South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturns Murdaugh murder conviction

[mystery-ak]

Alex Murdaugh's double murder conviction unanimously overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court
The unanimous ruling found clerk Becky Hill made improper comments to jurors during the 2023 trial
By Peter D'Abrosca Fox News
Published May 13, 2026 10:48am EDT | Updated May 13, 2026 11:14am EDT

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder conviction of Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted in March 2023 of double homicide of his wife and son.

The court ordered a new trial, saying that Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill, who served as the court clerk in Colleton County, exercised "improper external influences" during Murdaugh's first trial.

The state supreme court voted unanimously on the decision.

"Although we are aware of the time, money, and effort expended for this lengthy trial, we have no choice but to reverse the denial of Murdaugh’s motion for a new trial due to Hill’s improper external influences on the jury and remand for a new trial," their ruling said.

A post-trial court found that Hill "made improper comments to the jurors on the day Murdaugh testified, e.g., 'this is an important day' or 'this is an epic day' and that they should watch Murdaugh's body language, on the day  he testified in his own defense.

One juror recalled "that Hill told the jurors not to be fooled by the evidence Murdaugh's defense presented," according to the document, saying "They're going to say things that will try to confuse you. Don't let them confuse you or convince you or throw you off."

The documents say Hill tried to "insert herself into the jury's deliberations through these comments was in line with her stated desire for a guilty verdict to sell more copies of the book she planned to write."

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[Idiot]

Alex Murdaugh's double murder conviction unanimously overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court
The unanimous ruling found clerk Becky Hill made improper comments to jurors during the 2023 trial
By Peter D'Abrosca Fox News
Published May 13, 2026 10:48am EDT | Updated May 13, 2026 11:14am EDT

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder conviction of Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted in March 2023 of double homicide of his wife and son.

The court ordered a new trial, saying that Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill, who served as the court clerk in Colleton County, exercised "improper external influences" during Murdaugh's first trial.

The state supreme court voted unanimously on the decision.

"Although we are aware of the time, money, and effort expended for this lengthy trial, we have no choice but to reverse the denial of Murdaugh’s motion for a new trial due to Hill’s improper external influences on the jury and remand for a new trial," their ruling said.

A post-trial court found that Hill "made improper comments to the jurors on the day Murdaugh testified, e.g., 'this is an important day' or 'this is an epic day' and that they should watch Murdaugh's body language, on the day  he testified in his own defense.

One juror recalled "that Hill told the jurors not to be fooled by the evidence Murdaugh's defense presented," according to the document, saying "They're going to say things that will try to confuse you. Don't let them confuse you or convince you or throw you off."

The documents say Hill tried to "insert herself into the jury's deliberations through these comments was in line with her stated desire for a guilty verdict to sell more copies of the book she planned to write."

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/alex-murdaughs-double-murder-conviction-unanimously-overturned-south-carolina-supreme-court

It's not like he won't be convicted again.  Maybe this time he'll get the death sentence he deserves.

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https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2054588946043089179

[MeganC]

It's not like he won't be convicted again.  Maybe this time he'll get the death sentence he deserves.

And you are so sure of his guilt because why?

Obviously Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill had her doubts about Murdaugh's guilt or else she would not have put so much at risk by tampering with the jury to advance a guilty verdict.

Murdaugh is hardly a pillar of the community. But that does not make him guilty of murder.

When the police interviewed him shortly after the crimes he had no blood spatter and no gunshot residue on his person. But the brilliant room temperature IQ's of local law enforcement and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) had already decided that Murdaugh was their guy so they constructed a fluid narrative around that assumption that morphed as new facts were uncovered.

The court clerk, Becky Hill, saw this and she was worried for a not guilty verdict. Thus her advocacy for a guilty verdict - something for which she is now facing felony charges. And rightly so.

[verga]

My question is: Why exactly was the Clerk speaking to the jury at all?

[Sighlass]

My question is: Why exactly was the Clerk speaking to the jury at all?

Yeah, why was she allowed to speak to them at all, did they request some things be read back to them in deliberation? Wouldn't you just have it printed off for them to read?

[libertybele]

It's not like he won't be convicted again.  Maybe this time he'll get the death sentence he deserves.

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I will admit I haven't followed the case. I question how you know that he'll be convicted again? Do you have proof or solid evidence that we don't know about? 

For a court clerk to taint evidence/jury is pretty substantial.  For an innocent man to go to prison for killing his wife and son is even more substantial.    Just sayin'.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

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I will admit I haven't followed the case. I question how you know that he'll be convicted again? Do you have proof or solid evidence that we don't know about? 

For a court clerk to taint evidence/jury is pretty substantial.  For an innocent man to go to prison for killing his wife and son is even more substantial.    Just sayin'.

The netflix documentary is pretty interesting on it... the case he was convicted on wasn't the only murder he was suspected of btw... my recollections on the case are hazy though.

[Idiot]

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I will admit I haven't followed the case. I question how you know that he'll be convicted again? Do you have proof or solid evidence that we don't know about? 

For a court clerk to taint evidence/jury is pretty substantial.  For an innocent man to go to prison for killing his wife and son is even more substantial.    Just sayin'.

He said he wasn't at the scene of the crime, but I seem to remember cell phone or camera data that proved he was there.