Becky Hill Arrested – Now What? We Unwind It, the Implications and Speculate if Hill will Flip to save Herself and her Son?
James Seidel 
Broken Badges: With Becky Hill Now Arrested, Will She Flip and Expose the Alleged Jury Tampering Conspiracy? We Investigate and Go Through the Jury Removal Timeline and More.
By James Seidel | CC News Network | Broken Badges Series
Walterboro, S.C. — In a case that has already rocked South Carolina’s justice system, former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill now faces four felony charges filed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), including two counts of misconduct in office, obstruction of justice, and perjury. But as the legal and political pressure mounts, legal analysts and insiders are speculating: could Hill now be cooperating with authorities to reveal a broader scheme to influence the verdict in the high-profile double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh?
What We Know: Hill’s Charges and Timeline
The warrants, filed Thursday, allege that Hill committed misconduct while overseeing the Murdaugh trial by having improper communications with jurors and denying under oath that she did so. The perjury charge stems from statements Hill made during a January 2024 hearing overseen by Justice Jean Toal, in which the state alleges that she falsely claimed that she had never allowed news media improper access to trial exhibits. SLED investigators now say that denial was knowingly false.
Attorney Joe McCulloch, who represents dismissed juror Myra Crosby (Juror 785), issued a statement Wednesday: “As counsel for two jurors in the Murdaugh murder trial, today’s indictment is yet another disturbing turn in a case defined by misconduct. The perjury charge against the former Colleton County Clerk of Court stems from her false denial—during a jury tampering hearing—that she allowed improper access to trial exhibits. SLED’s investigation now shows that denial was untrue. She also denied having improper contact with jurors, despite sworn affidavits and testimony from two jurors—including my client, Ms. Crosby—confirming that she did. Ms. Crosby, removed on the first day of deliberations, believes she was deliberately targeted to deny Mr. Murdaugh a fair trial. This case demands accountability. The public deserves answers”.
Crosby, who was removed from the jury on the first day of deliberations, believes she was targeted specifically to ensure a guilty verdict against Alex Murdaugh. The official reason given for her removal was based on an anonymous email and a false Facebook post, both claiming she had discussed the case outside court, and both presented to the court on the same day. But the email—admittedly sent by Domino’s Pizza employee Christine Avery, who had close connections to Hill and the Luna Shark media group—has since raised serious concerns about credibility, coordination, and motive.
Timeline: Myra Crosby and the Removal of Juror 785 (Egg Lady)
Friday February 17, 2023
Jurors for the Murdaugh trial are served Domino’s Pizza. Domino’s Pizza is the only non-local food the jury ate during the entire trial. Hill and Avery have been referred to as friends.
Saturday February 18th, 2023
Myra Crosby and her husband reportedly deliver a refrigerator that day to tenants, one of whom works at Domino’s. Christine Avery, also a Domino’s employee, is allegedly acquainted or friends with Becky Hill. “I did not say anything to them about me being on the trial. Hell, I didn’t even tell my own son that I was on this Jury. They did ask my husband if I was on it, and he responded with yes, but she can’t talk about any of it”, said Crosby in her groundbreaking book on alleged jury tampering in the Murdaugh trial, Because Enough is Enough.
Thursday February 23, 2023
Alex Murdaugh takes the stand in his own defense. Crosby, seated across the witness box, describes in her book of an emotional moment where some jurors teared up from Murdaugh crying about the loss of his wife and son, including herself. She slides a box of tissues to another the former jury foreman, who then passes them to Murdaugh. This moment is widely reported, like through this Tweet below from a former FBI agent.
Friday February 24, 2023
Clerk Becky Hill later allegedly lied the court that she saw a Facebook post on this date, alleging that it was made by Juror 785’s ex-husband, claiming 785 was talking about the case. The post is never recovered, because it never existed. Tim Stone, the alleged poster about juror 785, had deleted and apologized for a post on Thursday February 16, deleted eight days before Hill says she found it on Walterboro Word of Mouth on Facebook, casting even more doubt on Hill’s story. You have to ask yourself, how exactly did Hill see a post on Feb 24, when the post she’s referring to was deleted on Feb 16th?
This Tim Stone was not affiliated with Myra Crosby in any form or fashion, and Stone’s post was not relevant to Crosby at all. This Tim Stone and Myra Crosby never knew each other.
February 27, 2023 (Monday)
Hill reports the fake Facebook post to Judge Clifton Newman after she says she overhears Newman discussing a juror. On the exact same day that Hill told Newman about the now fake Facebook post, Judge Newman receives an anonymous email, later revealed to be from Christine Avery, accusing Juror 785 of “juror misconduct”. Avery is well known to be a Luna Shark Discord member with close to 100 posts about Murdaugh and is acquaintance or friend to Becky Hill.
