Overview
- Former Colleton County clerk Mary Rebecca “Becky” Hill admitted to obstruction, perjury and misconduct for showing sealed crime scene photos to a journalist and lying under oath.
- Judge Heath P. Taylor sentenced Hill to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service and said punishment would have been harsher if jury tampering had been proven.
- Prosecutors said Hill promoted a trial book through her office and took nearly $10,000–$12,000 in unauthorized bonuses, and she brought restitution to court.
- Investigators linked leaked images to Hill using photo metadata and her courthouse key-card access to the locked exhibit room, according to Solicitor Rick Hubbard.
- Hill resigned in March 2024 and still faces a 76-count ethics complaint, and her conduct features in Murdaugh’s ongoing appeals after an earlier retrial bid was denied.