Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Conviction Overturned: What the Court Found About Becky Hill

Before Alex Murdaugh ever opened his mouth to testify, the Colleton County Clerk of Court had already told the jury what to think. Don’t be fooled. Watch his movements. Don’t let the defense confuse you. The South Carolina Supreme Court just ruled that those words — spoken by an officer of the court with a financial motive for conviction — destroyed the integrity of the verdict.

The unanimous ruling reverses Murdaugh’s murder convictions and vacates his life sentences, finding that former Clerk Becky Hill made a series of improper comments that went to the heart of the case...