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Convicted murderer alec
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Murdaugh is seeking
a brand new trial.
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His team says rebecca hill,
the clerk of court, influenced
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The jury.
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South carolina supreme court
agreeing to hear
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Alec two murders
appeal for a new trial.
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My name is mandy pierce.
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Jersey, was your verdict
influenced
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In any way by
the communications
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Of the clerk of court
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In this case
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Yes, ma'am.
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She made it seem
like she was already guilty.
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What becky did wasn't right.
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She came into the jury room
and was talking, interacting
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With all of us at any time.
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Did you interact
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With any juror in an attempt
to influence their view
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Of the facts
and the safety or not, guys? No.
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I was juror 785,
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Publicly known as the egg chair.
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You've had some discussions
with some folks not on the jury,
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Which was going to require me
to remove you from the jury.
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Have you brought everything
that you have
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Outside
of coolers and stuff in there?
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What do
you have in there? Just made
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A dozen eggs.
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A dozen eggs.
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I feel like
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I was targeted.
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Michelle asked me
on several occasions
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What my opinion was and my cast
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And answer was undecided.
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Do you think the judge made
a mistake removing you?
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In all honesty, I do.
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Do you think murdoch
is a murderer?
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In March of 2023,
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The trial of alex murdaugh
ended in a guilty verdict.
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The once powerful attorney
was handed down
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Two consecutive life sentences
without the possibility
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Of parole
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For the killing of his wife
and his son months
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After it appeared that south
carolina's trial of the century
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Ended, a new chapter began.
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The clerk of court, becky hill,
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Was accused of jury tampering.
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She resigned and remains
under multiple investigations.
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The allegations could mean
a brand new trial for alec
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Murdoch with the state supreme
court set to hear his appeal.
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Two of the people
at the center of the allegations
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Have never spoken about it
publicly until now.
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One is the woman who became
known as the egg lady.
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She was removed from the jury
in the 11th hour.
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Facebook posts alleged to
have been made by her ex-husband
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And an email that surfaced
accusing her of talking about
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The case outside the courtroom.
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Were the issues at hand.
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She claims that becky hill
targeted her
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For removal from the jury.
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She has a new book titled
because enough is enough.
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The other,
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Who became known as juror
z says that becky hill in part
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Swayed her to a guilty verdict.
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They joined me in new york,
along with their attorney,
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For an exclusive interview
to hear their side of the story.
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Thank you
all for being here this morning.
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We really appreciate you
traveling from south carolina
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To join us today.
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So let's just if you would,
each introduce yourselves
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To get started.
That would be great.
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My name is myra crosbie.
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I was juror 785, I guess
publicly known as the egg chair.
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My name is mandy pierce.
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I'm from walterboro,
south carolina.
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I was juror 630, also jersey.
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And I'm joe
mccullough, a lawyer.
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Why did you decide
you wanted to come forward,
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Reveal your identity,
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And talk about your experience
on alec murdock's murder trial?
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Well, whenever
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His lawyers had come to me
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And explained some things,
it didn't
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All click until they had,
you know, talk to me
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And to let me know,
you know, what becky did was
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Wasn't right.
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How she came into the juror room
and was talking, interacting
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With all of us.
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So would
you have ever come forward
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If the lawyers hadn't come
to find you and tell you that?
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Becky had done something wrong?
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Probably not.
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Myra, how about you?
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Mine was a little different.
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I didn't know everything
that I know now.
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My initial I don't know.
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After thought, after I found out
a few things, I talked to mr.
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Mccullough, and I just wanted
people to leave me alone.
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At the time,
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I was still discovering things
and learning things,
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But I told him from day one
what I knew
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And that I thought it was wrong.
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I didn't know the extent of what
had went on, but I learned.
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So what was it like
when you got this jury summons?
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Did you know what this trial was
when you got
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Summoned to the jury? Amandi?
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I did.
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Because of the news,
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Because it was such a popular.
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Well, I want to say popular,
but it was a big story, right?
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Right. Yeah. Yeah.
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Did you have a feeling when you
had been hearing that big story
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About whether or not alec
might have killed his family?
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In a way, yeah. In a way, no.
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So I just.
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I wanted to hear more evidence.
Mm hmm.
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What about for you?
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What did you know
about the case?
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Did you think alec was guilty
when you were reading about in
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The papers
and hearing about was.
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I see.
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That was my indifference.
I wasn't from the area.
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I married my husband
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And moved to this area,
but I never knew alex murdoch.
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I got the jury summons
and I took it to work
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To let them know
that I had to be there for that.
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And if it wouldn't
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Have been for my person,
I wouldn't even know
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It was a murder trial.
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I just said, you're crazy.
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It's just jury duty. And
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Later on, I learned
it was not just jury duty.
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It was a double murder.
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But I didn't know anything
about the case, you know?
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Joe, what do you say
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To those who, you know,
look at this process and
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Remember back to the moment
when dick harpootlian said
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We tried to get in touch
with all these jurors
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After the guilty verdict
and figure out
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If anything untoward
had happened.
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For those who say that you were,
you know,
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Sort of shaking the tree
to find out if somebody
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If you could get some jurors
to say something happened
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That was not right.
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Well, to that,
I would say there is a tree
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I've been shaking
and that's the fair tree
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To make sure even alec murdered
maybe a murderer
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Got a fair trial.
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I was not convinced he did.
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After sitting through six weeks
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And then being contacted
by myra first and then mandy,
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It became clear to me
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There were problems.
Now, those were problems
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I couldn't
reveal to the defense.
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They can't.
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Had contacted me to say they had
begun to reach out to jurors.
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We understand that
you represent one.
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And I said, well, actually two.
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And at that time I was speaking
to other jurors and I said,
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I will contact them and see if
they will talk with you. So,
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Mandy, what
were the most pivotal moments
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In the trial for you?
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What really stands out in terms
of the evidence that you heard?
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To me, it didn't seem like
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They found a murder weapon,
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But then it was kind of like
when you heard the video
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Of the cattle and with the dogs
and everybody identifying
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Alec murdoch quick cash.
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So they
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To get way down.
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Now, hey, by the
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Beginning there's a chip that
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Gets split.
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I was like,
oh my god, he was there.
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But then like the timeline,
it just didn't match up
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And it was like they didn't do
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More investigation
into different things.
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Mm hmm.
What about for you, mara?
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The cannon video is a big
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Issue.
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Listening to the cannon video
and watching it,
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I had a hard time
because it was a happy family.
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They were humble.
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They were enjoying their cells,
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And a lot of like
she said, the timeline.
