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Prosecutors Allege Dick Harpootlian Lied About Murdaugh Polygraph

8/20/2026

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U.S. prosecutors in South Carolina allege lawyer Dick Harpootlian lied about a polygraph result.
Harpootlian told the court Alex Murdaugh passed a polygraph with “flying colors” at the Aug. 14 hearing.
Prosecutors say Murdaugh never took a polygraph in the 2023 murder trial and failed an FBI test in October 2023.
Harpootlian later apologized for the inaccurate polygraph claim.
Judge McCaslin scheduled an April 2027 retrial outside Colleton County.

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U.S. prosecutors in South Carolina allege lawyer Dick Harpootlian lied about a polygraph result.
Harpootlian told the court Alex Murdaugh passed a polygraph with “flying colors” at the Aug. 14 hearing.
Prosecutors say Murdaugh never took a polygraph in the 2023 murder trial and failed an FBI test in October 2023.
Harpootlian later apologized for the inaccurate polygraph claim.
Judge McCaslin scheduled an April 2027 retrial outside Colleton County.