The so-called “trial of the century” in South Carolina — which resulted in the conviction of Alex Murdaugh for murdering his wife and son at their rural hunting lodge in Colleton County — might get a do-over, although prosecutors moved Friday to thwart that.
If there is a new trial, it will be due, in part, to alleged jury tampering by Becky Hill, the kindly, hospitable clerk of the court. Her meddling, according to a motion filed Sept. 5 by defense attorneys requesting a new trial, may have contributed to the abrupt dismissal of one juror right before deliberations began in the case. The one juror, that is, who reportedly thought Murdaugh might be innocent.
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Article URL : https://nypost.com/2023/09/16/why-a-re-trial-of-convicted-murderer-alex-murdaugh-might-happen/