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Things didn't add up. But
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I had a
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Real hard
time because there, you know,
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There wasn't more evidence
saying, okay, you did it.
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There was a lot of
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What ifs possibly.
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So the day that alec murdoch
took the stand,
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What did becky howell
say about what was going to
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Happen in there that day?
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What you should be ready
for, mandy,
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She said
do not be fooled by his actions.
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So I was thinking, okay,
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You know,
he's going to lie on the stand
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And don't believe
what he's saying specifically.
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What do you remember her
saying, myra?
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I remember her
walking through the door
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And we were all kind of lined
up, getting ready to go in.
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And she had an enthusiasm
about her.
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She came in and she said,
today is going to be epic.
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No, it's not right.
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Yeah, it's going to be back.
Yeah.
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She came in and she was,
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You know, like I said,
she was it's going to be epic.
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And she was lit up
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And we're all just kind of like,
what's going on?
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And she said
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The defense has decided
that they're
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Going to put alex on the stand.
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And she said, now,
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I don't want you to be fooled
by what they say.
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Play close attention to his body
language, his movements.
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You're
going to hear a lot of things.
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And then she went on to say how
we were all going to be famous.
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And this is, you know,
just the trial of the century.
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And I think a lot of oh, I can't
say what other jurors heard.
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I was just like, kind of like,
did she really just say that?
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Which thing bothered you?
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Did she really just say that?
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The fact she told us, you know,
the way that she put it
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To pay attention to the defense
and don't be fooled to me.
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You just told me
they're going to lie
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About everything they say.
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Joe, the clerk
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Is the closest person
to the jurors, brings them in
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And brings them out.
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They do tend to develop
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A relationship with them
because it's like,
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All right,
you know, just two more hours
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And we're going to get
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A lunch break or whatever it is
and maybe kind of
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Keep their spirits.
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Okay.
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During a long trial like this,
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Is there anything wrong
with saying
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He's going to testify today?
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This is epic.
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Anything illegal
about that of necessity?
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There has to be some person
who is the intermediary
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Between the court
and the process and the jury,
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And that's typically the
clerk of court.
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But our rules
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Since the beginning
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Of this system
is that that person has to be.
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And I think, you know, becky
hill, in her books,
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Described herself
as being switzerland
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Being neutral and detached and
objective and non interfering.
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And that clearly is not
what you're hearing
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From these two jurors.
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And it's not what you heard
in the new trial proceeding
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From other jurors.
255
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So when I sat down
with gwen and amy,
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They said that they did not hear
any of this.
257
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Did anyone ever indicate
to you, becky,
258
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Or anybody else
that this family was sneaky,
259
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That he shouldn't be trusted
to watch him very closely,
260
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Watching really closely
when he gets up there,
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Because he might try
to manipulate you know,
262
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Adding here to your part,
263
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You're shaking your head. Why?
264
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I can't say what they heard.
265
00:13:15,111 --> 00:13:20,348
I know where they were standing
when it was said, but I can't
266
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I don't know why they said that.
267
00:13:22,552 --> 00:13:24,052
You feel like
they would have heard it.
268
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Yeah, I do.
269
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What about you, mandy?
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Yeah, because
271
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One of them was in the same room
as me and myra.
272
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Is it possible that they just
didn't feel like it was
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Manipulative and they weren't,
that they didn't feel like
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It was a big deal,
that they were just,
275
00:13:41,988 --> 00:13:42,921
You know, I'm
going to go in there
276
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And listen to
what alec has to say.
277
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Yeah.
278
00:13:47,627 --> 00:13:50,612
Did you believe alex when he
said, I didn't kill them?
279
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Did you kill maggie?
280
00:13:53,884 --> 00:13:55,783
No, I did not kill maggie.
281
00:13:55,785 --> 00:13:57,519
I did not kill paul.
282
00:13:57,521 --> 00:14:02,607
I would never hurt maggie and I
would never hurt paul, ever,
283
00:14:02,709 --> 00:14:05,109
Under any circumstances.
284
00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:08,112
I listened to him
and I watched his expressions
285
00:14:08,114 --> 00:14:12,684
And his, as becky put it,
I watched his body language.
286
00:14:12,752 --> 00:14:17,605
We were told
by another jury member that
287
00:14:17,674 --> 00:14:20,642
Alex could turn it on
and turn it off
288
00:14:20,644 --> 00:14:25,046
And to notice that he was crying
when the defense
289
00:14:25,048 --> 00:14:28,917
Questioned him, but not
when the prosecutor said.
290
00:14:28,985 --> 00:14:31,786
And my take on that is
291
00:14:31,788 --> 00:14:36,741
The prosecutors are talking
about his financials.
292
00:14:36,843 --> 00:14:39,277
You know, the defense is talking
293
00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:42,280
About how stanley was murdered.
294
00:14:42,315 --> 00:14:44,716
If I was a dentist
and my family like that,
295
00:14:44,718 --> 00:14:48,486
I would probably get emotional,
too, whether he was there
296
00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:52,674
And he did it, whether he saw it
get it done
297
00:14:52,742 --> 00:14:53,808
Or what he knows.
298
00:14:53,810 --> 00:14:55,243
But to see your family laying
299
00:14:55,245 --> 00:14:58,413
And the conditions
that we saw on in pictures,
300
00:14:58,481 --> 00:15:01,816
I kind of paid attention to
what he said and how I said it.
301
00:15:01,818 --> 00:15:03,952
And I kind of believed him.
302
00:15:03,954 --> 00:15:08,907
I'm sure it was hard to look
at the crime scene photos.
303
00:15:09,009 --> 00:15:09,941
What impact did that
304
00:15:10,277 --> 00:15:13,511
Have on you and did it affect
your feeling about who did it?
305
00:15:13,580 --> 00:15:18,850
The crime scene
photos were pretty gruesome,
306
00:15:18,919 --> 00:15:21,052
But then
307
00:15:21,054 --> 00:15:24,806
It was real,
but it wasn't right there.
308
00:15:24,874 --> 00:15:25,239
To me.
309
00:15:25,976 --> 00:15:29,077
It just kind of seemed
like a tv show, like a show.
310
00:15:29,179 --> 00:15:33,047
But I still had
a lot of questions
311
00:15:33,149 --> 00:15:37,485
That it just didn't seem like
they got answered
312
00:15:37,587 --> 00:15:39,087
Towards the end.
313
00:15:39,089 --> 00:15:41,506
What about for you, myra?
314
00:15:41,508 --> 00:15:45,710
The crime scene
photos are horrific.
315
00:15:45,812 --> 00:15:48,947
I'd be lying if I said that
they didn't bother me
316
00:15:48,949 --> 00:15:52,450
Because I could still close my
eyes and draw some of them.