Hill claims she “figured” the post referred to Juror 785 when asked about it by Judge Newman. This is the exchange about the Facebook post between Hill and defense attorney Dick Harpootlian during Justice Toal’s evidentiary hearing in January 2024:
“When I was in the courtroom on a Monday morning, listening to the judge and the attorneys talking about a matter, it sounded like it was relevant to each other,” Hill said.
“You knew it was tied to that juror—785?” Harpootlian asked.
“I didn’t know that it was. I wasn’t sure at all,” Hill replied.
“Who do you think it was tied to?” Harpootlian pressed.
“From what y’all were talking about at the bench, I felt like I needed to let him [Newman] know, just in case it was related. There was something about an ex-husband and an ex-wife, and somebody being on the jury,” Hill said.
Why would Hill automatically “figure” it was about Crosby? Did Hill know about Avery’s email in advance of it being sent to Newman, and was this part of some greater scheme?
This may also give us insight as to what was in the anonymous email that Avery said she sent to Newman, when Hill said, “There was something about an ex-husband and an ex-wife, and somebody being on the jury,”
Watch the exact moment Hill describes the fake Facebook post to Dick Harpootlian. The video starts at that moment.
February 28, 2023 (Tuesday)
Judge Newman meets with counsel to discuss the anonymous email from Christine Avery, sent to him the day before. That evening, Myra Crosby is questioned in Judge’s chambers. Later that night, SLED agents allegedly remove Crosby’s tenants from their home and interrogate them, allegedly coercing affidavits the next day.
Attorney Eric Bland appears on a YouTube livestream discussing a “note sent to the judge” about a juror, just hours after it was discussed in the Newman’s chambers, in private. This information was not yet public. Bland’s connection to Luna Shark and the Attorney General’s office is well-known, and well documented by Bland himself saying he and Creighton Waters spoke or texted daily. How exactly did Eric Bland get information that was just discussed privately in Newman’s chambers just hours prior? Bland did not work for the prosecution or the defense. Was it someone from the prosecution?
If a member of the prosecution disclosed confidential details from a judge’s private chambers meeting to an attorney —who was not part of the prosecution or defense—that could constitute serious prosecutorial misconduct. Such a disclosure may violate court confidentiality rules, prejudice the defendant’s right to a fair trial, and warrant disciplinary action or legal scrutiny. Maybe the FBI should investigate that.
Eric Bland video of him speaking on the night of Feb 28th, 2023 Telling the YouTube audience about a note sent to the judge about a juror “talking”.
March 1, 2023 (Wednesday)
Crosby’s tenants appear in court and are held for nine hours before being asked to sign pre-prepared affidavits as to what they told SLED agents the night before. The tenants alleged they didn’t look at what they signed and just wanted to get out of there after 9 hours sitting alone. The tenants felt abused, coerced into signing the affidavit. That morning, Eric Bland tweets about jurors and their votes, raising concerns about jury tampering. Bland makes the statement on his Twitter, “Right now at least 10 jurors’ minds are made up”. How does Bland know that 10 jurors have their minds made up? Who told him that? Becky Hill wrote in her book that she believed the verdict was going to be a quick one. How did Hill know that?
March 2, 2023 (Thursday)
Juror 785, Myra Crosby, is officially dismissed just before closing arguments that afternoon. The official reason is might have engaged in unverified juror misconduct alleged by Becky Hill and Christine Avery. This action removes an undecided or “not guilty” vote from deliberations. Ask yourself, who would NOT want a hung jury?
Aftermath:
Murdaugh is convicted in less than 45 minutes after Myra Crosby was removed, but the jury made it look good and extended it to 3 hours. Public questions arise about the timing and orchestration of Crosby’s removal, the day of deliberations. Allegations mount against Becky Hill for jury tampering. Evidence suggests a coordinated effort involving outside actors with direct access to the prosecution.
Crosby co-authors a book detailing her removal and questioning the legitimacy of the trial itself and that Murdaugh’s 6th Amendment Rights were trampled upon. Becky Hill later faces multiple felony charges.
Eric Bland went on to win millions for his clients against Murdaugh. Tinsley gets settlements close to $20 million for his clients against Parker’s and Murdaugh for the Paul Murdaugh boat crash. Matney goes on to publish a book and secure a movie deal about her putting Murdaugh away in prison for his crimes.
