Alex Murdaugh defense points to unknown male DNA in push for new testing

Alex Murdaugh’s defense team is pointing to unknown male DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails as it pushes for new testing in the disgraced South Carolina legal scion’s murder case.

In motions filed Tuesday in Colleton County, Murdaugh’s attorneys asked a judge to order an independent laboratory review of the DNA evidence, move the trial out of the 14th Judicial Circuit and allow Murdaugh to review case materials electronically while behind bars.

In one filing, Murdaugh’s...