty.

“I studied it for six weeks, and I think it was a tilted table from the start,” Buster said.

“And I think a lot of jurors, unfortunately, felt that way before they had to deliberate.

“It was predetermined in their minds before they ever heard a single piece of evidence given in that room.”

He believes the jury ultimately found his father guilty of the shootings because of “everything they could read prior to trial.”