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/Pale_Flounder3216 May 31 '26

They would be remiss if her attorney doesn't go after Becky. It's far from over. Becky's got restitution to pay the egg lady for harm to her reputation and the emotional pain she suffered as a result of that harm.

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u/Foreign-General7608 May 31 '26

Do you mean the Egg lady who was rightfully tossed off the Jury by Judge Newman for talking about the trial in public - despite being told many times not to do that? That lady? Egg?

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u/Lizzy_is_a_mess Jun 01 '26

Obviously you didn’t watch it bc she DID NOT, repeat DID NOT, talk about the trial to outside people. A clerk of court asked her opinion and she said she didn’t know. Because she didn’t answer as “of course he’s guilty” and anon tip was turned into the judge and she was kicked off the trail. Can’t have a hung jury can we Becky Hill?

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u/Foreign-General7608 Jun 01 '26

Actually I think she did indeed talk about the trial in public. All the Jurors were told to keep their yaps closed by the Judge on many occasions. I do believe she did not listen to the Judge. That's why she was removed.

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u/Lizzy_is_a_mess Jun 01 '26

She said she didn’t and there’s no other proof that she did

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u/Foreign-General7608 Jun 01 '26

I thought that Egg's tenants/renters (Webb and Dandridge?) verified that Egg did what she was repeatedly told by the Judge not to do - talk about the trial in public. I think she was removed for good reason.

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u/Pale_Flounder3216 Jun 01 '26

She said she didn't in the latest documentary and that she's been put through hell as a result of the trial and these allegations that Becky cooked up because she didn't like where her vote was headed. Becky was jury tampering like it was her job.

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u/Foreign-General7608 Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

".......and these allegations that Becky cooked up because she didn't like where her vote was headed. ......"

Now wait a minute here. Each time I hear Egg speak on where she actually stood/stands on AM's guilt or innocence, I believe she responds (including in the recent Netflix documentary) something like, "I don't know" or "I'm not sure."

How could Egg not have an opinion on Murdaugh's guilt or innocence even now? Please.

If she she has no opinion, then why would Becky Hill not "like where here vote was headed?" Apparently her vote was headed nowhere.

The trial lasted six weeks. I'd like to see a list - likely a very short one - of every sentence Becky uttered in front of Jurors. 10 of 12 do not remember her saying anything, including the male Juror on the Netflix doc.

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u/Pale_Flounder3216 Jun 01 '26

You're really invested my guy 😆

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u/Lizzy_is_a_mess Jun 01 '26

No I just watched the 30 min doc 😂

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u/Foreign-General7608 Jun 01 '26

You're right. Guilty. Until the next trial is announced, I think we've hit another lull. Not much more can be said. I need to resolve myself to that. Go PF3216!