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As exclusively reported by FITSNews, disgraced former Colleton County clerk of court Becky Hill – whose office oversaw the six-week double murder trial of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh – was arrested on Wednesday morning (May 14, 2025).
Hill, 57, of Walterboro, S.C. surrendered herself to agents of the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) at approximately 7:30 a.m. EDT. She was subsequently booked into the Colleton County detention center – the same facility which held Murdaugh during his internationally watched trial in early 2023.
As of this publication, Hill is facing an obstruction of justice charge and two misconduct in office charges in Colleton County. It is not immediately clear whether those charges relate to the Murdaugh trial or unrelated investigations or allegations into Hill.
Hill was granted a $10,000 public recognizance bond on each charge, meaning she was not required to put up any money as a condition of securing her release. She has been scheduled to make an initial appearance in Colleton County on those charges in two months – on Friday, July 18, 2025.
As previously noted, Hill has been the focus of multiple ethics and criminal inquiries in the aftermath of the Murdaugh trial – a saga which continues to expose all manner of institutional corruption within the Palmetto State.
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Additional charges against Hill – including a rumored perjury rap tied to the Murdaugh case – are expected to be filed in Richland County later today. In fact, a hold was placed on Hill by SLED as she was booked into the detention center in Colleton – indicating she could be en route to Richland County to face additional charges.
Will Hill be charged for tampering with Murdaugh’s jury?
Or worse, helping conspire to rig the jury?
That remains to be seen…
SLED public information director Renée Wunderlich has yet to comment on Hill’s arrest, however sources close to the investigation have indicated the agency will be providing an update at some point on the various charges she is facing.
As for Murdaugh’s two lead attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, they issued a statement shortly after her initial arrest.
“We are aware of the charges filed against Becky Hill and while these developments are serious, they are not surprising,” the statement noted. “We have long raised our concerns about her conduct during and after the trial and this arrest further underscores the need to protect the integrity of the judicial process. Every defendant is entitled to a fair and impartial trial and we look forward to Alex Murdaugh finally getting that fair treatment.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
Will Folks is the founding editor of the news outlet you are currently reading. Prior to founding FITSNews, he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina. He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and eight children.
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