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Alex Murdaugh's defense wants to call jurors back after claims the court clerk pressured them to convict the former South Carolina lawyer of killing his wife and son.

Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want a new trial, accusing the court clerk of improperly influencing the jury and betraying her oath of office for money and fame.

Much of the motion centres around juror number 785 – who became known as the egg juror when she was dismissed hours before the jury began deliberations

Murdaugh’s attorneys accused South Carolina Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill of pressuring jurors to return a guilty verdict in his murder trial

Alex Murdaugh has demanded a retrial for the murders of his wife and son, alleging that the court clerk told jurors “not to be fooled” by him.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for convicted murder Alex Murdaugh want a new trial, accusing the court clerk of improperly influencing the jury and betraying her oath of office for money

South Carolina attorney Jack Swerling said he’s never head of court personnel being accused of jury tampering in the state.

The elected court clerk in the murder trial of disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh warned jurors about defense testimony, met privately with a jury foreperson, and “invented a story” about a Facebook post that got a juror removed, according to allegations in a motion for a new trial.

In a TV interview Wednesday, Alex Murdaugh's lawyers accused court clerk Rebecca Hill of jury tampering and said their client deserves a new trial based on her "illegal" conduct.

The court clerk in Alex Murdaughs trial could have jeopardized his conviction, legal expert have claimed.