# Did SLED Let a Critical Lead Die in the Murdaugh Investigation?

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Podcast: [The Re-Trial Of Alex Murdaugh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-re-trial-of-alex-murdaugh-5989088)
Published: 2026-05-18T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8904205
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Twelve hours of financial crimes testimony. A parade of defrauded clients. A pattern of lies so relentless the jury convicted in under three hours. That was the first trial. The Supreme Court just erased it. Now Creighton Waters has to build a murder case on physical evidence alone, and SLED’s investigation is about to face the kind of scrutiny it avoided the first time. The crime scene was rained on, walked through, and no murder weapon was ever found. Alex Murdaugh’s DNA wasn’t recovered from the scene. And a longtime housekeeper says she flagged a suspicious vehicle near the property on the day of the killings — parked near where Paul kept firearms — and SLED dismissed it entirely. Jennifer Coffindaffer and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke spent decades handling federal investigations. They don’t let that vehicle lead go. They break down what it means when a witness gives law enforcement a specific detail tied to a weapon storage area hours before a double homicide and it doesn’t get run down. Dick Harpootlian made his strategy public the day the ruling came down: reluctant witnesses, subpoenas, and the implication that people have been holding back. Coffindaffer and Dreeke assess whether that’s credible or calculated theater, walk through Blanca Simpson’s contradictory accounts, the two-shooter theory SLED never eliminated, and whether the kennel video lie carries the same punch without the financial devastation propping it up. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Jennifer Coffindaffer. LINKS & DISCLAIMER Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Ins…

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