Crime & Justice

Alex Murdaugh Lawyers Claim Fame-Hungry Clerk Rebecca Hill Tainted Jury

‘THIS IS CRAZY’

They are appealing his murder conviction and demanding a federal investigation—but the clerk denies wrongdoing.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

Alex Murdaugh in court
Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty
Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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