Alex Murdaugh sues court clerk after murder conviction overturned over jury tampering accusations

Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced lawyer whose double-murder conviction was overturned, has filed a lawsuit alleging his civil rights were violated when court clerk Rebecca "Becky" Hill tampered with the jury at his trial.

The 17-page lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Columbia, alleges Hill improperly influenced jurors in an effort to secure a guilty verdict because she believed it would help sell books she planned to write.

"Neither Mr. Murdaugh nor his counsel knew at the time of trial that Ms.