The sequence of events stated in this article suggests that a conspiracy may have existed to ensure Crosby would never be in the jury room for deliberations—raising ongoing questions about the fairness of Alex Murdaugh’s conviction.
Currently, the state of South Carolina is not releasing the anonymous email and keeping the seal order in place by Newman, who purportedly placed it under seal to protect Juror 785’s identity. Well Juror 785 is Myra Catherine Crosby, of Colleton County, SC. She came out publicly in her book, so what is the state truly protecting? Because it’s not Crosby’s identity.
Speculation has been drawn that Avery never actually wrote the anonymous email. In her own words, Avery has never said she wrote the email, she only said, “I am the one who emailed Judge Newman about the “egg lady” talking”. Leaving speculation that Avery didn’t actually write the email, that someone else wrote it for her and told her where and when to send it. That speculation is based upon Avery’s own writing and spelling skills seen below.
Since the sealed anonymous email isn’t being released by the state, and McCulloch cannot speak about what he knows about the anonymous email, the CC News Network asked McCulloch a general question about anonymous emails. We asked: “In your professional experience, how common is it for an anonymous email to exhibit a writing style or skill level that might not align with the public persona of the purported author? Hypothetically, if someone known for subpar grammar and spelling were credited with an email written at a high level of proficiency, could that suggest collaboration or influence from someone with stronger writing skills, such as an attorney or journalist”?
Here’s is McCulloch’s response to our hypothetical question about anonymous emails, “Anonymous emails offer a fabulous opportunity for fakery and misdirection, and often are an artifice used to avoid a defamation claim. The hypothetical you suggest of a person of sub par English skills, linguistic or writing skills producing a polished, urbane written product would generally and logically suggest assistance or another’s authorship”.
Has SLED ever investigated this? Because there is the distinct possibility of several South Carolina laws being broken if there was a scheme to have Juror 785 removed. If someone had Avery send a well written anonymous email to Newman, they could be criminally liable under:
Jury Tampering (§ 16-9-340)
Criminal Conspiracy (§ 16-17-410)
Obstruction of Justice (Common Law)
Subornation of Perjury (§ 16-9-10) (if affidavits were involved)
Could Becky Hill Be Flipping?
The CC News Network was the first to exclusively report that Hill is under a surrogate investigation being handled by the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Lexington, S.C. A surrogate investigation occurs when the Attorney General’s Office delegates an active probe to a solicitor due to potential conflicts of interest. Now that Hill has been arrested and arraigned, if she knows of the conspiracy and scheme to remove Juror 785, Hill could provide key information on the jury tampering by outsiders that led to Crosby being released, in exchange for leniency in sentencing or a reduced plea. Now may be the time for Hill to come forward with what she knows—potentially leveraging that information to help her son in his alleged wiretapping case stemming from his time as Colleton County’s I.T. Director.
Such cooperation could shed light on whether the effort to remove Juror 785 was an orchestrated act involving others who stood to benefit financially and professionally from a guilty verdict—including high-profile attorneys, media figures, and/or parties with civil suits tied to Murdaugh’s conviction. This whole House of Cards may tumble, and that would make for a gripping movie on Hulu or Netflix?
A Web of Influence: Luna Shark, Bland, Tinsley, and Timing
From February 24 to March 2, 2023, critical days during which Crosby was investigated and ultimately removed, several developments occurred. These include:
- Anonymous email to Judge Newman (“Sent” from Christine Avery, allegedly not written by Avery, according to Avery herself)
- Fabricated Facebook post cited that Becky Hill claims she saw, but didn’t exist
- Eric Bland, an attorney and Luna Shark podcaster, publicly acknowledging the existence of an email/note’s existence hours after Crosby’s meeting with Judge Newman. Eric Bland was the first person to publicly state anything about any email or note passed to Newman. The email and/or note was never made public by the state.
Bland and attorney Mark Tinsley—another key figure in the civil litigation tied to Murdaugh—were both publicly expressing fears of a hung jury or acquittal. Tinsley, who later secured multimillion-dollar settlements for his clients in the boat wreck involving Mallory Beach and Paul Murdaugh, stated in media interviews that he feared Murdaugh would be acquitted. It’s fair to speculate, if Murdaugh was acquitted, the settlement value of the cases Tinsley had pending against Murdaugh would dramatically diminish. The guilty verdict greased the path to the multi-million-dollar settlements.
Think about this: Alex Murdaugh was found guilty because Myra Crosby, the egg lady, was removed the day of deliberations exactly one week after she got misty eyed and slid tissues to another juror to give to Murdaugh who was crying on the stand.
