SC - Paul Murdaugh & mom Margaret Found Shot To Death - Alex Murdaugh Accused - Islandton *Guilty* #42

[Seattle1]

Behind the Doors of Justice interview with co-author Becky Hill, Clerk of Court in Murdaugh Murder Trial 8/18/23

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1699085588312244322

 

[Tippy Lynn]

There seems to be so much corruption in this part of SC that I have a hard time believing anything…including these three in their PC.

Why did that woman find it necessary to write that book? Did anyone buy it?

My thoughts exactly.

The corruption is beyond anything I've seen. Sadly, I don't see it changing anytime soon either.

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1699090070735618441

 

[Inthedetails]

Brian Entin

@BrianEntin

According to the Murdaugh defense, Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill allowed jurors to take smoke breaks during the trial. But said no smoke breaks during deliberations. Defense says 6 jurors were smokers.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1699073991775068606

 

[Megnut]

Was the clerk her own agent or a puppet?

This is really unbelievable.

I think this goes the way of a new trial. When the judge ruled on the juror in question, he was eyeing the juror and an appeal. I don't think the clerk was in his field of vision at all.

This is disturbing.

Is there an additional lawsuit to be had here? Alec's fingers are always fishing in someone's purse.

Jmo

 

[Seattle1]

This account reported in June citing a chance encounter with the party who became co-author of the book seems to discount the defense theory the clerk was set out for fame and profit by self-publishing a book described here as almost a spiritual memoir.

New tell-all memoir: Alex Murdaugh read true crime books in his holding cell during trial

Becky Hill had a front-row seat for one of the most sensational trials in SC history. Her new book takes readers behind the scenes of the Murdaugh trial.

www.greenvilleonline.com

June 15, 2023

Hill, in only her first term as elected Clerk of Court, had a front-row seat for one of the most sensational crime sagas and criminal trials in South Carolina legal history. Many agree she handled her role with elegance and Southern grace, as she welcomed visitors from around the world to her hometown and her courtroom.

Now, Hill, a descendant of a Colleton bootlegger who was once allegedly connected to Alex's grandfather, Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh Jr., has written a tell-all, yet touchingly heartwarming and almost spiritual, memoir. The book takes the reader behind the scenes to learn the never-before-revealed secrets of the Murdaugh murder trial.

Hill's book, Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders, will be released Aug. 1. The book is co-written with Neil R. Gordon, with exclusive, never-before-seen photos by his wife, photographer Melissa Brinson Gordon, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes courthouse images.

This non-fiction account is a result of a chance encounter with new friends, Hill says. The Colleton Clerk of Court met Melissa Gordon in the courthouse square in the final days of the Murdaugh murder trial. Gordon and a friend were in Walterboro to document the S.C. Lowcountry murder trial that had gripped the entire country.

This chance meeting ― and a request to take a "selfie" with Hill ― led to friendship and a mutual desire to capture in words and photos what went on “Behind the Doors of Justice," Hill said on her Facebook page.

Neil Gordon said that he and Melissa were "obsessed" with the murder trial, and after meeting Hill, wanted to work together to document the experience.

[..]

"Becky and I met and hit it off," added Gordon. "I’m a news guy and she’s poetic with a novelist’s touch. It was a God-thing, and in about eight weeks, we wrote 42,000 words together from her perspective."

"Becky's insight and day-to-day involvement with every single thing going on behind the scenes was just too much good stuff not to share with anyone interested," added Gordon.

"I love the Toni Morrison quote that says, 'If there's a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must write it.'," Hill said. "And that's exactly what I did."

 

[Gardenista]

Julia Jenaé

@JuliaCourtTV
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@JuliaCourtTV Colleton Co. Clerk of Court Becky Hill told @CourtTV the claims against her are “so untrue.” Atty Jim Griffin said a male juror relayed the coercive effect on him as a smoker who was told he couldnt smoke until they reached verdict
@MattJohnsonNEWS

@ChanleyCourtTV
#AlexMurdaugh

 

[lonetraveler]

I hope this isn't true

Doesn't look good, IMO

 

[Gardenista]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1699145245592555901

 

[Gardenista]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1699145626447904869

 

[Seattle1]

The Amazon book reviews are interesting -- especially the one dated 8/12/23. Just adds to how things are done differently in the 'low country.'

