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The Week In Review is South Carolina's most indispensable news program — hosted by the independent media outlet that exposed the Alex Murdaugh crime and corruption dynasty. Each week, we break down the most impactful stories published to our website, FITSNews.com. New episodes drop every Saturday at 9 a.m. EST.

  1. 7 hr ago

    Elena Moore's Pending Toxicology, Chuck Wright's Incoming Sentence & Murdaugh's Slated Retrial | WIR

    FITSNews founding editor Will Folks and researcher Jenn Wood break down the latest in the Alex Murdaugh case. With his double-murder retrial date set for April 2027, long-standing discrepancies in the state's evidence have drawn renewed interest. Then, Wood is joined by FITSNews investigative reporter Andrew Fancher to discuss the death of Elena Moore and a decade-old police scandal tied to her husband, along with ex-sheriff Chuck Wright's incoming federal sentencing and the network of corruption that allegedly surrounds him. --- Chapters: 0:00 - Judge Sets Double-Murder Trial Date for Alex Murdaugh 8:42 - Murdaugh “Evidence" and a Federal Civil Lawsuit 16:11 - Elena Moore's Death and Her Husband's Decade-Old Police Scandal 23:04 - Chuck Wright's Federal Sentencing and the Network That Persists -- The Week In Review (WIR) is South Carolina's most indispensable news program — hosted by the independent media outlet that exposed the Alex Murdaugh crime and corruption dynasty. Each week, we break down the most impactful stories published to our website, FITSNews.com. New episodes drop every Saturday at 9 a.m. EST. --- For the latest this story and more, subscribe to FITSNews on site: https://fitsnews.com More ways to support:  On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FITSTube?sub_confirmation=1 On X/Twitter: https://x.com/fitsnews/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitsnews/ On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fitsnews

    35 min

  2. 27 Jun

    S.C. Primary ‘Blowout’ and Alex Murdaugh's Road to Retrial | WIR

    FITSNews founding editor Will Folks and researcher Jenn Wood break down a big night in South Carolina politics as Attorney General Alan Wilson wins storms to a runoff victory over Lt. Gov. (and Ohio native) Pamela Evette. Folks and Wood then discuss the looming retrial of accused family killer Alex Murdaugh, including an upcoming status conference and the nonstop stream of new questions surrounding SLED's handling of the case. -- Chapters: 0:00 - Life’s a beach  1:59 - Alan Wilson Wins Big, Trump Endorsement Falls Flat 11:49 - The Alex Murdaugh Retrial Process Begins 19:13 - Did SLED Drop the Ball on Murdaugh? --- The Week In Review (WIR) is South Carolina's most indispensable news program — hosted by the independent media outlet that exposed the Alex Murdaugh crime and corruption dynasty. Each week, we break down the most impactful stories published to our website, FITSNews.com. New episodes drop every Saturday at 9 a.m. EST. --- For the latest this story and more, subscribe to FITSNews on site: https://fitsnews.com More ways to support:  On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FITSTube?sub_confirmation=1 On X/Twitter: https://x.com/fitsnews/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitsnews/ On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fitsnews

    26 min

  3. 6 Jun

    Murdaugh's Legal War, a Death in Belize & "Corrupt" Bargaining Ahead of the S.C. Primary | WIR

    FITSNews founding editor Will Folks and researcher Jenn Wood break down this week's biggest stories ahead of South Carolina's June 9 partisan primary. As first reported on FITSNews.com -- The interplay between election year politics and the Alex Murdaugh retrial, the suspiciously timed death of political operative Chris Slick and allegations of a "corrupt bargain" shadowing Trump's endorsement for South Carolina governor. -- Chapters: 0:00 - Bracing for a Chaotic Partisan Primary 1:06 - Election Politics v. Murdaugh Retrial 8:07 - A Political Operative's Mysterious Death in Belize 15:15 - Trump endorsement fuels speculation of "corrupt bargain" 21:10 - Polls, Candidates, Dropouts and Greenbacks --- The Week In Review (WIR) is South Carolina's most indispensable news program — hosted by the independent media outlet that exposed the Alex Murdaugh crime and corruption dynasty. Each week, we break down the most impactful stories published to our website, FITSNews.com. New episodes drop every Saturday at 9 a.m. EST. --- For the latest this story and more, subscribe to FITSNews on site: https://fitsnews.com More ways to support: On YouTube:    / @fitstube  On X/Twitter: https://x.com/fitsnews/ On Facebook:   / fitsnews  On TikTok:   / fitsnews

    30 min

  4. 30 May

    Oops All Politics: Clemson’s DEI Fight, the Murdaugh Debate and SC’s Redistricting Failure | WIR

