{"podcast":{"title":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","slug":"true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","podcast_index_feed_id":568948,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42359005.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":500,"summary":"🔎 Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast , bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries . Whether it’s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases , we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates . 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts , we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom drama —giving you the full story behind the headlines . From notorious cases to little-known crimes that deserve attention , we break down what really happened and why . If you're obsessed with true crime podcasts , criminal psychology, and investigative reporting, subscribe to True Crime Today on Apple Podcasts now! 🎧 New episodes daily.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:47.477723+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948"},"episode":{"title":"Becky Hill Wanted a Book Deal — and It Cost South Carolina the Murdaugh Murder Verdict","slug":"becky-hill-wanted-a-book-deal-and-it-cost-south-carolina-the-murdaugh-murder-verdict","published_at":"2026-05-19T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/becky-hill-wanted-a-book-deal-and-it-cost-south-carolina-the-murdaugh-murder-verdict","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8904015","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8904015.mp3?modified=1778852739&sid=5001260&source=rss","summary":"A court clerk’s ambition destroyed the most consequential murder conviction in South Carolina history. Becky Hill, the elected Clerk of Court in Colleton County, was writing a book about the Murdaugh trial while simultaneously overseeing the jury. The SC Supreme Court found she told jurors to distrust the defense, urged them to watch the defendant’s body language, and inserted herself into the process to steer a guilty verdict that would make a better ending for her book. True Crime Today breaks down how one official’s conduct triggered the reversal. The Supreme Court called Hill’s behavior unprecedented in South Carolina’s judicial history. It found her actions were so egregious they created an automatic presumption that the trial was unfair — a presumption the state couldn’t overcome when challenged to prove her interference was harmless. The legal mechanics matter. A lower court initially denied Murdaugh a new trial after finding Hill was not credible but ruling the defense hadn’t proven her comments changed the outcome. The Supreme Court flipped that analysis. Under its standard, the state bore the burden of proving the interference didn’t matter. It couldn’t. That’s the distinction that erased two life sentences. Hill pled guilty to four charges including perjury and misconduct and received probation. The justices praised everyone else involved — prosecutors, defense counsel, the trial judge — and placed blame squarely and solely on Hill. Her book was pulled before legitimate publication. Her career is over. And the damage she caused is measured in a retrial that will cost millions, take years, and force families to relive the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. All because one person decided fame mattered more than her oath. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE…","meta_description":"A court clerk’s ambition destroyed the most consequential murder conviction in South Carolina history. Becky Hill, the elected Clerk of Court in Colleton…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1171,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/episodes/becky-hill-wanted-a-book-deal-and-it-cost-south-carolina-the-murdaugh-murder-verdict/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/becky-hill-wanted-a-book-deal-and-it-cost-south-carolina-the-murdaugh-murder-verdict.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}