Lawyer Reacts: Murdaugh Clerk "Ms. Becky" Interview: Did She Admit Tampering? + Co-Author Interview 

The corruption in this case alone is embarrassing.

I served on a jury for a murder trial. We had a bailiff assigned to us. She did the job that this clerk was doing. She was in our room with us every minute of the day. She stayed with us in our room when we were taking breaks, and then followed us back into the courtroom. It was during Covid times so our bailiff checked us in each morning and took our temperature. She never made a single comment re the case during the entirety of the trial. I am shocked to hear about this clerk in the Murdaugh trial. Unbelievable.

This blows my mind. My sister was a clerk of district court for forty two years and I have never heard her talk about a trial or the jury after any trial.

#Replay The young male juror who gave interviews after the trial said that Mossell was a deciding factor for him . He also said when the jury took the first vote, it was 9 to 3. Then they all talked for a while, took another vote and then it was unanimous. So the jury was not locked into a vote as she said after they went to Mossell. Some were some weren't.

No valid reason for it, but I’m bothered she can personally profit from a huge trial while she’s still the clerk of the court. Seems like a conflict of interest.

I didn't hear her say justice one time! Makes me uncomfortable that she said " epic" and " right verdict"....

I have been on 12 different juries and never, ever, not even once, did a court clerk ever speak to any jurors. They deal with the judge mostly, but i have never heard of this behavior.

How can you be a member of the court and not understand how her behavior & thinking is completely inappropriate, unjust, and backwards? Bonus points for her using her faith and folksie demeanor to help shade her shadiness.

I was on the fence before but after watching Miss Becky's interview I'm convinced she did all she's accused of. She has a straightforward administrative role but made her scope far more personal than it needed to be.

As someone who has been around and with jurors for decades, it doesn't shock me to hear her say that she had a sense that the jury had made their decision.

I was a juror 3xs and we weren't instructed to be prepared with an overnight bag if deliberations went into next day. We told the bailiff and IF the judge wanted us sequestered, we would have been taken to hotel & police would get us medication from home & change of clothes if needed, but if judge decided not to sequester, we'd come back nxt day. The also wanted us to go as late as possible to reach a verdict, we were encouraged to come to agreement before dinner in each case, but told not to pressure one another and also told they'd keep us until 10pm if that was needed to reach a verdict. They dont WANT you to bring a suitcase. This is purely constructed outrage and the affidavits will fall apart upon questioning. Just like Alec pressured the kids about "being positive they saw Paul driving boat at point of impact" and when they couldn't be positive because they were all terrified and bracing for impact, he argued Paul wasn't driving. It's legal BS. And we have absolute proof Poot & Co don't give a crap whose lives are destroyed ti get what they want.

Just wow! She has opened wide a door for soooo many previous trials she has worked on

She's not part of the jury she should not have inserted herself.

“If you commit the crime, you’re gonna be found out and justice will be served!” -Becky Hill’s own words.

I spent my first few years in law enforcement as a Circuit Court Deputy in Virginia. It was 40 years ago, but based on what our clerks did as their job, and what I saw in the years I spent as a criminal investigator later on, I have a bad feeling when I see this clerk talking. How on earth did she get to know the jury well enough to know their prayer habits, or their reaction to going to the Moselle property, or the other things she claims to know? The more I listen to her, the worse it stinks. I get the sense that the community had a huge hard-on for the Murdaugh family prior to the murders, and finding this defendant guilty was some sort of way of striking back at them.. I watched the whole trial, but before that watched no news about the event and had never heard of Murdaugh. Based soley on the evidence presented at trial, I could not have voted to convict him. Since then I've done some research on his financial crimes, and conclude that he is a rat bastard and not someone you could trust with your kid's lunch money, but that doesn't make him a murderer. From what I've seen so far, I say grant him a new trial.

If they have To DO A NEW TRIAL….Ms Becky should be charged!

If there’s a second trial, they need a change of venue!

How did she know they prayed every day? Why was clerk in jury room

Every case she’s ever been involved needs to be looked into now. Shame on her.

Karma at work: the clerk who allegedly despised Alec Murdaugh so much that she couldn’t resist influencing jurors turns out to be the very one who caused him to get a new trial and/or a more comfortable living situation.

To me she seems to feel as entitled as the Murdaugh family. She acts like she’s a real inside force in the courts of this county.

Automatic retrial and it has to be a new judge due to Newman already giving his opinions. We can not have people tampering with jurors it doesn’t matter if he’s guilty or not.

Peter, She said at Mosel they were very close to a verdict, How would she know that without talking to them about the case??????

