In this photo provided by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement officers wait outside the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center on Monday, June 29, 2026, in Windsor, N.C. (North Carolina Bureau State Bureau of Investigation via AP)

In this photo provided by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement officers loads inmates for transport Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor, N.C. (North Carolina Bureau State Bureau of Investigation via AP)

In this photo provided by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement officers load an inmate for transport Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center Windsor, Bertie County, N.C. (North Carolina Bureau State Bureau of Investigation via AP)

Alex Murdaugh arrives for a judicial hearing on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)

State Judge Debra McCaslin oversees a judicial hearing on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)

Alex Murdaugh arrives for a judicial hearing on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)

Alex Murdaugh attends a judicial hearing on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)

Prosecuting attorney Creighton Waters participates in a judicial hearing on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)