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Alex Murdaugh murder trial 'egg juror' fights to unseal state investigation into Becky Hill

Former felony prosecutor and trial attorney Andrea Lewis explains why the South Carolina Supreme Court tossed Alex Murdaugh’s conviction on ‘Fox Report.’ A new court filing from a former juror in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial reveals her continued efforts to make public the alleged jury tampering evidence from the 2023 trial. Juror Myra Crosby, known as the "egg juror," filed documents saying that the public should have access to the state's investigation into Becky Hill, who is the former Colleton County, South Carolina, court clerk, court filings show. Crosby earned her nickname after she was dismissed just hours before deliberations and famously asked a judge if she could retrieve a carton of a dozen fresh eggs and her purse that she had left behind in the jury room. Myra Crosby, known as the "egg juror," exits Colleton County courthouse in Walte

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Alex Murdaugh moves for new home for double-murder retrial

Legal experts Donna Rotunno and Josh Ritter discuss Alex Murdaugh's possible retrial after his double murder conviction was overturned. South Carolina's Supreme Court cited alleged jury tampering by County Clerk Becky Hill as the cause for…

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Alex Murdaugh moves for new home for double-murder retrial

Legal experts Donna Rotunno and Josh Ritter discuss Alex Murdaugh's possible retrial after his double murder conviction was overturned. South Carolina's Supreme Court cited alleged jury tampering by County Clerk Becky…

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Alex Murdaugh murder trial 'egg juror' fights to unseal state investigation into Becky Hill

Former felony prosecutor and trial attorney Andrea Lewis explains why the South Carolina Supreme Court tossed Alex Murdaugh’s conviction on ‘Fox Report.’ A new court filing from a former juror in the Alex Murdaugh…

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