Rebecca Killy, Creighton Waters

CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTS NAME: Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill listens as Prosecutor Creighton Waters makes closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh’s trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. 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.(Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)