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Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders Paperback – July 20, 2023

by Rebecca "Becky" H. Hill (Author), Neil R. Gordon (Author), Ronda Rich (Foreword)
3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 725 ratings
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"From beginning to end, here is the true story of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial from a courthouse insider, who witnessed it all… and more!” –Nancy Grace, legal commentator and television journalist

"This book is not only historically significant, it is well written and a treat. Pull up a comfortable chair and be prepared to stay there until the last page is read.” –Ronda Rich, bestselling author and syndicated columnist

"This inside view really gives the reader insight into what went into this 'Trial of the Century.' What a brilliantly written publication.” –The Walker Family

Becky Hill has been villainized by Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys in the press and they’ve made very serious allegations of jury tampering against Ms. Hill. Thousands of words in Behind the Doors of Justice are dedicated to the 18 men and women who served on the jury or who were alternates. Read what Becky said that’s caused such a stir. Just remember, just because a lawyer says it’s so, doesn’t mean it is!

A once prestigious lawyer on trial … raised in the Low Country of South Carolina, Hampton County.

A look at the Murdaugh Murders trial through the eyes of Rebecca “Becky” Hill, the Clerk of Court—with 40+ exclusive photos! She explains her extensive role that has caused such controversy—with amazing visitors and courtroom personnel she met along the way!

Rebecca “Becky” Hill had known the Murdaugh family for decades. Family members of Becky’s were involved in the moonshine conspiracy together in the 1950s where Buster Murdaugh was later indicted and then acquitted.

For years, Becky had known about the rumors of corruption and crime surrounding the Murdaugh family. These accusations came and went, nothing sticking long enough to bring clarity or a clear conviction. Becky had also known of good deeds done by the Murdaughs. She was there when Randolph Murdaugh received the Order of the Palmetto, the highest honor bestowed on a civilian by the Governor of South Carolina.

What she didn’t know was that Richard Alexander “Alex” Murdaugh was capable of murdering his own wife and son.
Serving as the Clerk of Court at the time of the trial, Becky Hill was present in the courtroom in the case of the State of South Carolina v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh trial … and beyond.

Join her on her journey as she visits the crime scene, shares heartfelt details about the Judge and people involved, navigates the massive media frenzy, delves into her own family’s history with the Murdaughs, and ultimately, reads the guilty verdicts on live television. The verdicts that would put Alex Murdaugh away for two life sentences with no possibility of parole.

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    July 20, 2023
  4. Dimensions
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  5. ISBN-13
    979-8988734215
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CCCN5WQ5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wind River Media LLC (July 20, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8988734215
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.54 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 725 ratings

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Customers find the book easy to read and interesting. They say it provides great insider insights and down-to-earth topics. Opinions are mixed on the writing quality, with some finding it well-written and traditional, while others say it's repetitive.

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Customers find the book amazing, interesting, and well-written. They say there is not a wasted word and they have a hard time putting it down. Readers also mention the author did a wonderful job and the book is entertaining and informative.

"...of the Clerk of Court but I kept reading the book because it was so entertaining and informative...." Read more

"...amazing behind the scene information of her family, it was well worth the time and money spent reading it." Read more

"...Very well done! I imagine there are more books to be written by Ms Hill." Read more

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Customers find the book informative, interesting, and easy to read. They say it provides great insider insights and down-to-earth topics. Readers also mention the book offers much insight into the relationships of those connected to the Trial of the Century.

"...but I kept reading the book because it was so entertaining and informative...." Read more

"...With awesome pictures and some amazing behind the scene information of her family, it was well worth the time and money spent reading it." Read more

"...The book answered a lot of questions even some I didn’t know to ask! There is not a wasted word & I had a hard time putting the book down...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book. Some mention it's well-written, easy to read, and has that traditional Southern charm. Others say the writing is repetitive, uninteresting, and the grammar is pretty bad. They also mention the book reads like a gossip column.

