{"id":26,"date":"2026-05-18T16:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=26"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:07:45","slug":"alex-murdaugh-sues-becky-hill-in-federal-court-for-jury-tampering-at-sc-murder-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"Alex Murdaugh sues Becky Hill in federal court for jury tampering at SC murder trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred lawyer whose double-murder conviction was overturned last week, has filed a lawsuit alleging his civil rights were violated when clerk of court Rebecca \u201cBecky\u201d Hill tampered with the jury at his trial.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=24\">SC public health leader Ed Simmer out. Here\u2019s who will replace him<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The 17-page lawsuit was filed in federal court in Columbia, S.C., on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh\u2019s lawyers, Dick Harpootlian, Jim Griffin and Phil Barber, have scheduled a 1  p.m. press conference in Columbia, apparently to discuss the lawsuit and answer other reporters\u2019 questions.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The ongoing Murdaugh legal saga, with its overtones of dynasty, millions in embezzled client funds and political and social power, is one of the nation\u2019s most sensational criminal cases this century. With the filing of Monday\u2019s lawsuit, the case has taken yet another suprising twist.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In the lawsuit, Murdaugh seeks to hold Hill accountable \u201cfor her wrongful conduct under color of state law and to recover compensatory and punitive damages as provided by law,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son Paul by a Colleton County jury after a six-week trial. The jury deliberated less than three hours.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cActing under color of state law and abusing the power and authority of her elected office, Ms. Hill made repeated, improper extrajudicial communications to jurors in which she urged them not to be \u201cfooled,\u201d \u201cconfused,\u201d \u201cthrown off,\u201d or \u201cconvinced\u201d by Murdaugh and his defense,\u201d the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn so doing, Ms. Hill \u201cbecame a character witness on behalf of the State, encouraging the jurors to question Murdaugh\u2019s credibility.\u201d and \u2018essentially implored the jurors to find him guilty, the ultimate issue in the case\u2019,\u201d the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=22\">Disagreement leads man to open fire in car where a person was shot, SC cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In her position as Colleton County clerk of court during the trial, Hill had extraordinary access to jurors, making sure they got meals and snacks and had proper rooms in which to take breaks and, at the end, deliberate Murdaugh\u2019s fate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>SC high court voids conviction<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Last Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the S.C. Supreme Court  unanimously reversed Murdaugh\u2019s murder convictions and called for  a new trial. The five justices held that Hill\u2019s jury tampering violated Murdaugh\u2019s constitutional right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMurdaugh brings this action to hold Ms. Hill accountable for her wrongful conduct under color of state law and to recover compensatory and punitive damages as provided by law,\u201d the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh is now serving a 27-year state sentence for embezzling funds in state prison. When that sentence finishes, he will be transferred to federal prison, where he will finish out a 40-year sentence for fraud, money laundering and other crimes. In all, Murdaugh is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million from clients and his law firm.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have said he shot his wife and son to death in June 2021 to distract from questions that were being raised about missing money, questions that would have exposed his secret life of financial crimes.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This is a breaking news story and will be updated with coverage from the Murdaugh lawyers\u2019 press conference and other sources.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=20\">\u2018Mismanagement\u2019 by Loftis\u2019 office could have cost SC taxpayers, state watchdog finds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his lawsuit, disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh claims clerk of court Becky Hill became \u201ca character witness\u201d for the prosecution in his 2023 double murder trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-courts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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