Murdaugh Appeal: Clerk's Perjury Conviction Changes Everything
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 7 February 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Alex Murdaugh's appeal reaches the South Carolina Supreme Court February 11, 2026. The case against preserving his conviction just got weaker — because the clerk who oversaw his jury pleaded guilty to lying under oath.
Former Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill admitted in December 2025 to perjury, obstruction of justice, and misconduct in office. The perjury charge connects directly to this appeal. At a January 2024 hearing, retired Chief Justice Jean Toal asked Hill whether she allowed media to view sealed exhibits from the trial. Hill denied it. According to prosecutors, she had shown graphic crime scene photos to multiple journalists.
Hill was never charged with jury tampering, though three jurors testified she made comments that could have influenced their verdict. But Murdaugh's defense successfully petitioned the Supreme Court to add Hill's conviction to the appellate record. The justices will review the tampering allegations knowing the court official at the center is a convicted perjurer.
The state's August 2025 response dismissed Hill's conduct as "foolish and fleeting" and argued the verdict reflected "overwhelming evidence." That response was filed before Hill admitted to lying under oath.
Defense attorneys argue Hill's conduct constitutes structural error — that tampering by a state actor is presumptively prejudicial under federal precedent. They also challenge the admission of extensive financial crimes evidence, calling it unfairly prejudicial.
The court hears oral arguments but won't rule from the bench. A written decision follows, potentially months later. The justices can affirm, reverse for a new trial, or remand. What they cannot ignore: the person the state trusted to dismiss these concerns is now a convicted liar.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. |
| 0:03.2 | Here now, Tony Bruske. |
| 0:07.0 | The woman who was supposed to protect Alec Murdof's jury |
| 0:10.4 | pled guilty to lying under oath, |
| 0:15.5 | and the lie she admitted to, |
| 0:18.3 | it happened at the very hearing designed to determine whether she |
| 0:21.4 | tampered with a jury. |
| 0:24.2 | That's not irony. |
| 0:25.7 | That's a legal earthquake. |
| 0:27.3 | Becky Hill, the former Colleton County Clerk of Court, the official responsible for overseeing |
| 0:31.9 | the jury during the most watched trial in South Carolina's history, stood in the courtroom |
| 0:36.6 | in December of 25 and admitted to four |
| 0:38.8 | criminal charges, obstruction of justice, perjury, two counts of misconduct in office. |
| 0:43.9 | She showed sealed crime scene photos to members of the media during the trial. |
| 0:48.3 | She lied about it under oath when a judge asked her directly. |
| 0:51.9 | She took improper bonuses. |
| 0:53.5 | She used her public office to promote a book she was writing about the case, |
| 0:59.0 | a book that was later pulled for plagiarism. |
| 1:01.4 | And now, and now, we're about a week away from the South Carolina Supreme Court |
| 1:09.9 | hearing Alec Murdo's appeal, |
| 1:12.5 | with Becky Hill's conviction officially part of the record. |
| 1:19.0 | Here's why that matters. |
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