Murdaugh court clerk Becky Hill resigns amid 2 state investigations

Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill has resigned her position, months after her actions during the highly publicized Alex Murdaugh murder trial were called into question.

Hill held a news conference Monday morning outside the Colleton County Courthouse where she made the announcement and also said she would not seek re-election for her office.

Hill is facing two open investigations by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED): One of the probes involves alleged interactions she may have had with the jury in Murdaugh's trial, while the other involves allegations she used her position for personal gain.

Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife and adult son during a six week trial in early 2023. The trial ended with a conviction on the murder charges after jurors took just three hours to deliberate. Murdaugh was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.

But months later, Murdaugh's attorneys came forward to announce that they believed Hill tampered with the jury, making multiple prejudicial remarks during the proceedings. They claimed they heard from jurors who said Hill told some of them not to trust Murdaugh when he testified in his defense. They said the court clerk, in charge of helping jurors and ensuring the trial ran efficiently, also had private conversations with the jury foreperson and pressured jurors to come to a quick verdict. #Murdaugh #Crime #News

[nattydreadlocks]

She should have stepped down long ago.

[sharonjonsy]

Her son's in jail for wire tapping

[theskyehiker]

WTH? Where do they find these criminals?

[amelias.]

What took so long? Hard to imagine she was still in that job while this investigation was going on!

[mortalclown]

Disingenuous to the point of being syrup of ipecac.

[theresalee]

Where’s my husband 401 k and all the money promised for a good retirement all I got was $ 255.00 for his funeral expenses where’s my money you stole my money n try to kill me posion me

[marthahalsey-onbn]

I would be embarrassed to death if I were her, I would leave town.

[loismaddux]

As she should. Too much scandal around her book and issues.

[insilence]

Wonder what the atty General thinks of her now. They pointed her out from the top balcony in the press conference after the guilty verdict. Kiss butt.