The disbarred South Carolina attorney’s hearing marks the start of the road to retrial in a sprawling saga that has already had enough twists to fill multiple true-crime documentaries, dramatized shows and best-selling books.

Alex Murdaugh's retrial on murder changes in the killings of his wife and son begins with a pretrial hearing.

Alex Murdaugh's retrial on murder changes in the killings of his wife and son has begun with a pretrial hearing