Defense attorneys allege Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill tampered with the jury in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial.
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Alex Murdaugh speaks with his legal team before he is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son by Judge Clifton Newman at the Colleton County Courthouse, March 3, 2023 in in Walterboro, S.C.ABC News did not immediately receive a response from Hill to messages seeking comment.
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