Attorneys representing lawyer-turned-convict Alex Murdaugh have filed an appeal for his sentence, citing concerns over improper testimony and alleged jury tampering by court clerk Becky Hill. Murdaugh, 56, is currently serving a life sentence for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, in June 2021 on their family's hunting estate in Colleton County, South Carolina.
Prosecutors argued that the murders were committed to divert attention from Murdaugh's financial crimes, which were coming to light at the time. In addition to his life sentences, Murdaugh was sentenced to an additional 480 months for various financial crimes, including conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.
