Thad Moore and Glenn Smith , The Post and Courier; Court clerk Becky Hill admits plagiarizing part of Murdaugh trial book from BBC reporter
"Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill admitted plagiarizing the opening section of her book on the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial after her co-author suspended sales and vowed never to work with her again.
In a Dec. 26 statement, Hill’s lawyers said she lifted much of the book’s preface from a BBC reporter’s work, saying she was under pressure because of tight deadlines for the self-published book. Attorneys Justin Bamberg and Will Lewis said Hill was “deeply remorseful” for her “unfortunate lapse in judgment.”
The plagiarized passages were unearthed by Hill’s co-author, Neil Gordon, after messages from Hill’s government email account were made public earlier in December. The plagiarism scandal deepens the troubles facing the embattled clerk, who already was accused of ethics violations and jury tampering during the Murdaugh trial."
