Did the AG’s Office Fail to Investigate Becky Hill’s Jury Tampering in the Murdaugh Case?

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · May 20, 2026 · 17m

The Murdaugh defense team came out swinging at Attorney General Alan Wilson — and the accusation they leveled is not one that gets tossed around lightly. They called the death penalty announcement vindictive prosecution.Here is what that means: when a prosecutor escalates charges not because the evidence supports it, but because the defendant exercised a constitutional right — like winning an appeal — the law treats it as retaliation. Harpootlian argued that is exactly what happened here. Murdaugh’s conviction was overturned. And the state’s response was not to accept the court’s ruling and…