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Becky Hill Wanted a Book Deal — and It Cost South Carolina the Murdaugh Murder Verdict
A court clerk’s ambition destroyed the most consequential murder conviction in South Carolina history. Becky Hill, the elected Clerk of Court in Colleton County, was writing a book about the Murdaugh trial while simultaneously overseeing the jury. The SC Supreme Court found she told jurors to distrust the defense, urged them to watch the defendant’s body language, and inserted herself into the process to steer a guilty verdict that would make a better ending for her book.True Crime Today breaks down how one official’s conduct triggered the reversal. The Supreme Court called Hill’s behavior…
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