Murdaugh Attorney Admits to Misrepresenting Polygraph Results
Alex Murdaugh's attorney, Dick Harpootlian, has admitted to lying about the results of a polygraph test taken by his client. Harpootlian initially claimed Murdaugh passed the test "with flying colors" during a pretrial hearing in Lexington County, but later recanted…
Greenville Spartanburg Asheville Anderson, SC, August 20, 2026 —
Alex Murdaugh’s attorney, Dick Harpootlian, has acknowledged misrepresenting the results of a polygraph examination purportedly taken by his client. The admission came after Harpootlian initially asserted that Murdaugh had passed the test “with flying colors” during a pretrial hearing in Lexington County.
Harpootlian later retracted this claim in a letter addressed to Judge Debra McCaslin. In the letter, the attorney stated that he had “mistakenly conflated several facts” when making his earlier assertion about the polygraph results.
The prosecution has contested the claims regarding Murdaugh’s polygraph tests. Prosecutors contend that Murdaugh did not undergo any polygraph examination during his murder trial proceedings. However, they also noted that Murdaugh did fail a polygraph test in October 2023. This test was reportedly administered in connection with a federal investigation into financial crimes.
The discrepancy raises questions about the information presented during pretrial hearings and its accuracy. The defense has not provided further clarification on the specific facts that were conflated, nor has the court indicated any specific actions to be taken in response to the attorney’s admission.
Story summarized from the original created by Michael Owens on www.foxcarolina.com, see more information here.
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