317
00:15:52,519 --> 00:15:53,251
Yeah, I.
318
00:15:53,386 --> 00:16:01,209
I wouldn't
wish it on my worst enemy.
319
00:16:01,277 --> 00:16:03,778
What were the circumstances
320
00:16:03,780 --> 00:16:07,015
Surrounding the questions
that were raised
321
00:16:07,083 --> 00:16:08,416
About whether or not
322
00:16:08,418 --> 00:16:12,687
You had been speaking to people
outside of the jury
323
00:16:12,789 --> 00:16:14,339
About
what was going on in the case
324
00:16:14,341 --> 00:16:16,874
Because that is why
you were ultimately removed.
325
00:16:16,876 --> 00:16:20,545
Me and miss becky went into
I don't know whose office
326
00:16:20,547 --> 00:16:22,347
It was.
It was an office outside.
327
00:16:22,349 --> 00:16:26,050
And we walked in and
she closed the door behind me
328
00:16:26,119 --> 00:16:29,854
And she asked me
if I had an ex-husband.
329
00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:31,906
And I said, yeah, I do.
330
00:16:31,908 --> 00:16:34,275
I said, I haven't seen him
in over ten years.
331
00:16:34,277 --> 00:16:38,246
And she said,
there was a post on walterboro,
332
00:16:38,248 --> 00:16:41,215
A word of mouth
social platform that
333
00:16:41,484 --> 00:16:46,621
I had been drinking with him and
that I had offered an opinion
334
00:16:46,690 --> 00:16:48,406
And I told her no,
335
00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:52,276
That I have not seen him,
I haven't talked to him.
336
00:16:52,278 --> 00:16:54,979
I sure as hell hasn't
been drinking with him.
337
00:16:54,981 --> 00:16:56,547
Can I see your post?
338
00:16:56,549 --> 00:16:59,317
Well, she couldn't find it
and she asked me, well,
339
00:16:59,319 --> 00:17:02,186
Do you have an opinion on mr.
Murdoch scale?
340
00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:03,938
And I told her, I said, well,
341
00:17:03,940 --> 00:17:05,506
You know,
I haven't really heard anything.
342
00:17:05,508 --> 00:17:06,841
I'm kind of undecided.
343
00:17:06,843 --> 00:17:10,511
I like to see what happens.
344
00:17:10,580 --> 00:17:12,346
But your ex-husband didn't know.
345
00:17:12,348 --> 00:17:13,781
I didn't post that.
346
00:17:13,783 --> 00:17:16,384
I didn't know that at the time.
347
00:17:16,386 --> 00:17:19,387
And I didn't know until
348
00:17:19,622 --> 00:17:21,372
I want to say it was two weeks
349
00:17:21,374 --> 00:17:25,309
After the trial
that he never posted anything.
350
00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:26,377
Who did?
351
00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:28,479
Did anyone really did
anyone post that?
352
00:17:28,481 --> 00:17:29,747
What's your theory on that?
353
00:17:29,749 --> 00:17:33,084
To my knowledge,
nobody has ever posted
354
00:17:33,086 --> 00:17:36,054
Anything about me
being on the jury at all.
355
00:17:36,056 --> 00:17:37,705
I have not seen anything.
356
00:17:37,707 --> 00:17:41,209
I do know
that there was an apology post
357
00:17:41,277 --> 00:17:47,348
That I didn't know about until
becky hill's book came out and
358
00:17:47,417 --> 00:17:48,649
Didn't know who that was.
359
00:17:48,651 --> 00:17:51,919
But apparently they found
somebody with a similar
360
00:17:51,921 --> 00:17:55,173
Name to my ex-husband
that had made an apology post.
361
00:17:55,275 --> 00:17:57,642
When the judge did remove you,
362
00:17:57,644 --> 00:18:00,144
He said it had nothing to do
with any of this.
363
00:18:00,146 --> 00:18:03,881
From what I was told then,
there was an
364
00:18:03,950 --> 00:18:08,619
A anonymous email that came out
365
00:18:08,688 --> 00:18:09,654
Saying what?
366
00:18:09,756 --> 00:18:15,143
Saying the I spoke to my tenants
and told them that
367
00:18:15,211 --> 00:18:18,112
I had an opinion
on the matter at trial.
368
00:18:18,114 --> 00:18:19,347
And did that happen?
369
00:18:19,349 --> 00:18:22,517
That did not happen.
370
00:18:22,619 --> 00:18:25,319
So what's your theory on
what was going on here?
371
00:18:25,321 --> 00:18:28,139
I feel like
372
00:18:28,141 --> 00:18:29,707
I was targeted.
373
00:18:29,709 --> 00:18:33,478
I don't know why because
374
00:18:33,580 --> 00:18:36,147
Ms.. Hill
asked me on several occasions
375
00:18:36,149 --> 00:18:41,252
What my opinion was, even up
to the day that I was dismissed
376
00:18:41,354 --> 00:18:45,106
And my cast
and answer was undecided.
377
00:18:45,208 --> 00:18:48,810
So she asked you how many times
if you were
378
00:18:48,912 --> 00:18:51,646
Decided on guilt or innocence?
Oh, no, at least three.
379
00:18:51,648 --> 00:18:53,948
At least three times.
At least three times.
380
00:18:53,950 --> 00:18:57,718
Is that conduct that is allowed
381
00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,205
From a county clerk in no way.
382
00:19:01,307 --> 00:19:02,039
Absolutely.
383
00:19:02,542 --> 00:19:06,244
The most improper intervention
a court official could make,
384
00:19:06,346 --> 00:19:10,214
Becky, says that never happened.
385
00:19:10,283 --> 00:19:11,449
Did anyone else here,
386
00:19:11,451 --> 00:19:15,586
Becky, ask you
if you were decided or not?
387
00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:17,839
No, because
we were in a closed room.
388
00:19:17,841 --> 00:19:20,675
But I know what she asked me.
389
00:19:20,677 --> 00:19:21,943
I also know what she said
390
00:19:21,945 --> 00:19:25,413
On the evidentiary stand
and said that
391
00:19:25,481 --> 00:19:27,481
She just knows it wasn't her.
392
00:19:27,483 --> 00:19:32,820
What we now know was a
not a post from her husband.
393
00:19:32,889 --> 00:19:35,306
But you assumed
it was a post at the time
394
00:19:35,308 --> 00:19:39,010
And you all had a conversation
about it, correct.
395
00:19:39,078 --> 00:19:41,279
Don't that
just not answer the question?
396
00:19:41,281 --> 00:19:42,947
Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am.
