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Court clerk who helped with Alex Murdaugh’s trial pleads guilty to showing sealed exhibits

On Monday, former Colleton County Clerk Mary Rebecca `Becky` Hill pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and perjury after admitting she showed sealed court exhibits to a reporter and lied about it in court.
During Alex Murdaugh's six-week trial, Mary Rebecca `Becky` Hill oversaw juror care and exhibits, resigned last year amid scrutiny, and an arrest warrant alleged she lied at a January 2024 hearing.
Officials allege Mary Rebecca `Becky` Hill used her office to promote a book, allowed a holding-cell photo for publicity, and investigators say she misused nearly $10,000 in federal bonus funds and about $2,000 from Clerk of Court office funds.
Judge Heath Taylor sentenced Mary Rebecca `Becky` Hill to one year of probation and said the penalty would have been harsher if jury tampering had been proven, while Hill told the court she was ashamed and asked for another chance.
Hill's plea comes as Murdaugh continues to appeal his convictions, with Murdaugh's lawyers alleging she tried to sway jurors due to her book, highlighting local power tied to the Murdaugh family and Colleton County context.

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Court clerk who helped with Alex Murdaugh’s trial pleads guilty to showing sealed exhibits

The former court clerk in South Carolina who helped out with the murder trial of attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges for showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court.

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