Buster Murdaugh was seen a day after his father’s murder conviction was overturned, and he won a new trial
On Thursday, Buster Murdaugh, 30, Alex’s son, was seen by Fox News Digital on the porch of his home in Bluffton, South Carolina, one day after the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a judge’s misconduct tainted the 2023 case that sent his father for life.
Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina attorney convicted of murdering his wife and son, is getting a second shot in court after the state’s highest court threw out his murder charges over alleged juror harassment by former Colleton County Court Clerk Rebecca “Becky” Hill.
The Murdaugh family’s housekeeper, Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson, in her first statement following the dramatic reversal, told Fox News Digital that while she believes the guilty verdict brought justice to Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, she respects the legal process.
“Today’s decision has brought out many emotions for me. Since the murders of Maggie and Paul, I have tried to talk about everything honestly, with dignity, and with respect for the people we lost. When I wrote “Inside the Murdaugh House, Between the Unique Friendship, Blanca and Maggie,” I openly discussed my fears about the possibility of a retrial.”
In his letter, Turrubiate wrote that he believed Murdaugh’s guilty verdict was “justice for them,” and he believes it “must stand.”
“At the same time, I respect the legal process and I understand the court’s responsibility to ensure justice under the law.” My hope going forward is that Maggie and Paul don’t get lost in the headlines, speculation, or noise surrounding this case.
At the center of the dramatic backlash is Hill, who presided over the trial and was later accused of improperly influencing the jury. According to the court, Hill made comments that may have swayed the jury’s view of the evidence and forced a guilty verdict.
According to testimony reviewed by the court, jurors said Hill told them to “watch him closely,” “watch his actions,” and “not be fooled” by the opponent.
One judge recalled “that Hill told jurors not to be fooled by evidence presented by Murdaugh’s defense,” according to the document, saying, “They will say things that will try to confuse you.”
The documents state that Hill tried to “insert himself into the jury’s deliberations with these words, which were consistent with his desire to be found guilty in order to sell more copies of the book he planned to write.”
The decision refers to the court’s post-trial finding that, “Hill was attracted to the celebrity appeal” and “gave in to his desire for public attention at this time to defeat his duty in his oath of office.”
“Therefore, we conclude Murdaugh’s right to a fair trial by an impartial jury was violated, and the post-trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial,” the ruling said.
Because Hill was the court’s top official, his words carried unusual weight and raised serious concerns that the judge’s decision might not be based solely on the evidence presented at trial.
In December 2025, Hill pleaded guilty to four counts – obstruction of justice and perjury for showing a reporter pictures of the courtroom and then lying about it, and two counts of misconduct in office for taking bonuses and promoting a book he wrote about the case in his public office.
“There is no excuse for the mistakes I made. I am ashamed of them and I will carry that shame for the rest of my life,” Hill said in a statement read to the court.
He was sentenced to three years in prison.
In 2023, Murdaugh was convicted of shooting his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, at the family’s hunting lodge in 2021.
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The lawsuit revealed a web of lies, including Murdaugh’s opioid addiction and millions in stolen client money.
Although he officially won on Wednesday, Murdaugh will not rest easy. He is still in prison serving long sentences for a series of financial crimes that cemented his fall from power.
For his financial crimes, Murdaugh was sentenced to 27 years in state prison after pleading guilty to 22 charges, including money laundering and breach of trust. In federal court, he received a 40-year sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, which he served concurrently with his federal term.
Although his murder charges and subsequent life sentences were overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday, he remains behind bars to serve the fines.
Fox News Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca contributed to this report.