41:55 so if Alec was able to select his own jury how do we not know that these jury members that are now indicating improper actions on the part of the clerk are actually yours that he planted to do something like this

Her daughter literally could not be on the jury with her as clerk of the court.

When he started asking her questions about the jury she said "we" and seems like she realized she said it and changed her words

❤🎉 She should not have written a book so early🎉 She should be fired as a clerk

Something I'm wanting to know: Griffin & Harpoot have produced these signed affadavits from these four (i think) jurors. They mention that each of these 4 jurors echoed one another, although they were questioned independently and the questions were posed without bias (can't remember exact wording.) However, since I have very little faith in Griffin & Harpoot's truthfulness/integrity, i want to know how we can trust that this questioning was unbiased - what is involved in getting an affadavit? I'm not actually disputing anything that is in these affadavits, but I want to know how the process of getting them is done?

She stressed out the Jurors so much that by the time they got to see the crime scene they were all smoking .😆

She appears to have brought the jury system into disrepute.

I'm a court clerk and she rubs me the wrong way. She should not even be speaking to him. This sounds like the Becky show from the get go somehow.

I saw her brief interview on a local news channel and she came right out and talked about her family and the Murdoch's going way back to a generation of moonshine runners. She should not have been near this trial.

The co-author only met Becky after the verdict but she is the most truthful person he ever met? Sure.

I read the book. It was dreadful. Poorly written. “The community was divided as do was I.” ? “The wind at Moselle was wicked, and she looked in the Jurors eyes, and they all knew he was guilty.” God has given her the gift of discernment, so she knows stuff. I think she should return it.

I am stunned that this clerk is even speaking about the trial let alone writing about it. She surely would need the court's approval before writing and releasing her book.

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OMG…. Miss Becky obviously believes she’s more important than she really is. I’m shocked that she inserted herself into this trial.

The book is going to convict her of jury tampering.

Court TV interviewed the co-author and he stated that they did not get an advance for this book. They paid for the book being published, themselves out of their pockets. So, they say they are in the hole, going into this. They also said part of their money went to hiring the appropriate lawyers, etc. So, to start, there is no great lump sum of $ given to this woman for writing this book.

One of the sled agents lied to the grand jury, got caught during the trial and called out on it, and has now won SLED agent of the year…. And never held accountable for lying to the grand jury about this case. So it’s definitely questionable that they are investigating this

3 jurors lied independently? That's a stretch...?

What sticks in my mind, when she saw the verdict, she says, "they found him guilty, and they got it RIGHT." Gee, whose side was she on? What right does she have to write about what the jurors were thinking? She seems like a very controlling person.

I feel compelled to speak a bit. Ive lived in Central SC for 45 years. I truly feel this county was held hostage by the Murdaugh family. The law firm and the family lawsuits crippled the county. Believe me this was not an easy decision but it was total justice!! I personally am MORTIFIED that 2 men in silk suits driving a Mercedes down dirt roads had to NERVE to admit they "didn't believe places like this existed ". How disgusting and how utterly out of touch. There are ppl that cant feed their children in SC. And these two filthy rich attorneys have no clue!!!

She can hardly stop herself from giggling, she's so pleased at being the center of a attention.

It will be interesting to see what the other jurors have to say.

These videos make clear to me that the lack of ethics and boundaries is alive and well in that area. Even "good" people are caught up in it with no self-awareness of their bad or at least questionable behavior.

The whole letter that Becky emailed to the South Carolina court of ethics committee asking for the ethical protocol and basically permission to write the book. They came back saying some suspect stuff that comes across to me as a big “No to author a book and profit from it”

#Replay If there is always a Bailiff in with the jurors, how could she do all these things without the Bailiff stopping her??

As a lawyer in NC who knows the local TCA and Clerk in my local small town county and how they behave, if this lady was our clerk and acted this way and wrote a book etc, the Resident Judge would have her fired. SC is so corrupt, these clerks and Judicial Assistants think they matter like Murdaugh and Poot and are no different in their arrogance. For all the mess that went on and who this case was about, for her to act like this shows the whole judicial set up is wrong in that county. The Judge didnt hesitate to show his bias either. Murdaugh is going to get a new trial and this clerk wont be long in her job in my opinion. the cost to tax payers is just insane and the fact that if a clerk did even a portion of what was alleged is just crazy. Cant wait to see how this plays out. Alex going to get out on bail and plead guilty to stealing and serve his time in a Federal country club while making the state spend a bunch of money to retry him without caring about the result and laughing at everyone who wanted attention off his name.

This woman wasn’t given enough attention as a child

As a self publisher, no way they paid $30k up front. The companies do not work like that. And when you self publish you make more of the cut of the sales.

