Alex Murdaugh is taken to court for a pretrial hearing connected to his murder retrial, according to reports from multiple outlets. The hearing is part of the process for retrying the case in which Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife and son. Coverage describes the proceedings as an early stage in the retrial, focused on matters that need to be resolved before a new trial can begin. The reports frame the appearance as the continuation of a high-profile legal saga that has drawn extensive media attention, with the retrial following changes to the legal posture of the original case. Details beyond the existence and purpose of the hearing are not specified in the provided excerpts, but the common thread across the sources is that Murdaugh is preparing for the formal steps of a retrial after prior proceedings. The pretrial session is presented as a key procedural milestone rather than a determination on guilt or innocence.