397
00:19:42,949 --> 00:19:46,884
I believe that it was one
of my staff that she talked to.
398
00:19:46,953 --> 00:19:49,921
And but it was not me
that she talked to.
399
00:19:49,923 --> 00:19:52,974
You did not take that juror out
and talk to her before
400
00:19:52,976 --> 00:19:54,508
You took her to the judge.
401
00:19:54,510 --> 00:19:54,976
Exactly.
402
00:19:55,612 --> 00:19:57,745
I never talked to that juror
about stuff like that.
403
00:19:57,747 --> 00:20:01,449
The juror said she asked me
if I had an ex husband,
404
00:20:01,451 --> 00:20:04,685
And I said,
yeah, did you ask her that?
405
00:20:04,754 --> 00:20:07,572
I remember
her saying this, your honor,
406
00:20:07,574 --> 00:20:10,541
But I did not ask her
any of these questions.
407
00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:13,110
I'm not stupid.
I know who I talked to.
408
00:20:13,112 --> 00:20:20,985
I saw you every day
for six weeks.
409
00:20:21,054 --> 00:20:23,554
So what about the visit
to moselle?
410
00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:27,241
To the property
where the murders took place
411
00:20:27,310 --> 00:20:30,311
When you were at moselle mirror,
you write in your book
412
00:20:30,313 --> 00:20:33,514
That you walked the distances
413
00:20:33,616 --> 00:20:37,051
That maggie did before
she was shot.
414
00:20:37,120 --> 00:20:39,720
And you said that something
didn't add up
415
00:20:39,722 --> 00:20:41,706
About the timeline.
416
00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:45,910
Explain that for us,
if you would.
417
00:20:45,979 --> 00:20:48,045
If you walk
418
00:20:48,047 --> 00:20:52,149
From where she was shot
419
00:20:52,218 --> 00:20:53,684
From the house.
420
00:20:53,686 --> 00:20:56,220
There's just no
421
00:20:56,222 --> 00:20:57,772
I don't know how to describe it.
422
00:20:57,774 --> 00:21:02,510
The timeline where they say
she was shot,
423
00:21:02,578 --> 00:21:04,612
There's not enough time
to shoot here
424
00:21:04,614 --> 00:21:06,347
And shoot here at the same time.
425
00:21:06,349 --> 00:21:09,984
There's just no possible way
or the way that they said
426
00:21:10,053 --> 00:21:11,786
It happened.
427
00:21:11,788 --> 00:21:12,787
I mean, you get out.
428
00:21:12,789 --> 00:21:14,538
He got off of his
429
00:21:14,540 --> 00:21:17,475
What do you call
that side by side golf cart?
430
00:21:17,477 --> 00:21:20,878
And he shoots paul and shoots
paul again.
431
00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,030
And then he goes
and he shoots maggie.
432
00:21:23,032 --> 00:21:26,751
When you walk that property,
433
00:21:26,853 --> 00:21:27,451
I guess even
434
00:21:27,553 --> 00:21:30,454
Taking a golf cart down there,
435
00:21:30,473 --> 00:21:32,840
By the time
you got off that golf cart
436
00:21:32,842 --> 00:21:35,643
And the time
that it would take over here
437
00:21:35,645 --> 00:21:39,947
To shoot paul and paul,
I guess, stumble forward
438
00:21:39,949 --> 00:21:43,517
And then you shoot him again
and then get to maggie.
439
00:21:43,586 --> 00:21:45,486
There's no way
that it could happen
440
00:21:45,488 --> 00:21:46,587
In the time that they said,
441
00:21:46,589 --> 00:21:51,042
I'm a small person,
I think I can move pretty quick.
442
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:54,679
Alex is not a small person,
but to be in my health
443
00:21:54,681 --> 00:21:58,149
And my shape, I couldn't do it
in that that quick of a time.
444
00:21:58,151 --> 00:22:01,819
So I don't see
how it's possible that
445
00:22:01,888 --> 00:22:04,438
He because
it was a long distance
446
00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,640
It is a fairly good distance.
447
00:22:06,642 --> 00:22:08,676
I mean the way that you see
the pictures
448
00:22:08,678 --> 00:22:10,578
And the way they show it on tv,
449
00:22:10,580 --> 00:22:13,247
It looks like it's from here
to that chair. It's not.
450
00:22:13,249 --> 00:22:14,749
It's a lot further.
451
00:22:14,751 --> 00:22:16,283
It's a lot more steps.
452
00:22:16,285 --> 00:22:20,471
And you have to,
I don't know, be like rambo.
453
00:22:20,473 --> 00:22:22,206
Just zoom, zoom, zoom.
454
00:22:22,208 --> 00:22:24,275
Put this gun down.
Get over here, grab this one.
455
00:22:24,277 --> 00:22:27,244
And there's I just don't see how
456
00:22:27,246 --> 00:22:30,247
Their timeline
that they presented.
457
00:22:30,350 --> 00:22:34,585
So the day after the moselle
visit, becky spoke to you.
458
00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:37,638
I spoke to her that morning
when we pulled up
459
00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:43,477
To get on the van for the ride
from our vehicle to the court
460
00:22:43,579 --> 00:22:44,445
I thought was running.
461
00:22:44,881 --> 00:22:49,183
And it was my ex-husband, which
I haven't talked to, which was
462
00:22:49,285 --> 00:22:50,351
A freak out for me.
463
00:22:50,353 --> 00:22:51,419
So I look at the phone
464
00:22:51,421 --> 00:22:54,805
And I went straight
to the security officers
465
00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:56,474
And I said, look,
we have a problem.
466
00:22:56,476 --> 00:22:58,376
I need to talk to becky now.
467
00:22:58,378 --> 00:23:01,212
She promised me that
he was not going to bother me.
468
00:23:01,214 --> 00:23:03,614
And so I was a little
freaked out
469
00:23:03,616 --> 00:23:06,350
And I explained to her
what was going on
470
00:23:06,352 --> 00:23:07,685
That he's calling me.
471
00:23:07,687 --> 00:23:09,153
She asked me which way it was.
472
00:23:09,155 --> 00:23:12,073
I listened and I told her
I really am undecided.
473
00:23:12,075 --> 00:23:14,308
And that's when she said, well,
474
00:23:14,310 --> 00:23:16,444
What makes you think
he's guilty?
475
00:23:16,446 --> 00:23:17,845
And I told her, I said, well,
476
00:23:17,847 --> 00:23:21,549
The colonel video said
he did lie about being there.
477
00:23:21,651 --> 00:23:25,419
And she said, well, what makes
you think he's not guilty?
