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Juror who helped convict Alex Murdaugh is shocked by decision to overturn guilty verdict

Nbcwashington · · 545 words · By Tim Stelloh; Abigail Brooks; NBC News
Judicial Misconduct Murdaugh Case Controversy Legal Due Process
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the disgraced lawyer’s conviction”
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Two independent news sources (Nbcwashington and Flipboard) confirm that the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions, ordering a new trial in the killings of his wife and son.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/al…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Alex Murdaugh, the former attorney who was sentenced to life in prison for the double murder of his wife and son, had those convictions overturned on May 13 when the South Carolina Supreme Court said …
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/a-shocking-twist-in-the-ale…
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“former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill — who was tasked with overseeing the jury in Murdaugh’s trial”
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Multiple web search results confirm Becky Hill was the Colleton County Clerk of Court and was responsible for overseeing the jury during the trial.
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web search NEUTRAL — The trial in the fourteenth circuit of the South Carolina Circuit Court began on January 25, 2023, and ended on March 2 with a guilty verdict on all four counts. Murdaugh, who had pleaded not guilty, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Alex_Murdaugh
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca “Becky” Hill pleaded guilty in Colleton County Circuit Court to four charges — obstruction of justice and perjury for showing a reporter photographs …
https://www.aol.com/articles/court-clerk-helped-alex-murdaug…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rebecca “Becky” Hill, the former Colleton County clerk of court, was responsible for overseeing the jury, managing exhibits and assisting the judge during Alex Murdaugh’s six-week trial, which ended i…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex…
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“in a unanimous opinion, South Carolina’s five Supreme Court justices agreed that Hill “egregiously attacked” Murdaugh’s credibility through “shocking jury interference.””
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Multiple sources (AP and other web search results) confirm the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned the convictions because the court clerk improperly influenced the jury/suggested he was guilty.
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web search NEUTRAL — The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh after ruling that improper jury influence by a court clerk compromised his constitutional right to a fair trial.
https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2026/05/alex-murdaugh-convict…
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web search NEUTRAL — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at h…
https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/05/13/na…
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web search NEUTRAL — The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the killings of his wife and his younger son.
https://www.ktiv.com/2026/05/13/south-carolina-supreme-court…
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“Murdaugh was convicted in March 2023 in the murder of his 22-year-old son, Paul, and wife, Margaret.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms Alex Murdaugh was tried for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, and the trial ended in March 2023 with a guilty verdict.
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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.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.
https://www.aleks.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — A boutique hair and beauty salon offering personalized haircuts, coloring, and styling services tailored to each client in a welcoming environment.
https://www.greeleydowntown.com/services/alex-salon
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“He was sentenced to life in prison.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Flipboard and various news reports, confirm he was sentenced to life in prison.
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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 wife, Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, were shot at close range on their family estate on 7 June 2021. Prosecutors argued he killed his wife and son to divert attention from his financial crim…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64828608
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web search NEUTRAL — Disgraced former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison Friday after a jury found him guilty on all counts for the 2021 murder o...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J3j0mBwwnw
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“Murdaugh is serving state and federal prison sentences after pleading guilty to financial crimes.”
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Web search results confirm he was sentenced to 27 years in state prison for financial crimes in addition to his murder sentences.
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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 — Alex Murdaugh – the disgraced former South Carolina attorney serving two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son – was sentenced to another 27 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guil…
https://www.aol.com/news/alex-murdaugh-set-sentenced-today-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Murdaugh sentence: Convicted murderer sentenced 27 years in state prison for financial crimes.
https://abc7news.com/alex-murdaugh-sentencing-trial-sentence…
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“Wednesday’s opinion overturned his conviction in the double murder case and ordered a new trial.”
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Nbcwashington and Flipboard both report that the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned the convictions and ordered a new trial.
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https://www.southwest.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · the South, region, southeastern United States, generally though not exclusively considered to be south of the Mason and Dixon Line, the Ohio River, and the 36°30′ parallel.
https://www.britannica.com/place/the-South-region
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web search NEUTRAL — The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is one of the four census regions of the United…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States
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“Hill co-authored a book about the case that was pulled from publication after the journalist she worked on it with accused her of plagiarism.”
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Multiple sources (Court TV, WCIV, and other web results) confirm that the book 'Behind the Doors of Justice' was pulled/unpublished due to plagiarism by Becky Hill.
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web search NEUTRAL — CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Neil Gordon, co-author of the book Behind the Doors of Justice: the Murdaugh Murders, announced the book has been unpublishe...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0An7bO1f8
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web search NEUTRAL — "Doors of Justice: the Murdaugh Murders" has been unpublished due to revelations that co-author Becky Hill (right), who was the Colleton County court clerk during the murder trial of disgraced lawyer …
https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/sales-halted-on-murd…
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web search NEUTRAL — The book Becky Hill co-authored with Neil Gordon was pulled from shelves after Gordon found alleged plagiarism. (Court TV). Gordon said that since his first attempt to unpublish the book, nearly 900 m…
https://www.courttv.com/news/becky-hills-coauthor-to-donate-…
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“she pleaded guilty last year to charges of obstruction, perjury and misconduct in office.”
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Multiple cross-references from Nypost confirm Hill pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, perjury, and misconduct in office.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hill pleaded guilty in December to obstruction of justice, perjury, and two counts of misconduct in office
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/alex-murdaughs-murder-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hill pleaded guilty in December to obstruction of justice, perjury, and two counts of misconduct in office
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/buster-murdaugh-reacts…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hill pleaded guilty in December to obstruction of justice, perjury, and two counts of misconduct in office
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/juror-in-alex-murdaugh…
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“Prosecutors accused her of showing a reporter photographs that were in sealed court exhibits and lying about it.”
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Web search results specifically state that Becky Hill pleaded guilty to charges involving showing a reporter photographs that were sealed court exhibits and lying about it.
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web search NEUTRAL — Becky is a 2020 American action thriller film [3][4] directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Lane Skye, and Ruckus Skye. The film stars Lulu Wilson, Kevin James…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky_(2020_film)
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“She was also accused of using her office to promote a book she co-authored about the Murdaugh case.”
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“Hill was sentenced to a year of probation.”
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