# Murdaugh Retrial Ordered — What Does Alex Former Housekeeper Think?

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Podcast: [The Re-Trial Of Alex Murdaugh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-re-trial-of-alex-murdaugh-5989088)
Published: 2026-05-17T22:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8903761
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AG Alan Wilson confirmed the State will retry Alex Murdaugh for the murders of Maggie and Paul. But the South Carolina Supreme Court attached a condition that could reshape the entire case. Prosecutors spent over twelve hours presenting financial crimes evidence at the first trial. The court called that excessive and ordered any retrial to limit financial testimony to evidence that directly supports the motive theory — no more lengthy, inflammatory detail designed to make the defendant look bad rather than prove the charge. The reversal itself was unanimous. All five justices found that Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill made improper comments to jurors during the original trial, telling them not to be fooled by the defense, to watch Murdaugh's body language, and that deliberations shouldn't take long. The court found Hill was driven by a book deal that a guilty verdict would help sell. She pled guilty to perjury in December 2025. The justices also found that former Chief Justice Jean Toal applied the wrong legal standard when she denied Murdaugh's new trial motion. Toal required Murdaugh to prove harm. The law requires the State to prove no reasonable possibility the verdict was influenced — and the court said the State couldn't do it. Toal also violated jury deliberation protections by questioning individual jurors about whether the Clerk's comments changed their votes. Murdaugh remains incarcerated on financial convictions while retrial proceedings move forward. While the legal fight resets, our interview with Blanca Simpson — fifteen years as the Murdaugh family's housekeeper — is raising questions the investigation never answered. She walked into the house twelve hours after the murders and found evidence of staging, an unidentified vehicle at the property, and a pa…

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