In a TV interview Wednesday, Alex Murdaugh's lawyers accused court clerk Rebecca Hill of jury tampering and said their client deserves a new trial based on her "illegal" conduct.

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and his defense team have requested a new trial following the bombshell jury tampering accusation against Colleton County Clerk Rebecca Hill. In the days and weeks ...

Rebecca Hill, a former clerk who worked on the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, was arrested Wednesday and faces charges for crimes allegedly committed while working as a county official.

Ms. Hill did not respond to several requests for comment. ... Rebecca Hill, right, the Colleton County, S.C., clerk of court, swore in a witness in February during Mr. Murdaugh’s trial.

Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill listens as Prosecutor Creighton Waters makes closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh’s trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on Wednesday ...

As South Carolina Judge Jean Toal denied disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s request for a new murder trial on Monday evening, she had some harsh remarks about the county clerk at the center of the ...

FILE – Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill listens as Prosecutor Creighton Waters makes closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh’s trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse ...

Rebecca Hill’s alleged interactions with the jury represent the cornerstone of Murdaugh’s attempt to get a new trial on charges he killed his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and younger son Paul, 22 ...