Murdaugh asks state Supreme Court to review ‘unprecedented jury tampering’

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to rule in his favor and help him get a new trial.

In a motion filed Wednesday, Murdaugh’s attorneys point to the “unprecedented jury tampering” by then Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill as to why he should be granted a new “fair” trial.

Hill was accused of trying to push the jury toward a guilty verdict because it would help the sales of the book she was writing about the high-profile case.

During a hearing in January, Judge Jean Toal said there was “insufficient evidence” and denied Murdaugh’s request for a new trial.

The disbarred lawyer is now asking the state Supreme Court to hear his case.

Murdaugh is currently in a South Carolina prison serving two life sentences for murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.