Jim Griffin stood at the podium and asked the question that has been hanging over this case since the Supreme Court ruling: did Becky Hill act alone?

The defense is not leaving it to speculation. They filed a federal civil rights lawsuit — a Section 1983 claim — against the former Colleton County Clerk, alleging she stripped Alex Murdaugh of his right to a fair trial. The court already agreed the trial was compromised. What the lawsuit wants to determine is how it was compromised, by whom, and whether Hill had help.

Civil discovery gives the defense something the criminal process never did: the ability to subpoena witnesses, compel depositions, and demand documents that might reveal the full picture. The complaint spotlights the removal of Myra Crosby from the jury — the egg lady juror whose departure during deliberations remains one of the most troubling unanswered questions from the original trial.

The financial piece is straightforward. The defense seeks over six hundred thousand dollars representing first-trial costs. They went out of their way to state publicly that Murdaugh will not personally receive any of it. The money goes to the receivership.

But the money is not the point. The investigation is. The defense argues the state had every opportunity to look into Hill’s conduct and chose not to. No thorough examination. No deep dive into who knew what. This suit is designed to force the investigation that should have happened already.

Tony Brueski is joined by criminal defense attorney Bob Motta, host of Defense Diaries, and retired FBI Chief of the Behavioral Analysis Program Robin Dreeke to break down the claim, the strategy, and what the defense believes it will find.

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