Alex Murdaugh court clerk Becky Hill is spotted for first time since she was accused of tampering with jurors to land book deal – and smirks as she enters South Carolina courthouse where double murderer was convicted

South Carolina District Court Clerk Becky Hill was spotted for the first time since Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers accused her of fabricating a Facebook post to get a juror removed from the disgraced attorney’s murder trial.

Rebecca “Becky” Hill, 55, grinned when she was asked to stop by Fox news: ‘Did you mess with the judges?’

Then she turned and entered the courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, without a word.

Murdaugh’s attorneys Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian filed a motion accusing Hill of repeatedly “tampering with the jury.” The pair further allege that Hill “made up a story on a Facebook post to remove a juror she thought would vote not guilty.”

The clerk hired two high-profile attorneys the day after the shocking allegations.

One is State Rep. Justin Bamberg, known for representing victims of Murdaugh’s financial crimes, and the other is Will Lewis, a former assistant U.S. attorney.

Hill glanced at the photographer and grinned when she was asked, “Did you mess with the judges?”

Hill then turned away and entered the courthouse without saying a word

The clerk has not responded to the allegations against her. She will not face criminal charges.

Hill was a court reporter before being elected clerk in 2020. In July, she published a book, Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders.

Alex Murdaugh was convicted earlier this year of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul

Harpootlian told NewsNation on Tuesday: “We have evidence that she fabricated the existence of a Facebook post from one of the jurors’ former husbands. Never happened. We have a statement from him. He never did.’

The attorney, who is also a Democratic state senator, added, “This is unprecedented that the clerk ran a campaign to discredit the defense and discredit Alex Murdaugh’s testimony.”

During the trial, Judge Clifton Newman ordered Hill to post a Facebook post she saw, alleging that a juror’s ex-husband “said things” about how his ex-wife told him what her “judgment would be.”

But the new documents now claim that Hill “invented” the post, with the juror claiming it couldn’t have been done because she hadn’t seen her ex-husband in over a decade.

Hill, pictured with Judge Newman, is accused by Murdaugh’s defense team of influencing the jury as they file a new trial.

Attorneys Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian claim they have affidavits from two jurors that are reason enough for Alex Murdaugh to get a new murder trial

Court documents allege that Hill, correctly, regularly entered the jury room and had private conversations with the jury foreman “that lasted five or ten minutes”

‘Mrs. Hill has never seen such a Facebook post. She made it up,” the newly filed motion claims.

The former husband also denied the allegations that he wrote the message, as well as a follow-up apology, in an affidavit.

Judge Newman eventually acquitted the juror, but said, “Oh boy. I’m not too happy about the clerk questioning a juror instead of coming over and bringing it to me.”

The lawyers said there are more jurors who won’t talk to them, so they want them subpoenaed to testify under oath.

“If we are to believe these jurors, it is an impossible task for the state that we get a new trial,” he added.

Court documents seen by DailyMail.com state that Hill told jurors “not to be fooled by” Murdaugh and that their “deliberations would not last long.”

It reads: ‘Mrs. Hill did these things to secure himself a book deal and media appearances that wouldn’t happen in the event of a mistrial. Ms. Hill betrayed her oath of office for money and fame.”

The team filed a motion Tuesday on behalf of the disgraced South Carolina attorney, alleging that Rebecca Hill had repeatedly “tampered with the jury.”

Attorneys for Murdaugh said at a news conference that they were made aware of Hill’s alleged behavior after the book’s publication, when jurors reported “angry” at her.

She’s trying to make a lot of money. That is the point. I’m trying to make money by selling the book,” Harpootlian said.

Murdaugh’s lawyers allege that Hill violated a South Carolina code that states, “No officer, member, or official shall knowingly use his office, membership, or employment to gain any economic interest for himself.”

“We hit brick walls until her book came out,” Dick Harpootlian said. “Subsequently, jurors who were clearly uncomfortable with the way she handled things, and even less comfortable with her going on a book tour and making money from it, reported it to us.

Hill also reportedly hosted a post-trial drinks party with members of the media and court staff following Murdaugh’s double murder conviction.