Elic Murdock back in the courtroom today for the evidentiary hearing. Several jurors from his murder trial expected to testify today about whether they were improperly influenced by court clerk and true crime author Becky Hill.
Posted on 01/28/2024 10:24:13 PM PST by nickcarraway
Alex Murdaugh is returning to a South Carolina courtroom, but this time the convicted killer, disbarred attorney and admitted thief won't be fidgeting in the spotlight.
Instead, it's the jurors who found him guilty of the shooting deaths of his wife and son who'll be questioned by a judge. The unusual hearing Monday comes in response to allegations by Murdaugh's attorneys that a clerk of court tampered with the jury that convicted him of murder last year.
Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill also is expected to be grilled by lawyers for Murdaugh, whose fall from his role as an attorney lording over his small county to a sentence of life without parole has been exhaustively covered by true crime shows, podcasts and bloggers.
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Elic Murdock back in the courtroom today for the evidentiary hearing. Several jurors from his murder trial expected to testify today about whether they were improperly influenced by court clerk and true crime author Becky Hill.
Now for the blockbuster: Jurors are sitting together in the jury room pending and following their testimony today. Their cell phones were not confiscated prior to today's proceedings. They have been watching Court TV on their cell phones today! Stay tuned...
It’s unbelievable- how could they possibly believe this was ok? They should be ashamed of themselves.
Aww, no new trials for "Elic" (Alex). Kind of a shame... the first one was damn interesting.
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