The people allegedly responsible for Crosby’s removal and securing the guilty verdict are Becky Hill—now charged with perjury and three other felonies—and Christine Avery. Just think about that for a moment. Both are or were alleged friends. Avery, a person with apparently limited writing skills and a widely known connection to Luna Shark—even thanking them and attorney Mark Tinsley for all their help—supposedly wrote a well-crafted email to Judge Newman. That email laid out a detailed scenario alleging that Crosby was openly discussing the trial and the guilt or innocence of Murdaugh, prompting Judge Newman to remove her “to protect the integrity of the process.” Newman acknowledged the juror’s attentiveness and service, emphasizing that he was “not suggesting [she] intentionally did anything wrong.”
1. The Clerk’s Role and Violation of Judicial Procedure
Becky Hill, as Clerk of Court, is an officer of the court—but not authorized to independently question jurors or interfere with deliberative processes.
Judges alone are empowered to question jurors about potential misconduct, and only under specific procedural safeguards.
Hill’s conduct constituted an unauthorized ex parte communication, which is a serious breach of the integrity of the trial process.
Newman said: “I’m not too pleased about the clerk interrogating a juror instead of bringing it to me.”
That’s more than a casual concern—it’s an admission that the process was compromised.
2. Grounds for Mistrial Under South Carolina Law
A mistrial is warranted when external influences or misconduct risk tainting the impartiality of the jury. According to SC and federal case law:
Juror tampering, even attempted or unintentional, triggers a presumption of prejudice (Remmer v. United States, 347 U.S. 227).
The burden then shifts to the State to prove the influence was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
Hill’s actions—combined with her subsequent perjury charge—would likely meet the threshold for presumed prejudice.
3. Judge Newman’s Duty to Safeguard the Trial
Upon learning that the clerk:
Questioned a sitting juror
Brought unsubstantiated claims from a false Facebook post
And may have relied on an anonymous, unsourced email from a known associate
…Judge Newman had the discretion and, arguably, the constitutional duty to declare a mistrial to ensure the Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. Even on the final day of the trial.
Unanswered Questions and Delayed Accountability
It took 402 days to arrest Murdaugh for the double murder of his wife and son. It took SLED longer to act than it took the Warren Commission to investigate JFK’s assassination—yet after all the accusations of jury tampering against Hill, they’ve only now filed criminal charges, and notably, none of them mention tampering. Why has no one been charged with conspiracy to remove a juror? And who really “wrote” the anonymous email?
Also under scrutiny is Hill’s son, Jeffrey “Colt” Hill, who was arrested in November 2023 for allegedly wiretapping a Colleton County official’s phone call and deleting or factory-resetting multiple phones after learning of the pending criminal investigation of his mother, Becky Hill.
What Happens Next?
If Hill would cooperate, the implications would be seismic. It could mean juror 785’s removal was not just made-up misconduct allegation but part of a much wider conspiracy. That raises serious questions: Who coached Avery? Could a media group, a podcast empire, and powerful lawyers have been complicit in influencing the outcome of South Carolina’s most notorious trial?
Justice Toal, in her January 2024 ruling, said Hill’s actions were simply “fleeting and foolish” but ultimately not enough to merit a new trial for Murdaugh. This is the trial of the century, and Toal only says clerk Hill’s comments are “fleeting and foolish”? Toal admitted that Hill had conversations with Murdaugh jurors. Something our U.S. Supreme Court would not consider as “fleeting and foolish”. Does this feel like gaslighting by Toal?
But if Hill provides evidence of a coordinated scheme, the South Carolina Supreme Court may be forced to give Alex Murdaugh a new trial.
Conclusion: Time Will Tell
As the Broken Badge of Becky Hill now faces full accountability, legal experts suggest the state may have its best chance yet to untangle what really happened behind the scenes of the Murdaugh trial. The spotlight is now on prosecutors: will they expose all players involved, or protect the verdict at all costs, including political and professional careers?
Becky Hill may soon be the key to answering those questions. If she chooses to fully cooperate, she could blow the lid off what may be one of South Carolina’s most disturbing examples of legal manipulation in modern history.
For now, Hill remains free on bond, facing felony charges and a long list of ethics violations. But the bigger question isn’t what she’s been charged with—it’s what she hasn’t been charged with. It’s also what she knows—and whether she’s finally ready to talk.
If the state accepted Hill’s alleged knowledge of a grander scheme to manipulate the jury for a guilty verdict, then the state also would have someone besides themselves to blame for the alleged jury tampering and the re-trial of Alex Murdaugh.
Stay with CC News Network as we continue our Pulitzer-worthy investigation into what may be South Carolina’s most significant case of judicial misconduct in modern history.
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