478
00:23:25,521 --> 00:23:28,839
And I told her there was
no murder weapon, no guns.
479
00:23:28,841 --> 00:23:32,176
And she told me on the phone
that day that I needed
480
00:23:32,178 --> 00:23:33,611
To get the guns out of my head.
481
00:23:33,613 --> 00:23:35,646
They would never be seen again.
482
00:23:35,648 --> 00:23:37,348
How did she know that?
483
00:23:37,350 --> 00:23:41,218
I like to know.
484
00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,120
So, joe, again,
485
00:23:43,122 --> 00:23:47,208
If becky has denied this,
that she had this conversation,
486
00:23:47,276 --> 00:23:48,976
If she did,
487
00:23:48,978 --> 00:23:52,313
What level of inappropriateness
is that for the clerk to say?
488
00:23:52,315 --> 00:23:53,781
What makes you think
he was guilty?
489
00:23:53,783 --> 00:23:56,684
What makes you think
he was innocent?
490
00:23:56,686 --> 00:23:59,186
It's new trial,
491
00:23:59,188 --> 00:24:00,054
Serious.
492
00:24:00,056 --> 00:24:04,275
And it
what these jurors are describing
493
00:24:04,277 --> 00:24:06,010
And what others have confirmed
494
00:24:06,012 --> 00:24:09,013
Has all the appearance of a
of a campaign,
495
00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:12,216
An incursion into the privacy
of the jury's
496
00:24:12,318 --> 00:24:15,886
Deliberations
and in an effort, a campaign to
497
00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:24,278
To push to push buttons,
to terrorize, even
498
00:24:24,380 --> 00:24:27,381
A few days ago, I received
499
00:24:27,450 --> 00:24:31,051
A complaint
from a member of the public
500
00:24:31,053 --> 00:24:36,474
Indicating
that a juror had engaged in
501
00:24:36,576 --> 00:24:40,377
Improper conversations with
502
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,181
Parties
not associated with the case
503
00:24:44,283 --> 00:24:48,152
And in order to preserve
the integrity of the process
504
00:24:48,154 --> 00:24:51,972
And the interests of both
the state and the defense,
505
00:24:51,974 --> 00:24:55,209
In a fair trial,
that juror will be removed.
506
00:24:55,311 --> 00:24:57,428
How close was that
to closing arguments
507
00:24:57,430 --> 00:24:59,113
When you were removed
by the judge?
508
00:24:59,115 --> 00:25:01,582
It was the day of the day.
509
00:25:01,584 --> 00:25:05,119
They did deliberations
prior to me being dismissed.
510
00:25:05,121 --> 00:25:09,773
I was on the phone with her
and she asked me once again
511
00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:10,241
Had I
512
00:25:11,043 --> 00:25:13,611
Decided, and I said I'd
like to hear closing arguments.
513
00:25:13,746 --> 00:25:15,546
Take us through
what happened when he removed
514
00:25:15,548 --> 00:25:17,681
You from the jury
and how you felt about it.
515
00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:22,486
He called me in 10 minutes
after I hung out with vicky
516
00:25:22,555 --> 00:25:23,420
And nolan.
517
00:25:23,422 --> 00:25:26,407
You know,
I mean, I had talked to him
518
00:25:26,442 --> 00:25:29,043
I think, several
times prior, but
519
00:25:29,045 --> 00:25:32,646
He called me in and he had me go
stand over there.
520
00:25:32,715 --> 00:25:34,949
And I thought
the way that he did
521
00:25:34,951 --> 00:25:36,250
It was very respectful.
522
00:25:36,252 --> 00:25:39,286
He told me, you know,
he wasn't saying.
523
00:25:39,322 --> 00:25:40,871
He even called answering.
It was too worried.
524
00:25:40,873 --> 00:25:42,640
He called me
525
00:25:42,642 --> 00:25:46,911
Diligent and diligent and
I paid attention because I did.
526
00:25:47,079 --> 00:25:48,879
I watched
527
00:25:48,881 --> 00:25:49,980
Everybody
528
00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:52,650
I get I've heard rumors
that they called me smiling
529
00:25:52,652 --> 00:25:54,985
Because I smiled at
everybody asked and I did.
530
00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:58,305
And just, you know,
try to be a positive person.
531
00:25:58,407 --> 00:26:01,609
But when he told me
that they had to do it
532
00:26:01,611 --> 00:26:04,245
For the integrity of the court,
533
00:26:04,347 --> 00:26:06,313
You got to remember, this time
I'm thinking
534
00:26:06,315 --> 00:26:11,218
My ex-husband did this
and I didn't know anything about
535
00:26:11,287 --> 00:26:13,621
The email or any of that.
536
00:26:13,623 --> 00:26:15,639
The judge gave you a reason.
537
00:26:15,641 --> 00:26:17,374
We've had some discussions
with you
538
00:26:17,376 --> 00:26:21,545
Over the past couple of days
concerning
539
00:26:21,647 --> 00:26:27,051
Indications
of conversations with
540
00:26:27,153 --> 00:26:31,038
A few folks,
not on the jury concerning the
541
00:26:31,123 --> 00:26:33,941
The case and expressing
542
00:26:33,943 --> 00:26:37,811
Some opinion about the case
despite my order
543
00:26:37,813 --> 00:26:41,682
To not discuss the case
with anyone
544
00:26:41,784 --> 00:26:43,951
That intentionally
or unintentionally
545
00:26:43,953 --> 00:26:47,821
You've had some discussions with
546
00:26:47,873 --> 00:26:51,141
Some folks not on the jury.
547
00:26:51,210 --> 00:26:56,280
Some conversation was brought up
concerning your
548
00:26:56,382 --> 00:26:58,415
Ex-husband,
549
00:26:58,417 --> 00:27:02,052
But that's not a part
of this consideration at all.
550
00:27:02,121 --> 00:27:02,686
When gwen
551
00:27:03,222 --> 00:27:05,139
And amy said that you were
you were chatty, that you
552
00:27:05,141 --> 00:27:07,541
Were talking a lot to people,
and that
553
00:27:07,543 --> 00:27:11,278
That was their impression
of why you were removed.
554
00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,448
Because if you were talking
that much with people in,
555
00:27:14,550 --> 00:27:15,182
You know, when you guys
556
00:27:15,584 --> 00:27:17,217
Were in the vehicles,
then you were probably,
557
00:27:17,219 --> 00:27:20,120
I guess, doing the same thing
on the outside
558
00:27:20,122 --> 00:27:23,307
Of of the time on the jury.
559
00:27:23,409 --> 00:27:25,843
I'm not a chatty person.
