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Did the AG’s Office Fail to Investigate Becky Hill’s Jury Tampering in the Murdaugh Case?
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- May 20, 2026
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Summary
The Murdaugh defense team came out swinging at Attorney General Alan Wilson — and the accusation they leveled is not one that gets tossed around lightly. They called the death penalty announcement vindictive prosecution. Here is what that means: when a prosecutor escalates charges not because the evidence supports it, but because the defendant exercised a constitutional right — like winning an appeal — the law treats it as retaliation. Harpootlian argued that is exactly what happened here. Murdaugh’s conviction was overturned. And the state’s response was not to accept the court’s ruling and retry the case. It was to announce the death penalty. Harpootlian asked the question that exposes the logic problem in the state’s position: what does Wilson know now that he did not know when he originally chose not to seek the death penalty? The facts of the crime have not changed. No new evidence surfaced. The only thing that changed is that Murdaugh won. The defense went further. They accused Wilson of running his prosecution through political consultants rather than relying on the career prosecutors who staff his office. Harpootlian suggested that the attorneys who actually understand courtrooms are not the ones driving the bus. And they landed a second blow: the AG’s office, they said, never properly investigated Becky Hill’s conduct. The statute makes jury tampering a crime. Hill pled guilty to misconduct. And the state apparently saw no reason to look deeper. Tony Brueski, criminal defense attorney Bob Motta of Defense Diaries, and retired FBI Chief of the Behavioral Analysis Program Robin Dreeke unpack the accusations, the doctrine, and what it means for the prosecution’s strategy heading into the retrial. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https…