I'm not sure she worked alone. Did you notice the bailiff standing behind Alex shaking his head in agreeance while the judge was giving his speech and handing down sentence? Not only was it inappropriate, but it gave a sneak peek into the strong opinions of court staff. What were they willing to do to ensure a guilty verdict? I hope Amazon and other retailers take her book down and all of Kelly's recent trials are investigated. Just wrong on so many levels.

I listened to the book and she mentioned being friends with Nancy Grace, and I find it interesting that Nancy Grace hasn’t made a statement. Becky sounded very entitled in my opinion.

Good grief! Will other cases be affected, I wonder.

IT DOESNT MATTER HOW SHE GOT THE MONEY FOR THE BOOK SHE IS SELLING THEM ON AMAZON..SHE WANTED TO MAKE MONEY. VERY POOR JUDGEMENT SHE HAD NO RIGHT TO PUT THE JURORS IN THAT BOOK..NOT RIGHT..FIRE HER..

She clearly demonstrated that she lacks boundaries, when she inserted herself into the FB questioning.

My feeling is that she did tamper with the jury. If I'm a juror, I'm not going to take the chance of facing charges by making a false statement in a deposition. How does this co-author make such a glowing defense of her. He said himself that he first met her AFTER the trial, so he has known her only for a few months. You can't really tell someone's true character in such a little time especially when they need you to write a book.

I think she was compiling information and writing notes for this book during the trial and when she left the for the day she was already starting her book. Did she keep notes in her work computer during the time she is suppose to be working? I hope they confiscate her computer.

I think they should check those jurors bank accounts to see if they received a large sum of money for making their statements. There is nothing that AM does that is on the UP and Up.

She had a grudge against him.Something went down that effected her in some way!

My main concern with this is that after one juror reported Hill's contact with the jury that it was Murdaugh's defense team that followed up investigating. To make it look like an arms length investigation a neutral agency should have taken over contacting the rest of the jurors.

That guy kind of seemed full of crap. Vouching for her trustworthiness and character as if he's known her his entire life when he's only known her for but a few months. He's either a delusional judge of character or he's hoping for uninterrupted and juicy royalty bank deposits from the book sale.

Mercy... I just love you! I LOVE how you pointing all of this out. SC is my home state. I've seen this type of stuff first hand when I was living there.

What Clerk does that! We shouldn't be hearing anything from her or about her. Looks like jail for her! My whole family is disgusted.

Thank you Peter,! You are informative, patient, and open minded. I appreciate you. and your time, sharing your ecpertise and opinions. . Hoping to catch a live show!

I have a feeling that if this proves to be true, many many other cases she was clerk of court on are gonna ave questions and a possible Domino effect could effect. I certainly believe he’d deserve another trial guilty or not. What a MESS!!! WoW!!!

I’m kind of shocked no one who works WITH her in that courthouse approached her [ever] on some, “You sure you wanna do this book…? And be so involved..? This looks weird from the outside looking in”

Those jurors who signed affidavits should have said something sooner, like before the trial ended. Didn’t they have a responsibility to follow the judges orders? Just saying 🤷🏼‍♀️. They are wrong for not saying something sooner. It could have been prevented (another trial). If you see something, say something.

I've said this on other videos and I'll say it again, if these allegations are true, then Alex Murdaugh *MUST* have his conviction overturned AND jeopardy/prejudice should attach so he cannot be retried. An *_ELECTED OFFICIAL_* not had just one, but MULTIPLE egregious interferences with the jury & their ability to return a just verdict. The State should pay the consequences for infringing his rights to this degree. A defendant's rights take precedent in a criminal trial because of the severity of what's at stake.

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She won’t be smirking like this ever again.

Your coverage of this is great. I actually really appreciate your "nit picking" and "harping on" individuals because the details absolutely matter! I can't believe I missed the live - it started hailing and I had to save my plants

Oh wow, this women just decided to say: "Why have a fair trail so the victims get justice, when I can just railroad the whole thing for myself because I want to be the main character so bad." I can't see how this doesn't get retried. Also "They were all prayerful." She spent way more time with them than she is even alluding too.

The state presented a sloppy case if you ask me. The jury didn't have to deliberate. They did that well before the trial began. She's a stereotypical chatty Kathy from the small town. I'm sure there's a diner that she can go work at where gossip is invited.

“ How did you get it done so quickly “..? She was literally taking notes for her book during the trial…. This murder conviction is getting throw out….

It sure sounds like she influenced the jury.