560
00:27:25,911 --> 00:27:28,045
I don't talk very much.
561
00:27:28,047 --> 00:27:30,180
I listen more than anything.
562
00:27:30,182 --> 00:27:31,615
I always have.
563
00:27:31,617 --> 00:27:34,618
Do you think the judge made
a mistake removing you?
564
00:27:34,820 --> 00:27:38,138
In all honesty, I do.
565
00:27:38,207 --> 00:27:39,873
You had put a lot of your time
and effort into.
566
00:27:39,875 --> 00:27:42,876
I did try. And it.
567
00:27:43,112 --> 00:27:47,481
Why do you think
you were removed from the jury?
568
00:27:47,550 --> 00:27:49,249
Because they couldn't read me.
569
00:27:49,251 --> 00:27:52,986
Joe, do you fault judge newman
for not
570
00:27:53,055 --> 00:27:55,839
Keeping the reins on becky
and making sure she understood
571
00:27:55,841 --> 00:27:57,574
What her job is?
572
00:27:57,576 --> 00:28:00,210
Well, that's a question
that lawyers have to answer
573
00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:02,246
Carefully.
574
00:28:02,248 --> 00:28:05,883
The process that preceded myra's
removal
575
00:28:05,985 --> 00:28:09,753
Included several days
in camera, backstage
576
00:28:09,955 --> 00:28:13,140
With the lawyers and judge
newman on these matters.
577
00:28:13,142 --> 00:28:15,209
I think it could have been done
differently.
578
00:28:15,211 --> 00:28:19,513
A more complete and backstage
investigation
579
00:28:19,615 --> 00:28:21,715
Might
have had a different result.
580
00:28:21,717 --> 00:28:25,519
And at
the point that judge newman
581
00:28:25,621 --> 00:28:26,086
Became
582
00:28:26,756 --> 00:28:29,273
Aware that there were
communications between jurors
583
00:28:29,275 --> 00:28:32,242
From myra, at least
at that point known to him,
584
00:28:32,445 --> 00:28:34,211
That's
when maybe the entire jury
585
00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:36,447
Should have been polled in much
the same way
586
00:28:36,449 --> 00:28:39,016
Has ultimately occurred
in the new trial proceeding.
587
00:28:39,018 --> 00:28:44,021
Was the defense aware of becky's
conversations with the jurors
588
00:28:44,073 --> 00:28:46,640
And why didn't the defense
step in
589
00:28:46,642 --> 00:28:50,010
And have a defense was involved
backstage in those proceedings.
590
00:28:50,012 --> 00:28:52,813
But but ultimately,
that's a judicial decision.
591
00:28:52,815 --> 00:28:55,082
That's a call
only the judge can make.
592
00:28:55,084 --> 00:28:59,386
And, you know, I can't
guess what the ultimate result
593
00:28:59,388 --> 00:28:59,920
Would have been
594
00:29:00,055 --> 00:29:01,672
If a more intense review of
595
00:29:01,674 --> 00:29:04,007
The jury had been made
at that point
596
00:29:04,009 --> 00:29:06,076
Before the jury ever
reached a decision
597
00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:09,046
Before they ever began
deliberations.
598
00:29:09,048 --> 00:29:11,381
Judge newman
599
00:29:11,383 --> 00:29:14,051
Wasn't happy
when he learned that becky hill
600
00:29:14,053 --> 00:29:16,186
Had talked to you
about this facebook post,
601
00:29:16,188 --> 00:29:18,238
Which turned out
to be completely
602
00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,608
Bogus or posted by someone
other than your ex-husband.
603
00:29:21,677 --> 00:29:25,112
What was your understanding
of his feelings on that?
604
00:29:25,181 --> 00:29:26,613
My understanding
605
00:29:26,615 --> 00:29:30,517
Was that he was not too
pleased with it.
606
00:29:30,586 --> 00:29:32,219
Why did you get the nickname
the egg lady?
607
00:29:32,221 --> 00:29:33,320
The egg juror
608
00:29:33,322 --> 00:29:35,606
I've only ever heard
about the egg juror and the egg
609
00:29:35,608 --> 00:29:39,476
Lady and walked in here today
and met you.
610
00:29:39,578 --> 00:29:41,478
This person is a lot
more than just someone
611
00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:42,679
Who picked up a dozen eggs.
612
00:29:42,681 --> 00:29:45,048
So tell us about
what happened there.
613
00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:45,749
All right.
614
00:29:46,085 --> 00:29:49,887
Well, one of the other jurors,
he had a friend
615
00:29:49,889 --> 00:29:53,407
That I guess lived next to him
that had
616
00:29:53,476 --> 00:29:56,109
Eggs, fresh farm, fresh eggs.
617
00:29:56,111 --> 00:30:00,214
He brought like 12 dozen
in for the jurors.
618
00:30:00,282 --> 00:30:02,583
And he gave all of us
a dozen eggs.
619
00:30:02,585 --> 00:30:04,685
They weren't cooked,
they weren't mold.
620
00:30:04,687 --> 00:30:06,987
They were just farm
fresh eggs in a car.
621
00:30:06,989 --> 00:30:11,008
And and the judge asked me,
what did I want to take
622
00:30:11,010 --> 00:30:12,743
When I left?
623
00:30:12,745 --> 00:30:16,246
I wanted my bottle of water,
my purse and my dozen eggs.
624
00:30:16,315 --> 00:30:20,284
Have you brought everything
that you have outside of
625
00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:22,052
You left some stuff in there.
626
00:30:22,054 --> 00:30:24,021
What do you have in there,
627
00:30:24,089 --> 00:30:24,354
Though?
628
00:30:24,456 --> 00:30:25,405
Some eggs.
629
00:30:25,407 --> 00:30:27,140
So a dozen eggs.
630
00:30:27,142 --> 00:30:31,178
A dozen eggs
631
00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:31,979
At the time.
632
00:30:32,248 --> 00:30:34,982
You have to remember,
we were just coming
633
00:30:35,117 --> 00:30:39,753
To where groceries were ungodly
and a dozen eggs was $8.
634
00:30:39,855 --> 00:30:42,372
I wanted my farm fresh eggs.
635
00:30:42,374 --> 00:30:43,807
I'm sorry. I'm a country girl.
636
00:30:43,809 --> 00:30:51,381
I like eggs.
637
00:30:51,483 --> 00:30:54,184
So what you're all suggesting
just too,
638
00:30:54,186 --> 00:30:59,106
Is that becky hill
was manipulating this jury
639
00:30:59,208 --> 00:31:04,278
To make sure that alec murdoch
was found guilty.
