1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: You're listening to Crime Alert Hourly Update, a brand new 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: five minute podcast from Nancy Grace and Crime Online. I'm 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: Jackie Howard, executive producer for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: Each hour on the Hour hour, reporters and experts bring 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: you the latest and true crime in just five minutes. 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: We provide real time updates on high profile cases, missing 7 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: person alerts, trial developments, and all the gripping true crime 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: stories you need to know. Here's the latest episode. Be 9 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: sure to follow the Crime Alert Hourly Update on your 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: favorite podcast app. 11 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: Crime Alert. I'm Drew Nelson breaking crime news now, new 12 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: developments and the Alex Murdau murders. The South Carolina Supreme 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 2: Court has agreed to review whether a judge was wrong 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 2: to deny a new trial with a defense arguing that 15 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 2: the trial is tainted by jury tampering. You may remember 16 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: murdas the disgraced attorney convicted of murdering his wife and son, 17 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: using a different gun on each shortly before this body 18 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 2: cam footage. That's Saul, Yes, sir, they've already checked them. 19 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: They did check them. 20 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: The subsision that they're dead, Yes, sir, that's what. 21 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 2: It looks like. The defense argues the jury tampering was 22 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: orchestrated by former Collinson County Clerk Rebecca Hill, whom they 23 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: claim influenced the jury for personal gain. In the original trial, 24 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: Murdaw was found guilty of the two murders at their 25 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: Callinton County home, and the defense says Hill was motivated 26 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 2: by the potential profits from her self published book when 27 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: she told jurors not to be swayed by the defendant's 28 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: emotional testimony. A lawyer from Murdaw says quote the trial 29 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,919 Speaker 2: court abused its discretion when finding that the jury's verdict 30 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: was not affected by miss Hill's tampering. Hill's credibility was 31 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: called into question after she admitted plagiarizing parts of her book. 32 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: The book has been removed from publication. She ended up 33 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: resigning as county clerk after the South Carolina Law Enforcement 34 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: Division launched an investigation. A judge denied the request for 35 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: a new trial, saying the defense had not provided sufficient 36 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: evidence that Hill's comments influenced the jury's decision. Defense attorneys 37 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 2: cite the significant public interest and legal importance of the 38 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 2: case and pushing for the South Carolina Supreme Court to 39 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 2: consider whether a state official secret advocacy for a guilty 40 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: verdict automatically warrants a new trial. The defense argues that 41 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 2: could set precedent. Quote. This case is about more than 42 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: just one trial. It's about preserving the integrity of the 43 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: justice system. Murdaw's case has gained widespread attention, partly due 44 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: to a prior scandal involving his son. Before the murders, 45 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 2: the son was involved in a fatal boat accident that 46 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: resulted in the death of a young woman, further complicating 47 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: the family's legal troubles and leading to lawsuits. Alex Murdau, meanwhile, 48 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: is serving two life sentences for the killings. For the 49 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 2: latest crime and justice news, follow the Crime Alert hourly 50 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 2: update on your favorite podcast app. With this crime Alert, 51 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: I'm Drew Nelson. 52 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: To stay informed, stay safe and ahead with Crime Alert 53 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: hourly update. Follow the podcasts now on your favorite podcast app.