Alex Murdaugh Is Denied New Double-Murder Trial After Judge Hears Jury Tampering Allegations

Alex Murdaugh Is Denied New Double-Murder Trial After Judge Hears Jury Tampering Allegations
Alex Murdaugh, (L), confers with Phil Barber during a judicial hearing at the Richland County Judicial Center in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 29, 2024. Tracy Glantz/Pool/The State via AP
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury.

Judge Jean Toal said she wasn’t sure if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was telling the truth that she never spoke to jurors about the case, saying she was “attracted by the siren call of celebrity.”