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.
And she pressured jurors to reach a guilty verdict quickly so she could profit from it,” defense attorneys Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian wrote.
Hill’s book discusses how her Christian faith helped her navigate the sudden fame and responsibility that came with the Murdaugh trial.
She said she became convinced of Murdaugh’s guilt when jurors and court officials visited the family home where the shootings happened.
“I was mostly concerned about Alex being found innocent when I knew in my heart he was guilty,” Hill wrote.
Persons:
—, Alex Murdaugh, Rebecca Hill, Clifton Newman, Murdaugh, Hill, “, Jim Griffin, Dick Harpootlian, didn't, Neil Gordon, “ I’ve, ” Gordon, Alex, ” Hill, Murdaugh didn't
Organizations:
COLUMBIA, Hampton County Guardian, South Carolina Attorney General's
Locations:
South Carolina, Colleton, Southern, Hampton County