    FITSNews' Will Folks and Jenn Wood weigh in on whether formerly convicted, now-accused killer Alex Murdaugh deserves the death penalty -- with Wood sitting down individually with attorney Phillip Barber and novelist James Lasdun to revisit the case. Also this week: Clemson University inherits a DEI problem while simultaneously grappling with billion-dollar woes. Plus, South Carolina strikes down Trump's redistricting push. --- The Week In Review (WIR) is South Carolina's most indispensable news program — hosted by the independent media outlet that exposed the Alex Murdaugh crime and corruption dynasty. Each week, we break down the most impactful stories published to our website, FITSNews.com. New episodes drop every Saturday at 9 a.m. EST. -- Chapters: 0:00 - The Groundwork 0:51 - South Carolina Bucks Trump on Redistricting 4:08 - Clemson University’s DEI Controversy and Billion-Dollar Woes 10:16 - Does Alex Murdaugh Deserve the Death Penalty? 16:58 - Murdaugh’s Case Re-examined with Attorney Phillip Barber and Novelist James Lasdun

    37 min

  5. 23 May

    EXCLUSIVE: S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson & Creighton Waters on Retrying Alex Murdaugh

    As the second trial of accused killer Alex Murdaugh takes shape, FITSNews.com founder Will Folks sat down with S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson and lead prosecutor Creighton Waters -- the two men who secured his first convictions and who must now convince another jury he killed his wife and younger son after the S.C. Supreme Court reversed the original verdicts. Filmed inside the S.C. Attorney General's Office in Columbia, S.C., Wilson and Waters discuss the challenges awaiting them as they prepare for what many are calling the Retrial of the Century.

    47 min

  6. 16 May

    Murdaugh's Defense Attorneys React to Overturned Murder Convictions | WIR

    Alex Murdaugh's defense attorneys, Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian, sit down with FITSNews.com founder Will Folks in the wake of Murdaugh's bombshell murder convictions being overturned by the S.C. Supreme Court. The attorneys discuss what it took to get here and what comes next for their high-profile client. For the latest this story and more, subscribe to FITSNews on site: https://fitsnews.com More ways to support:  On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FITSTube?sub_confirmation=1 On X/Twitter: https://x.com/fitsnews/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitsnews/ On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fitsnews

    50 min

  7. 14 May

    Murdaugh Convictions Overturned | FITSNews Special Report

    South Carolina's Supreme Court unanimously and emphatically overturned Alex Murdaugh's double homicide convictions, concluding that Colleton County clerk of court Becky Hill "placed her fingers on the scales of justice." FITSNews founding editor Will Folks and research director Jenn Wood break down the court's landmark decision and what it means for the future of South Carolina's most high-profile murder case. For the latest on these story and more, subscribe to FITSNews on site: https://fitsnews.com More ways to support:  On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FITSTube?sub_confirmation=1 On X/Twitter: https://x.com/fitsnews/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitsnews/ On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fitsnews

    19 min

  8. 9 May

    The Price of Covering Alex Murdaugh, a Train Track Murder & Chuck Wright's Federal Countdown | Week in Review

    FITSNews' Week in Review returns with a vengeance. Founding editor Will Folks and research director Jenn Wood break down the latest developments in the Alex Murdaugh appeal, with a decision from the S.C. Supreme Court now imminent. What happens if the justices -- as widely expected -- reverse Murdaugh's convictions and remand his case back to the circuit court? FITSNews.com has answers, while Will has some blunt words for the powerful interests who have sought to intimidate this news outlet into backing away from the inconvenient truths at the heart of this case. Will also sat down with FITSNews chief photographer and researcher Andrew Fancher to discuss the long-awaited sentencing date announcement in the federal case against former Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright. Fancher also previewed Devil's Right Hand, an investigative series into the disgraced former lawman. Also on this week's program: an update in the mysterious death of Daniel Reed “DJ” Smith, whose body was found on a remote stretch of railroad tracks nearly seven years ago. Chapters: 0:00 — Back With a Vengeance 1:12 — Alex Murdaugh's Appeal & the Pressure Campaign Against FITSNews 19:37 — A Body on the Tracks and an Official Story Under Fire in Civil Court 30:40 — Disgraced Former Sheriff Chuck Wright Gets a Federal Sentencing Date For the latest on these story and more, subscribe to FITSNews on site: https://fitsnews.com More ways to support:  On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FITSTube?sub_confirmation=1 On X/Twitter: https://x.com/fitsnews/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitsnews/ On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fitsnews

    45 min
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The Week In Review is South Carolina's most indispensable news program — hosted by the independent media outlet that exposed the Alex Murdaugh crime and corruption dynasty. Each week, we break down the most impactful stories published to our website, FITSNews.com. New episodes drop every Saturday at 9 a.m. EST.

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  • Creator
    FITSNews
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    216
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