"I’m a true crime book worm. Becky’s book was an easy read with down to earth topics...." Read more

"...The writing is not stellar, despite author friend Rose's prediction to Hill that "You possess the talent to write this book, and you must" (p. 170)..." Read more

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"Becky Hill , it turns out is full of herself and in a lot of trouble with her lies and flat out plagiarism." Read more

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I’m a true crime book worm. Becky’s book was an easy read with down to earth topics. I especially enjoyed the Murdaugh-Hill connection back in the “old days” with the moonshine story. Becky seemed truly excited about her job and was overjoyed at being elected to the Clerk of Court position. With awesome pictures and some amazing behind the scene information of her family, it was well worth the time and money spent reading it.
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Kandy K
5.0 out of 5 stars Relatable, well-written and informative.
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023
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I would not have read this book if not for the defense’s claims of impropriety. I started the book to see if their claims had any basis as even pundits who supported the guilty verdict seem to agree there may have been violations. By the end of the 1st couple of chapters, it was clear to me there was no wrongdoing on the part of the Clerk of Court but I kept reading the book because it was so entertaining and informative. Ms. Becky, as she was called during the trial, was more than fair and sympathetic to the defense team, defendant & the victims. Highly recommend.
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Ashley Flynn
1.0 out of 5 stars Unprofessional, Unethical, Many Errors, Disgraceful
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
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Becky shouldn't have written this book since she is an elected official. There are so many sections of her book where she outlines how unprofessional she is, how she is extremely opinionated on the Murdaugh's, how her biggest worry was that the jury wouldn't vote guilty, etc. She got so many basic facts completely wrong.

I was shocked to read that she was out drinking and partying with members of the media DURING the trial! She discussed the case outside of the courtroom repeatedly, per her own admissions in this book.

Becky is just a small town person who had never even been on an airplane before and decided to exploit her position and insert herself where she didn't belong so that she could write this book, go on trips, "be the hostess with the mostess" (her exact words about herself), and try to turn a profit.

It's revoltingly unprofessional. A true disgrace. I do not recommend anyone waste their time on this garbage. I've got a feeling she will be prosecuted very soon anyway, so you can watch her in her own trial where all the facts will come out!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Courthouse Goings-On
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
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(Disclosure: I watched the Murdaugh trial in its entirety via Court TV.) If you don't expect much from this book, you won't be disappointed. Don't be fooled by more than 200 pages of text and photos. The font is very large to fill up space. Fully fourteen pages describe the author's friends and about 30 pages portray photos, most including the author. The writing is not stellar, despite author friend Rose's prediction to Hill that "You possess the talent to write this book, and you must" (p. 170) and much of it is disjointed—a professional editor could have fixed it—but: I give it three stars, because it is an interesting albeit cursory look into the Colleton County courthouse and Judge Newman's courtroom during the Murdaugh trial. Hill's perceptions as the case unfolded step by step would have filled out a rather sparse narrative. She is a key player who could have been the fly on the wall the rest of us longed to be. Writing, editing, publishing, and marketing a book in fewer than six months gives you a clue as to what to expect.
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Traci
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good.
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
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I’m a true crime book worm. Becky’s book was an easy read with down to earth topics. I especially enjoyed the Murdaugh-Hill connection back in the “old days” with the moonshine story. Becky seemed truly excited about her job and was overjoyed at being elected to the Clerk of Court position. With awesome pictures and some amazing behind the scene information of her family, it was well worth the time and money spent reading it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good.
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
I’m a true crime book worm. Becky’s book was an easy read with down to earth topics. I especially enjoyed the Murdaugh-Hill connection back in the “old days” with the moonshine story. Becky seemed truly excited about her job and was overjoyed at being elected to the Clerk of Court position. With awesome pictures and some amazing behind the scene information of her family, it was well worth the time and money spent reading it.
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SCDebbie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read on trial of the century
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023
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The Murdaugh Trial consumed my free time for 6 weeks as did a couple or more podcasts on this family. I couldn’t wait to read Becky Hill’s book for several reasons, the 1st being how amazing she handled all the details of running this trial. The book answered a lot of questions even some I didn’t know to ask! There is not a wasted word & I had a hard time putting the book down. There were a few aha moments where I got to say “I knew it” but more where I said “oh wow!” Becky Hill’s writing style imparted big news in a close friends chatting kind of way which I loved. Very well done! I imagine there are more books to be written by Ms Hill.
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Mark S.
2.0 out of 5 stars Reinforces Government Incompetence and Corruption in the SC Lowcountry
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
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Lots of smoke lately on Hill. Not surprised if we see fire. I originally wrote the below review on Aug 12th, wondering lightly THEN how it was not abuse of her position by providing special access to the lady that wrote the forward to her book...right here. She let this lady sit in her Clerk seat during the trial. We KNOW she did this...it's in her book. Now we KNOW about her admitted plagiarism for the preface to her book. A BBC writer who wrote an article reportedly mistakenly sent it to Ms. Hill (the wrong "Rebecca" as the intended person has a similar email address). The BBC writer then reportedly asked Hill to delete it--and Hill agreed to do so. But then Hill forwarded the text and eventually used parts of it in her book. Hill's credibility is now totally shot with me. I am now sadly skeptical of all she says. She blamed it on deadlines for her own book. Oh boy. What about the other ethics allegations? Hmmm. Then of course are the jury tampering allegations. Let's hope anything in this area does not equate to Murdaugh getting new trial unless proven true. And her co-author has acted a fool on Court TV on top of everything else. But he was reportedly totally blindsided by her plagiarism. Okay, here is the August review (before we knew any of the latest):

