The Colleton County Clerk of Court told Alex Murdaugh's jury not to believe the defense — and all five South Carolina Supreme Court justices just ruled unanimously that it tainted the verdict. Becky Hill allegedly told jurors to watch Murdaugh's body language, said deliberations shouldn't take long, and warned them not to be fooled. The court found she was driven by a desire to write a book that a guilty verdict would help sell. Hill pled guilty to perjury in December 2025 for lying under oath about her actions. The ruling also found that former Chief Justice Jean Toal applied the wrong legal standard when she denied Murdaugh's motion for a new trial. Toal placed the burden on Murdaugh to prove he was harmed. Federal law requires the opposite — the State must prove there is no reasonable possibility the verdict was influenced. The justices said the State could not meet that burden. The court also found Toal improperly questioned jurors about whether the comments changed their votes, violating the rules that protect jury deliberation privacy. The Supreme Court sent a direct message about retrial: prosecutors spent over twelve hours presenting financial crimes evidence at the first trial. The court called that excessive and ordered any retrial to limit that presentation to evidence directly supporting the motive theory. AG Alan Wilson has confirmed the State will retry. Murdaugh remains incarcerated on financial convictions. Meanwhile, the Murdaugh family's housekeeper of fifteen years is talking. In our ongoing interview series, Blanca Simpson details what she saw at Moselle the day of the murders — an unidentified white truck, a tractor heading toward the back fields, staged pajamas inside the house, and a wedding ring under the wrong car seat. When she tried to tell SLED, she says an investigator told her to get professional help. A Hidden Killers investigation. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #BeckyHill #SCSupremeCourt #BlancaSimpson #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #MurdaughTrial #NewTrial #ColletonCounty