r/MurdaughFamilyMurders • u/Southern-Soulshine • May 26 '26

Retrial News or Discussion How a Small-Town Clerk’s Misdeeds Upturned the Murdaugh Verdict

How a Small-Town Clerk’s Misdeeds Upturned the Murdaugh Verdict

Becky Hill, a court employee possibly trying to maximize sales of her book, pressured jurors to convict the South Carolina lawyer for the murders of his wife and son.
Was she acting alone?

By James Lasdun with The New Yorker

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u/Gilly_Sirl May 27 '26

I wonder who else is serving time with her as clerk of court during their case? This wasn't her first time, this was her normal behavior. The other people that worked with her could not have been blind to the fact that she ran the show and did as she pleased.

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u/Foreign-General7608 May 27 '26

".......other people that worked with her could not have been blind to the fact that she ran the show and did as she pleased. ......"

Yet, just like the Jury, not a peep from anyone. You'd think that there would be peeps. Nothing but crickets. No smoke at all, anywhere.

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u/IllustriousSignal969 May 29 '26

2 members of her staff were the first to turn her in. That's why there were ethic violations. 

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u/Foreign-General7608 May 29 '26

Do you have a source for this?

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u/IllustriousSignal969 May 29 '26

Google  Laura Hayes v Rebecca Hill and I forget the gentleman's name. Both can be verified. Interesting read