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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp,Andrea Blanco and Andrea Cavallier

Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys reveal no money left for second murder trial defence at Crime Con - live updates

Andrea Cavallier for The Independent
Alex Murdaugh's attorneys demand new trial over allegations of jury tampering

Thousands of true crime enthusiasts, media personalities and survivors have travelled to Orlando, Florida, to take part in CrimeCon 2023.

The Independent is on-the-ground at the event which includes talks with Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, the attorneys of Alex Murdaugh; and Kerri Rawson, the daughter of BTK serial killer Dennis Rader.

On the final day of the event, Ms Rawson took to X to make a post referencing her serial killer father. She posted a picture of herself wearing an orange shirt with text reading, “No touching,” on the front and, “I bite,” on the back.

“For the last day of Crime Con,” Ms Rawson wrote. “I’m going with prison orange in honor of the very special convict in my life.”

Ms Rawson revealed details about a conversation with her father after it was announced that he was being investigated in two cases, years after he was convicted of 10 murders.

“If you haven’t done anything wrong, I’ll make sure to do everything I can to protect you. But if you did, I’ll come back and nail you to the wall,” Ms Rawson recounted telling her father. “He’s been playing games for years, with me, and with you...”

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