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Friday May 29, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Please Note: Due to circumstances beyond our control, the session Cocaine Quarterback: A USC Champion’s Fall into Crime & Fight for Redemption has been replaced with Alex Murdaugh: The Trial Isn’t Over. 

Just when the world thought the Alex Murdaugh murder case was over, it took a shocking turn. In May, the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction due to jury tampering allegations and ordered a new trial.

For months, the nation watched Alex Murdaugh sit at the defense table, accused of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. Now, go beyond the verdict and inside the packed courtroom for a behind-the-scenes look at what it was really like.

This session will explore the latest developments in the case and offer insider perspectives on the tensions, personalities, and power struggles that defined the trial. Moderator Nate Eaton will be joined by Wall Street Journal reporter and New York Times bestselling author of The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty, Valerie Bauerlein, and Inside Edition investigative correspondent and host of the YouTube channel Justice with Matt Johnson, Matt Johnson. Together, they’ll unpack the controversy surrounding Becky Hill, the jury tampering allegations, and how these developments have completely reshaped the future of the case.
Moderators
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Nate Eaton

News Director, East Idaho News
Nate Eaton is the news director for EastIdahoNews.com and a Dateline NBC contributor.  Over his 18-year journalism career, he has covered thousands of stories including the Chad and Lori Daybell murder case, the execution of the D.C. Sniper, the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shooting and more.  Nate has been honored with dozens of journalism awards f... Read More →
Speakers
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Matt Johnson

Investigative Correspondent, Inside Edition
Matt Johnson is an Emmy® Award-winning Investigative Correspondent for Inside Edition and host of JUSTICE with Matt Johnson on YouTube. Previously, as a Crime & Justice Correspondent for Court TV, Matt covered some of the nation's most high-profile criminal cases, including the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie and the trials of Karen Read, Alex Murdaugh, Lori Vallow Daybell, and Bryan Kohberger. With more... Read More →
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Valerie Bauerlein

National Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Valerie Bauerlein is a national reporter for The Wall Street Journal who writes about small-town America and Southern politics, economics, and culture. She has covered the South her entire career, including nineteen years at the Journal
and four years at The State in Columbia, Sou... Read More →
Friday May 29, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
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