640
00:31:04,380 --> 00:31:05,245
Correct.
641
00:31:05,247 --> 00:31:07,648
Do you believe that? Yes.
642
00:31:07,650 --> 00:31:09,016
Do you believe that? I do.
643
00:31:09,018 --> 00:31:13,253
Do you believe that you
644
00:31:13,322 --> 00:31:16,306
You know, I know becky hill
only through this trial.
645
00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:18,408
I like her personally.
646
00:31:18,410 --> 00:31:21,879
I don't know whether she had
this grand scheme.
647
00:31:21,881 --> 00:31:23,680
We know
now that she was writing a book.
648
00:31:23,682 --> 00:31:24,982
Maybe she saw a guilty
649
00:31:24,984 --> 00:31:27,885
Verdict is more profitable
than a not guilty.
650
00:31:27,887 --> 00:31:31,538
But whether she is genuinely
the wizard behind the curtain
651
00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:32,673
In all of this.
652
00:31:32,675 --> 00:31:36,109
Yeah,
I don't think anyone knows that.
653
00:31:36,178 --> 00:31:38,478
Mandy, how did
654
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:42,282
How did you decide
that alec was guilty?
655
00:31:42,384 --> 00:31:45,385
Well, at first I was undecided
656
00:31:45,387 --> 00:31:50,007
And then we
657
00:31:50,109 --> 00:31:50,908
Then we discussed
658
00:31:50,910 --> 00:31:55,979
A little bit more and
659
00:31:56,048 --> 00:31:59,249
To me
it just kind of seemed like
660
00:31:59,318 --> 00:32:02,552
Everybody was just getting like,
anxious,
661
00:32:02,554 --> 00:32:06,607
Like the smokers and
662
00:32:06,709 --> 00:32:09,409
Everybody
was just ready to go home.
663
00:32:09,411 --> 00:32:13,413
So I guess
664
00:32:13,482 --> 00:32:16,483
I was like, okay,
then I guess would just say he's
665
00:32:16,485 --> 00:32:18,185
Guilty because,
666
00:32:18,187 --> 00:32:21,021
You know, obviously
he was going to go to jail
667
00:32:21,023 --> 00:32:24,641
For the financial stuff. So
668
00:32:24,710 --> 00:32:27,377
I just agreed with everybody
else.
669
00:32:27,379 --> 00:32:29,846
Well,
it was a very quick verdict.
670
00:32:29,848 --> 00:32:31,181
I remember that night. Yes.
671
00:32:31,183 --> 00:32:32,950
When you first went back in
672
00:32:32,952 --> 00:32:36,620
After the closing arguments
and the deliberations began,
673
00:32:36,689 --> 00:32:39,673
Did they initially
674
00:32:39,708 --> 00:32:42,376
Pull the jury,
the foreperson, say,
675
00:32:42,378 --> 00:32:44,544
Guilty or innocent
and go around the room
676
00:32:44,546 --> 00:32:47,614
After
we got our coffee? Spin? Yeah,
677
00:32:47,716 --> 00:32:50,617
We they
678
00:32:50,619 --> 00:32:52,952
Took a poll
we all wrote on a piece of paper
679
00:32:52,954 --> 00:32:55,906
And what did you write on that?
680
00:32:56,008 --> 00:32:58,041
Well, I was undecided.
681
00:32:58,043 --> 00:33:02,512
Did you write undecided? Yes.
682
00:33:02,581 --> 00:33:04,748
And then there was two no's,
683
00:33:04,750 --> 00:33:08,719
And then everybody else was yes.
684
00:33:08,787 --> 00:33:11,538
So then we kind of all
just kind of talked.
685
00:33:11,540 --> 00:33:14,541
We pulled some evidence out.
686
00:33:14,610 --> 00:33:16,343
A lot of people
that had more knowledge
687
00:33:16,345 --> 00:33:21,948
With guns,
they talked about the guns and
688
00:33:22,051 --> 00:33:23,750
They talked about the water hose
689
00:33:23,752 --> 00:33:28,238
And all the other
690
00:33:28,323 --> 00:33:32,109
Little things that
691
00:33:32,177 --> 00:33:35,195
Other people
had questions about.
692
00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:38,081
And then towards the end,
they asked
693
00:33:38,083 --> 00:33:41,785
If everybody was ready
to take another poll.
694
00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:42,953
And we did.
695
00:33:42,955 --> 00:33:45,939
And it was
696
00:33:46,075 --> 00:33:46,973
Anonymous.
697
00:33:46,975 --> 00:33:48,358
Everybody said yes.
698
00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,577
Do you believe he was guilty?
699
00:33:50,579 --> 00:33:53,046
I still had questions.
700
00:33:53,048 --> 00:33:56,583
What was your biggest hurdle
701
00:33:56,685 --> 00:33:58,035
In your doubt?
702
00:33:58,037 --> 00:34:01,304
They didn't never find the
the murder weapons,
703
00:34:01,356 --> 00:34:05,375
But in many murder trials,
there was not a weapon
704
00:34:05,477 --> 00:34:06,743
There. To me.
705
00:34:06,745 --> 00:34:11,248
I felt like they
706
00:34:11,350 --> 00:34:13,817
They had already like
707
00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:16,420
Had in their minds
that he was guilty,
708
00:34:16,422 --> 00:34:20,440
Like they didn't like
try to look for anybody else.
709
00:34:20,542 --> 00:34:22,709
So at the
710
00:34:22,711 --> 00:34:25,712
Evidentiary hearing,
711
00:34:25,881 --> 00:34:28,582
11 of the 12 said
that they weren't influenced by
712
00:34:28,584 --> 00:34:30,717
Becky hill.
713
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,720
And you testified
that you were influenced by her.
714
00:34:33,856 --> 00:34:36,840
Was your verdict
715
00:34:36,909 --> 00:34:39,242
Influenced in any way
716
00:34:39,244 --> 00:34:42,612
By the communications of
the clerk report in this case?
717
00:34:42,848 --> 00:34:44,114
No, ma'am. It was not.
718
00:34:44,116 --> 00:34:45,582
Absolutely not.
719
00:34:45,584 --> 00:34:49,553
W no, no, no, no, it was not.
720
00:34:49,655 --> 00:34:50,754
No, ma'am.
721
00:34:50,756 --> 00:34:51,772
No, ma'am.
722
00:34:51,774 --> 00:34:52,806
No, ma'am, it was not.
723
00:34:52,808 --> 00:34:55,575
No. Yes, ma'am.
724
00:34:55,577 --> 00:34:58,145
How do you feel about that now?
725
00:34:58,147 --> 00:35:00,180
I still feel that way.
