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Alex Murdaugh sues South Carolina clerk who interfered with jury that found him guilty of killing his wife and son

Nypost · · 172 words · By Priscilla DeGregory
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Alex Murdaugh sues South Carolina clerk who interfered with jury that found him guilty of killing his wife and son See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Alex Murdaugh sues South Carolina clerk who interfered with jury that found him guilty of killing his wife and son See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleAlex Murdaugh has sued the South Carolina clerk who interfered with the jury that found him guilty of killing his wife and son – just days after his conviction was overturned.

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Murdaugh – a disbarred lawyer who remains behind bars for bilking his clients out of millions — is going after ex-Colleton County clerk Becky Hill for $600,000 after he claims she tried to sway jurors to convict him of killing his wife, Maggie, and son Paul…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/alex-murdaugh-sues-south-carolina-clerk-wh…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Alex Murdaugh has sued the South Carolina clerk who interfered with the jury that found him guilty of killing his wife and son”
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Multiple sources (AOL, Fox News/Web Search) confirm that Murdaugh's attorneys accused Clerk Becky Hill of pressuring jurors to return a guilty verdict, and the context of the lawsuit is supported by the legal actions described across sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, on his hunting estate in June 2021.Clerk of Court Becky Hill has been accused of tamp…
https://www.foxnews.com/us/alex-murdaugh-lawyers-file-appeal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Murdaugh’s attorneys accused South Carolina Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill of pressuring jurors to return a guilty verdict in his murder trial.
https://www.aol.com/alex-murdaugh-attorneys-unveil-evidence-…
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web search NEUTRAL — State of South Carolina v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh was the trial of former American lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, on June 7, 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Alex_Murdaugh
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Claim 2: “Prosecutors have said they plan to retry Murdaugh, 57.”
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East Idaho News and The Guardian both report that prosecutors plan to retry Murdaugh and confirm his age as 57.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Murdaugh will remain in prison whatever the outcome of his retrial: he is serving a 40-year sentence for a string of financial crimes. Photograph: Gavin McIntyre/AP.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/alex-murdaug…
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web search NEUTRAL — State of South Carolina v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh was the trial of former American lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, on June 7, 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Alex_Murdaugh
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web search NEUTRAL — The 57-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing around $12 million from his clients and currently is serving a 40-year federal sentence. RELATED | Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judg…
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/05/prosecutors-to-retry-a…
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Claim 3: “is going after ex-Colleton County clerk Becky Hill for $600,000”
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While sources confirm Becky Hill is the former clerk and that Murdaugh is pursuing legal action/appeals based on her conduct, the specific dollar amount of $600,000 is not mentioned in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill announces resignation".At nearly 100 episodes, the podcast has 28,000 reviews and ranked first globally in 2021, according to Apple Podcasts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Alex_Murdaugh
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web search NEUTRAL — Clerk of Court Becky Hill listens during Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in 2023.The former clerk of court who read the guilty verdicts against notorious convicted d…
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/us/alex-murdaugh-trial-court-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill, 57, was charged with perjury, obstructing justice and misconduct in office charges on Wednesday.
https://abcnews.com/US/alex-murdaugh-court-clerk-murder-tria…
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Claim 4: “Murdaugh – a disbarred lawyer who remains behind bars for bilking his clients out of millions”
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Multiple sources (East Idaho News, The Guardian) confirm Murdaugh is serving a 40-year federal sentence for stealing millions from clients and is a disbarred lawyer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex is a unisex name, employed either as a hypocoristic or a standalone given name, derived from the Greek element ἀλέξειν (aléxein), meaning "to defend" or "to protect."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex
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web search NEUTRAL — ALEKS is an adaptive learning platform offering personalized education in math, chemistry, statistics, and more for students and educators.
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web search NEUTRAL — Whether it's straightening your teeth or whitening them, crowns, bridges and more, the staff of Evansville, Indiana dentist, Alex Rang DDS will be with you every step of the way.
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Claim 5: “Murdaugh’s conviction was overturned by the state supreme court last week”
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Three independent cross-references (NY Post, Al Jazeera) explicitly state that the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the state Supreme Court stunningly overturned his conviction Wednesday
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/why-alex-murdaugh-is-m…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The state Supreme Court in South Carolina has overturned the murder conviction against lawyer Alex Murdaugh
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/south-carolina-cour…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the state’s highest court tossed his murder convictions over allegations of jury tampering by former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/us-news/buster-murdaugh-spotte…
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Claim 6: “she tried to sway jurors to convict him of killing his wife, Maggie, and son Paul in 2021”
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Newsweek and other web results confirm that the trial was compromised by improper conduct from Clerk Becky Hill, who sought to prejudice jurors against Murdaugh.
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web search NEUTRAL — State of South Carolina v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh was the trial of former American lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, on June 7, 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Alex_Murdaugh
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web search NEUTRAL — Murdaugh's convictions for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, were overturned because the trial was compromised by improper conduct from the Colleton County Clerk of Court, according to t…
https://www.newsweek.com/alex-murdaugh-murder-conviction-fam…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, sits during a hearing on a motion for a retrial, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at the Richland County Judicial Cent…
https://www.foxnews.com/us/murdaugh-defense-lawyer-says-newl…
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Claim 7: “the state supreme court... found Hill “placed her fingers on the scales of justice.””
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NPR and other web results confirm the Supreme Court's ruling regarding Hill's 'shocking jury interference' and her improper influence on the trial.
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web search NEUTRAL — The state Supreme Court added that "Hill's shocking jury interference was accomplished outside the presence and knowledge of the outstanding trial judge" and attorneys representing both sides of the c…
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/nx-s1-5719271/alex-murdaugh-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — The South Carolina Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Murdaugh’s conviction comes nearly five months after Becky Hill pled guilty to four charges in Colleton County Circuit Court.
https://www.today.com/news/becky-hill-alex-murdaugh-trial-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — The court ruled that Murdaugh’s high-profile murder trial had been marred by the “improper” influence of county clerk Becky Hill, who “egregiously attacked Murdaugh’s credibility” and sought to prejud…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/alex-murdaughs-murder-…
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Claim 8: “Hill was sentenced to probation last year after she copped to criminal charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and misconduct in office.”
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The Guardian and other sources confirm Hill pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, perjury, and misconduct in office and was sentenced to probation.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Ms. Hill wanted to accept responsibility for her actions, and put all of this behind her,” Mr. Lewis said in an interview. “We respect the judge’s decision and agree that a probationary sentence was …
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/becky-hill-guilty-alex…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hill pleaded guilty to four charges – obstruction of justice and perjury for showing a reporter photographs that were sealed court exhibits and then lying about it – as well as two counts of misconduc…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/south-caroli…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hill pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and perjury in 2025.Hill was sentenced to three years of probation, with the judge clarifying that the terms would've been harsher if evidence proved that…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/court-clerk-becky-hill-g…
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