Alex Murdaugh's attorneys allege court clerk tampered with jury in double murder trial
Defense attorneys allege Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill tampered with the jury in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial. Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are alleging a court clerk tampered with the jury during his double murder trial in new court documents. The disgraced South Carolina attorney was found guilty of brutally murdering his wife and younger son, Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, who were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the family's hunting estate in 2021. The jury reached the verdict in March after deliberating for nearly three hours and a judge imposed two sentences of life in prison, to be served consecutively for the murders. MORE: Murdaugh murders and mysteries timeline: Key events in the South Carolina family's scandals and deaths In a 65-page motion for a new trial filed on Tuesday, defense attorney s claim that Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill " tampered with the...