Self-publishing does not mean they did not want to make $$. Sure it's a factor that might be in her favor but it does not rule out financial gain motives.

As a public official connected to the courts you have to be pristine and pure and above board. No books. No interviews. No money producing side projects. This mess clouds the Alex Murdaugh conviction forevermore. A new trial is needed and this public official must be removed from the case.

Great questions being posed. Thanks for covering P. Tragos!

I can’t believe the gull of this woman. Don’t get me wrong, I still think that Alex is guilty but there was no need for her interference.

My last company was very serious about getting the idea across that there should no way someone could see our dealings as a conflict of interest - we were to report our connections to our supervisor and usually that meant if we did have connections another employee would be appointed to the job. I believe the government should be held to a higher standard especially in the court system where you can ruin lives with a proper verdict. If we all believed Mudock was innocent, then we'd all want a new trial just on the face of these allegations. I still think court people should not be writing books until they are retired and at least a year has passed after all charges are settled because of the look of impropriety.

great video today. thanks for taking the time to put this together so promptly. I learned a lot. great commentary. really something this is even a possibility.

The guy who interviewed Becky said something like, "There are a lot of books coming out, but yours is the only one with this front row look inside the minds of those jurors as this was happening." She nodded in agreement. How could she know what was "inside their minds as this was happening" without actually talking to them about the case?

I thought it was Paul’s video that sealed his fate? Alex being in it and lying was huge.

How can she "know that they have almost reached the verdict etc" if she didn't have conversations with them about the trial? I don't buy it. To me, the fact that she constantly says things about their decision, when it was made, when it solidified - to me this means she is probing them throughout.

Well done analysis, gave me a lot of info and laid out in an organized way with excellent receipts. Thank you!

My worry is how can there ever be another trial that would be fair. So many people know about this case there was so much media about it how a second trial could be fair is beyond me.

she specifically said she never discussed the case with the jurors. outright lies? the fact that she is implying they were decided before the case was even turned over to them is slapping us in the face.

Ethically, I don't think the book should have been published until after appeals were exhausted IMHO

As someone that is NOT religious, hearing that prayer plays a part in this process makes me uneasy. It makes a legit argument that things that come up outside of the confines of religion could be something held against the person on trial. I don’t at all judge the religious, but I’ve typically not found that to be the case the other way around.

Excellent breakdown of interview

There’s so many things wrong here. Why are we just now learning about her inappropriate involvement with the jury and things they did like talking amongst each other. I think she should be suspended or replaced until the truth comes out. The defense should pounce on this very quickly.

She’s supposed to appear impartial and beyond reproach. I doubt these jurors would lie about her meddling. She will cause a new trial

Such an interesting live stream. Replay crew here from the UK. Thanks Peter.

Why should she know so much about what the jury thinks unless she was talking to them about the case???

Once again - one person's quest for greed negatively impacts countless others. It makes me sick. Especially the "co-writer". In other words, a professional writer hunted down this money-hungry, fame-seeking sap to give his book a personal edge no others would have. It's gross. To the issue - the jury isn't permitted to speak about the trial until it's finished. As the clerk, she is in and out of the Jury room. She is their conduit to the court. If they need something - they go to her. They see her in the morning and throughout the entire day. Every day. So, when she makes a comment indicating that she has gained knowledge regarding how jurors were leaning, that is a big problem. If jurors can't discuss anything - how can she know their opinions? I suppose she is going to claim "facial expressions" and "body language"? Not buying it. She's either lying about her insight or she was involved in illegal discussions. It's just a shame that her desire for book money could undo so much hard work. Look, Murdaugh is a spoiled brat scumbag. He doesn't deserve another trial, wasting money better spent on schools. However, this is America. His family is rich and connected. It's bad enough SLED treated him with kid gloves and almost blew the whole trial. Now the family's proximity to judges and their golf buddies will give this scumbag the benefit of the doubt. They'll give their ol' pal a new trial. Spoiled brats always get what they want.

I think AM is guilty BUT he does deserve a new trail! And this Ms Becky needs to be charged and fined!!!!

Rewatch crew. Thank you for your input. Very interesting.

I do not have the words for this. Believe in Alex or no, EVERYONE deserves a fair trial . If this is all true, he deserves a new trial. And she really thinks she did something, which she did. I just do not think it's a good thing, like she clearly seems to think. Edit- "WE"? Who is "we"? I know what "13th Juror" means( aka- the Judge who sentences, but does not have a part of the guilt or innocence). She does understand - "14th Juror" is not a "thing"...or maybe not..😮

She knew because she set it up....look how happy she is with the attention. She wasn't suprised cause she caused it to happen....they got it right in her opinion.