Murdaugh's Last Shot: The Liar Who Guarded the Jury
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🗓️ 7 February 2026
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Summary
The South Carolina Supreme Court hears Alex Murdaugh's appeal February 11, 2026. The ground has shifted — because the woman who oversaw his jury just admitted to lying under oath about her conduct during the trial.
Becky Hill, former Colleton County Clerk of Court, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to obstruction of justice, perjury, and two counts of misconduct. The perjury conviction stems from false testimony at a January 2024 hearing before retired Chief Justice Jean Toal. Toal was evaluating whether Hill tampered with Murdaugh's jury. She asked Hill directly if she let media view sealed exhibits. Hill said no. According to prosecutors, that was a lie.
Murdaugh's defense successfully petitioned the Supreme Court to add Hill's conviction to the appellate record. The justices will now evaluate jury tampering claims knowing the court official at the center is a convicted perjurer.
The state's response called Hill's conduct "foolish and fleeting" and insisted Murdaugh was "obviously guilty." That was filed before Hill's guilty plea. The state's position depends on trusting a woman who has proven she cannot be trusted.
Defense attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin argue Hill's conduct is structural error — that jury tampering by a state actor is presumptively prejudicial under federal precedent. They also challenge the week of financial crimes testimony they say turned the murder trial into character assassination.
The court can affirm, reverse for a new trial, or remand. The ruling comes later, in writing. But the person the state relied on to dismiss these concerns can no longer be believed.
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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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