726
00:35:00,182 --> 00:35:04,785
Who do
you think persuaded you to
727
00:35:04,887 --> 00:35:07,354
A guilty verdict?
728
00:35:07,356 --> 00:35:11,374
A little bit of what becky said.
729
00:35:11,477 --> 00:35:15,011
And then also
some of the jurors.
730
00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:16,880
Would you
put a percentage on that?
731
00:35:16,882 --> 00:35:18,482
How much of it was the jurors?
732
00:35:18,484 --> 00:35:20,617
How much of it was what becky
said?
733
00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:22,719
It's probably 50, 50,
734
00:35:22,721 --> 00:35:23,753
50, 50.
735
00:35:23,755 --> 00:35:24,221
Yeah.
736
00:35:24,223 --> 00:35:31,111
Yeah.
737
00:35:31,180 --> 00:35:35,248
11 of the jurors
very unconditionally said
738
00:35:35,317 --> 00:35:37,918
That either heard no comment
or if they heard a comment,
739
00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:39,619
It had no effect.
740
00:35:39,621 --> 00:35:43,707
One juror was ambivalent
in her testimony.
741
00:35:43,809 --> 00:35:47,544
She was then
examined her previous affidavit
742
00:35:47,646 --> 00:35:50,647
In which she said the effect,
if any,
743
00:35:50,649 --> 00:35:54,151
That she had was pressure
she felt from other jurors.
744
00:35:54,253 --> 00:35:56,319
The cases are myriad.
745
00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:58,121
That pressure from fellow jurors
746
00:35:58,123 --> 00:36:01,608
Is a part of the normal give
and take of jury deliberations.
747
00:36:01,610 --> 00:36:04,878
The court is not in quite
in any way
748
00:36:04,980 --> 00:36:07,948
About what is said
in those deliberations.
749
00:36:07,950 --> 00:36:10,417
I simply do not believe
750
00:36:10,419 --> 00:36:14,254
That the authority of our south
carolina supreme court
751
00:36:14,323 --> 00:36:18,675
Requires a new trial
in a very lengthy trial
752
00:36:18,677 --> 00:36:20,143
Such as this,
753
00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:24,214
On the strength of some fleeting
and foolish comments
754
00:36:24,316 --> 00:36:27,651
By publicity
influenced clerk of court.
755
00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:30,420
So joe, in the end
756
00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:33,173
Was not granted
a new trial based
757
00:36:33,175 --> 00:36:36,509
On becky's behavior.
758
00:36:36,578 --> 00:36:37,210
Right.
759
00:36:37,713 --> 00:36:40,480
And now the supreme court
is reviewing this decision.
760
00:36:40,649 --> 00:36:42,682
What happens next?
761
00:36:42,684 --> 00:36:43,683
Well, it's significant
762
00:36:43,685 --> 00:36:46,319
That the supreme court,
the appeals of both
763
00:36:46,321 --> 00:36:50,240
Both the murder conviction
and this new trial denial,
764
00:36:50,342 --> 00:36:53,343
Both went to our intermediate
court of appeals.
765
00:36:53,478 --> 00:36:55,779
It is significant that in state
supreme court,
766
00:36:55,781 --> 00:36:58,682
The highest appellate court
we have reached down,
767
00:36:58,684 --> 00:37:00,483
Took it away
from the court of appeals
768
00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:03,753
And now is going to hear it
in its original jurisdiction.
769
00:37:03,855 --> 00:37:06,239
They've combined and taken
both appeals.
770
00:37:06,241 --> 00:37:09,709
So the supreme court
feels some urgency about this,
771
00:37:09,811 --> 00:37:12,545
And it's
going to be very interesting.
772
00:37:12,547 --> 00:37:15,215
And what comes next for becky
hill?
773
00:37:15,217 --> 00:37:17,884
Well, you know,
I hate it for her.
774
00:37:17,886 --> 00:37:19,920
She has good lawyers.
775
00:37:19,922 --> 00:37:23,473
She is in that unfortunate phase
776
00:37:23,475 --> 00:37:26,776
Of being under investigation
for a variety of things,
777
00:37:26,778 --> 00:37:30,714
Which include this
jury tampering allegation,
778
00:37:30,782 --> 00:37:34,184
Some financial allegations
of impropriety.
779
00:37:34,253 --> 00:37:36,720
It has cannot be a happy place.
780
00:37:36,722 --> 00:37:40,573
So you decided to write a book
about your experience.
781
00:37:40,575 --> 00:37:44,978
What do you hope to get
from publishing your story?
782
00:37:45,047 --> 00:37:48,048
The truth gets out that
783
00:37:48,150 --> 00:37:51,985
I never wanted to write a book.
784
00:37:52,054 --> 00:37:54,387
I think it's something
the court should have done.
785
00:37:54,389 --> 00:37:55,672
They should have got it out.
786
00:37:55,674 --> 00:37:56,873
The truth.
787
00:37:56,875 --> 00:38:00,377
I've always said from day one
788
00:38:00,445 --> 00:38:04,214
It wasn't about innocence,
it wasn't about guilt.
789
00:38:04,283 --> 00:38:07,117
It's about a fair trial,
a fair process,
790
00:38:07,119 --> 00:38:10,053
And everybody should have that.
791
00:38:10,055 --> 00:38:15,308
Do you think murdoch is
a murderer?
792
00:38:15,377 --> 00:38:16,810
I can't say if he is.
793
00:38:16,812 --> 00:38:19,846
I can't say if he is a
I can say that
794
00:38:19,982 --> 00:38:23,983
I wasn't convinced
beyond a reasonable doubt.
795
00:38:24,019 --> 00:38:28,421
Do you think alex
murdoch murdered his family?
796
00:38:28,473 --> 00:38:31,474
It's hard to say,
797
00:38:31,710 --> 00:38:33,243
But you put guilty on the paper.
798
00:38:33,245 --> 00:38:36,880
I did? Yes. Why?
799
00:38:36,948 --> 00:38:39,883
Because it's a lot of other
800
00:38:39,885 --> 00:38:43,853
Jurors kind of
801
00:38:43,955 --> 00:38:45,438
Person
802
00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:46,039
Weighted me.
803
00:38:46,041 --> 00:38:49,275
I guess that
804
00:38:49,378 --> 00:38:52,379
There is no way
that he didn't do it.
805
00:38:52,481 --> 00:38:54,547
Thank you all very much.
806
00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:56,149
Great to have you with us today.
807
00:38:56,151 --> 00:39:39,992
Thanks for sharing your story.
808
00:39:40,042 --> 00:39:44,592
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