 

[twall]

Here is the complete appeal document

https://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2023/09/state-v-murdaugh-motion-to-stay.pdf

Credit to Fitsnews (link in article)

Alex Murdaugh Appeal: Attorneys Drop Bombshell Motion Demanding New Trial - FITSNews

Jury tampering by clerk of court alleged ... criminal charges, federal appeal likely.

www.fitsnews.com

Quoting myself to correct myself and state it's not an appeal-(I got excited and posted before I read the document and article!)-it is a MOTION TO SUSPEND APPEAL AND FOR LEAVE TO FILE MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.

 

[worm]

The Amazon book reviews are interesting -- especially the one dated 8/12/23. Just adds to how things are done differently in the 'low country.'

I don’t think it’s concentrated in one county or state even but having grown up here I don’t think those negative opinions are exaggerated. I can’t recall a span within the last 20 plus years when there wasn’t some kind of investigation into public officials in this county and many that I had worked around left with charges.

 

[Seattle1]

I think it peculiar that no juror would speak to the defense.... That is until the defense found a wedge to coax a couple of them to open their doors.

I also think those slimy attorneys used the clerk's co-authored book as bait.

The bottom line, nobody had any complaints about the clerk for more than four months until after the defense told them they should.

Let AM have a new trial -- nothing will change. He'll be reconvicted as a double murderer. JMO

 

[lonetraveler]

If this case gets thrown out it won't be because his guilt wasn't proven. That is not the issue. If there were shenanigans going on with the jury, and that has to be proven of course, the verdict could get tossed and a new trial will be ordered.

Yep

 

[girlhasnoname]

I think it peculiar that no juror would speak to the defense.... That is until the defense found a wedge to coax a couple of them to open their doors.

I also think those slimy attorneys used the clerk's co-authored book as bait.

The bottom line, nobody had any complaints about the clerk for more than four months until after the defense told them they should.

Let AM have a new trial -- nothing will change. He'll be reconvicted as a double murderer. JMO

I don't think this is enough to overturn the verdict. Of course JG & DH are going to latch onto anything they even remotely think may work, but I think they are overblowing the severity of this.

This author, I refuse to use her name, needs to take a long hard look at herself in the mirror. She is a member of the Court! Why would she 'allegedly' put a trial verdict in jeopardy by writing this dime store novel? I bet it made very little actual money honestly.

I'm remaining positive this won't result in anything being overturned or a new trial.

MOO

 

[Cindizzi]

[…]

Griffin told the media that if these allegations involving a "state actor" are true, there is "no choice" for the state court system but to grant Murdaugh a new trial. He added that they have sworn statements from two jurors, and no statements from others contradicting these claims, and his team is "very confident" this new information is accurate.

[…]

How was this new evidence in the Murdaugh murder trial discovered?​

During the presser, Murdaugh's counsel said they received information right after Murdaugh's guilty verdict that something improper happened in one of the juror rooms. The jurors had been divided into two groups, men and women, and this allegations reportedly occurred with the woman jurors.

According to the attorneys, at least two of the woman jurors felt uncomfortable about Hill's communications and behavior, and when her book was published decided to come forward, prompting Murdaugh's legal team to further investigate.

[…]

Murdaugh's counsel said they then went "door-to-door" in rural Colleton County attempting to interview all of the jurors, on "dirt roads" and "in places we didn't know existed in this state." Most of the jurors refused to speak with them, they added, but for now they have two on the record.

[…]

Murdaugh lawyers demand new trial, FBI investigation, accuse Clerk Becky Hill of jury tampering

Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh have accused a Colleton County court official of jury tampering and violating Murdaugh's civil rights to a fair trial.

www.greenvilleonline.com

 

[Gardenista]

Here is Becky's background

Meet the Candidates: Colleton Clerk of Court | Becky H. Hill

walterborolive.com

 

[Seattle1]

I don’t think it’s concentrated in one county or state even but having grown up here I don’t think those negative opinions are exaggerated. I can’t recall a span within the last 20 plus years when there wasn’t some kind of investigation into public officials in this county and many that I had worked around left with charges.

Thanks for your local perspective @worm.

I also don't think it can be underestimated that God and prayer are very prevalent in the State/County Murdaugh was tried where AM proclaimed the traditional rejoinder that he desired to be tried by 'God and my country,' witnesses took an oath swearing to God with their hand on a presumed bible, and jurors reportedly prayed together daily. IMO, these are practices I don't recall seeing during other trials.

I question whether or not the defense also invoked religion to get certain jurors to make allegations against the clerk. I've not read the affidavits yet but I'll be curious to see if others speak against them and support the clerk. MOO