Alex Murdaugh Granted Venue Change for Double-Murder Retrial | Crime Alert 09.11.26

0:00This is an I Heart Podcast. Guaranteed Human. This message is brought to you by Ralph's. If you're listening for a laugh or a fresh take on everyday life, you know it's often the little things that make everything more enjoyable and easier. So when you're thinking about dinner earlier in the day, Ralph's makes it easy to plan something out ahead of time. So it's one less thing to deal with later. Order online and pick up groceries at your local Ralph's. Ralph's. Serving so cal for over 150 years. Crime alert hourly update breaking crime news now. I'm Sydney Silvani. A South Carolina judge has officially granted Alex Murdoz request to relocate his upcoming double murder retrial to a new venue. Judge Deborah Macastlin ruled on Tuesday that proceedings for the disgrace to attorney will take place in Sumter County. Defense lawyers argued that the jury pool in Collatin County was hopelessly

1:00tainted by intense media coverage surrounding his original 2023 trial. In her written order, Judge Macastlin concluded Murdoch can receive a fair trial in Sumter County. She noted the court considered several factors, including the financial impact on Collatin County, witness convenience, courtroom facilities, technological capabilities and Murdoch security. Defense attorneys had suggested Charleston or Richland County court houses before the judge chose Sumter County. Murdoch was granted a new trial after the state Supreme Court unanimously overturned his 2023 convictions and two life sentences. Justices determined his right to a fair proceeding was violated when former Collatin County clerk of court Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors. Murdoch faces murder and weapons charges in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his wife Maggie and 22 year old son Paul at their family estate. Although Murdoch admitted during his first trial to lying about his location shortly before the killings, he maintains he did not shoot his family.

2:04More crime and justice news after this. This message is brought to you by Ralph's. If you listen to true crime podcasts, you know that details matter, especially the small everyday details that might go unnoticed. On Saturdays, you can take a closer look at what you need and stock up at Ralph's so everything's in its place and ready for the week ahead. Order online and pick up groceries at your local Ralph's. Ralph's serving so cal for over 150 years. In Florida, 23 year old Lindsey Brooke Isaacs was asleep at home when police arrived to tell her that her car was involved in a crash that killed three people. Isaacs new officers had the wrong person. Her black Dodge Durango showed no collision damage and she had a receipt showing where she had been. The fatal crash occurred on October 4th, 2025, along Eastbound Interstate 4 near DeBerry, Florida. Motorcyclist Joaquin Dino was killed alongside Flagler County Deputy Administrator Jorge Salinas and his wife Nancy.

3:12Investigators tracked Isaacs using a flock automated license plate reader camera, which recorded her vehicle traveling Eastbound near the Seminole and Voluja County line at 9.51 pm, about three miles west of the 9.53 pm crash scene. However, a 911 caller described a Maroon Dodge Durango and investigators found Maroon paint transfer on another involved vehicle. A specialized highway patrol team inspected Isaacs vehicle and found no damage, yet authorities impounded her SUV and forced her to turn herself in on eight felony charges, including three counts of vehicular homicide. Speaking on the Cyber Guy report podcast, Isaacs recalled receiving the call from her attorney. It was I say it's a nightmare. It was worse than a nightmare. It's the worst nightmare you can. I got a full call April 17th or 10 am. I thought it was just going to be good news or something else, but the my attorney adult me, you have to turn yourself in today, or they're going to come and get you for

4:21this crime. They they are resting for this crime. And he was just in the same amount of shock that I was in. Isaac spent 13 days in jail, spending her first several days locked away in solitary confinement with only a metal sleeping slab. And then Matt fearing her life was over. They said my charges were so severe that I was not allowed to go near any other people yet in the jail. On May 22nd, the state attorney's office formally dropped all eight charges after a time distance analysis performed by her defense team proved she was already passed the crash location when the collision occurred. Authorities subsequently arrested Alyssa me Montalvo who prosecutors alleged was driving a maroon dodge, Durango. Montalvo faces nine charges, including vehicular homicide and tampering with physical evidence. Isaacs who received a face-to-face apology from the head of the Florida Highway Patrol has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against two troopers alleging false arrest, wrongful imprisonment, and malicious prosecution.

5:28Meanwhile, Flock safety maintained its technology provided exculpatory evidence. The case has sparked major regulatory changes across Florida. On August 31st, the Florida Department of Transportation revoked permits for license plate reader systems within state highway rights of way, ordering their removal within 30 days. Finally, in North Carolina, state investigators have solved a nearly 50-year-old cold case, identifying skeletal remains discovered in a wooded area on December 29th. The remains in clothing were found near a former Firestone plant in Wilson. The medical examiner determined the victim was a white female between 16 and 23 years old, who had been dead between six months and two years. While her manner of death was classified as undetermined, the state bureau of investigation treated the case as a homicide due to the suspicious location. Dental record comparisons in 1977 and CODIS database entries in 2010 yielded no matches.

6:29The breakthrough came in 2024 when SBI Special Investigator Andy Murrer reviewed the case using modern forensic tools. DNA extracted from a bone sample generated a single nucleotide polymorphism profile, allowing a genealogy service to trace potential relatives. Investigators successfully identified the victim as Cindy Marcel Blizzard, a 15-year-old girl who ran away from Monkton, Maryland in the spring of 1977. Although her identity is confirmed after more than 49 years, her murder remains unsolved. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the SBI cold case tip line or the Wilson County Sheriff's Office. For more crime and justice news, be sure to join us for crime stories with Nancy Grace on Fox One, YouTube, Series XM, and now streaming on 2B. With this crime alert, I'm Sydney Silvani. This message is brought to you by Ralph's. If you're listening to this podcast, chances are you like to make the most of your time.

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