Alex Murdaugh court clerk Becky Hill resigns two months after her remarks to jury nearly won him a new trial
- Hill announced her resignation Monday outside the Colleton County Courthouse in South Carolina
- Murdaugh’s lawyers had argued that he deserved a new trial because of Hill’s actions
Becky Hill has resigned as law clerk after her comments to the Alex Murdaugh jury almost resulted in the family destroyer getting a new trial.
Hill announced her resignation Monday in front of the Colleton County Courthouse in South Carolina and said she would not seek re-election.
“It has been my honor to serve as your Colleton County Clerk for the past four years. The Colleton County Clerk’s Office is proud of our service and the significant impact we have had in South Carolina history.”
After listing some of the agency’s accomplishments, Hill highlighted the Murdaugh trial, saying the small town came together and made everyone proud.”
Hill, an elected Republican, commandeered the high-profile trial to get her to weigh in on decisions related to my stay in the clerk’s office.
Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill has resigned after her comments to the Alex Mudaugh jury nearly resulted in the family destroyer getting a new trial
Murdaugh’s lawyers had argued that he deserved a new trial because of Hill’s alleged actions
After much consideration, I have decided that it is best not to seek re-election. I can now concentrate on being a wife, mother and grandmother to my two grandchildren.”
Hill has held the position since 2020.
In November, she took the stand in Columbia to deny allegations that she asked jurors in the Murdaugh trial whether they thought he was guilty before deliberations, or suggested she thought he killed his wife and son.
Murdaugh’s lawyers had argued that he deserved a new trial because of Hill’s alleged actions. Murdaugh’s six-week murder trial became a sensation with its mix of privilege, brutality and power.
The judges, lawyers and Hill himself all became minor celebrities.
The defense made a number of accusations after the guilty verdict, including that Hill told jurors their deliberations would not last long, implying Murdaugh was guilty.
Murdaugh’s attorneys have also said Hill held conversations with the jury forewoman in a private bathroom and handed over juror business cards of media members who wanted interviews before deliberations.
Hill and three jurors ended up in New York City for an NBC interview after the trial, with Hill writing in her self-published book that it was her first plane trip.
However, a judge decided that Hill’s actions during the trial had no influence on the jury’s ability to convict the killer and Mudaugh denied him a new trial.