A South Carolina court clerk who faced allegations of jury tampering during the Alex Murdaugh trial announced her resignation on Monday. The Post and Courier reported that Rebecca Hill’s resignation comes amid an ongoing investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division and the State Ethics Commission. SLED has confirmed it is investigating Hill for jury …
On Monday, a South Carolina judge denied Alex Murdaugh’s request for a new trial in the deaths of his wife and son. While Judge Jean Toal determined Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill was not “completely credible as a witness,” she found that her actions did not influence the jury to reach their guilty verdict. …
The court clerk who was accused of jury tampering took the stand on Monday amid Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial. According to Fits News, Rebecca Hill said she made $100,000 on her book, Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders, which she later admitted to plagiarizing. She later denied allegations that she …
On Monday, a juror from the Alex Murdaugh murder trial said that remarks from the Colleton County, South Carolina, Clerk of Court had an impact on her decision. CNN reports that the juror was questioned Monday during a court hearing to determine if Murdaugh should be granted a new trial. His legal team argued that …
A former South Carolina attorney was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison for conspiring with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh to steal money from his late housekeeper’s estate. According to WCSC, Cory Fleming was also ordered to pay $102,000 in restitution and a $20,000 fine. Fleming pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit …
While behind bars, Alex Murdaugh organized a birthday party for his slain son who he was later charged with murdering, according to a new about the troubled scion and his family. Released today, John Glatt wrote in “Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege and the Murdaugh Family Murders” about how Alex Murdaugh celebrated his slain son’s birthday …
Alex Murdaugh’s surviving son is slated to appear in a three-hour docuseries about his convicted killer father’s murder convictions and allegations that he stole from his law firm and a slew of clients. On Tuesday, Fox News Media said in a statement that “The Fall of the House of Murdaugh” will premiere on September 12. …
The South Carolina judge who in March sentenced Alex Murdaugh to life in prison for murdering his wife and son said he feels sorry for the disbarred attorney. Speaking with the “Today” show, Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman said he believes Alex Murdaugh is haunted by the slayings. Newman, who plans to retire this year, …
Grand jurors are reviewing the mysterious death of a South Carolina teenager whose case has received renewed attention after Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son, Law&Crime reports. Eric Bland, an attorney for the mother of 19-year-old Stephen Smith, told the news outlet that a grand jury has been empaneled and is receiving evidence related …
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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has reportedly identified two persons of interest in the unsolved 2015 death of a teen whose body was found near the Murdaughs’ property. SLED opened its own investigation into Stephen Smith’s death in 2021 after reviewing Highway Patrol’s Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team report — which led the agency to …
Jurors convicted Alex Murdaugh in three hours