As a former Special Ops Forces member, I understand about nurturing "relationships" and building trust...but that doesn't include undue "favors" and turning a blind eye to illegal activity, policy, etc. That is where things go wrong in SC Lowcountry it seems--inability to tell the difference. Insights in the book I liked were covering processes such as jury selection, where they stashed the portrait of a previous Murdaugh for the trial (should be in the garbage now, but it's back up), where they held evidence in the courthouse during the trial, Murdaugh’s holding cell, etc. However, this along with so many other books and other writings only reinforced to me how naïve (or ignorant) so many SC Lowcountry folks are or have been, for letting such corruption fester and continue with sheriffs, SLED, school board, and other elected officials for decades and decades, if not a century. Corruption is in a lot of places but they really seem to have had trouble separating folksiness from law there. The author mentions that sprinkles of southern charm in the community translates to jury support in the courtroom, which is how the Murdaughs (and other lawyers) always worked—and jurors that let that influence them tells me processes, including with jury selection and instructions, were flawed (or not followed by the jury). For this trial, apparently the seat meant to be occupied for official Clerk duties was "gifted" away to southern storyteller author R. Rich as simply a "kind favor" by the author—Hmmmm. This is on Hill, not Rich, but it strikes me as abusing authority. Looks like just another "access favor" on the surface...but what a nice self promoting foreword by Ms. Rich for Ms. Hill's book! May or may not be illegal, but it looks very bad. She should have been in spectator seats or across the street. Worse, Becky Hill seemed proud in how she denied a woman entry because of wearing a tennis dress for the second day after telling her the first time not to (agreed...deny entree) claiming respect for the court, etc., but then she seems to gloat at how she can and did give "her" (but it is NOT hers) official Clerk seat away in the courtroom to someone else not involved with the trial...something the Clerk should NOT do precisely because she is THE Clerk giving a coveted item away...a "once in a lifetime experience" as Ms. Rich wrote. Well La-di-da. The seat is in every courtroom...for business of Clerk duties...not to be used as premium spectator seats for favors to media or others--period. I would bet Judge Newman would be furious...as well the Defense (this is a murder trial...not a circus visit). And sorry...but the judge's friend's car deserved to be towed--why did Ms. Hill feel "bad" for him (after she knew it was his car)? Does she mean they'd not have towed it because of who he was but would still tow cars of "ordinary" people? Another reality is Colleton County also couldn’t afford to sequester the jury due to hotel costs…nothing that deserves a pat of the head and slap on the back for a "job well done!" Really, I don't buy the jury was not sequestered so that families could be together at night--especially with other measures taken to keep info secure. This is no way to run a double murder trial, especially this one. Yes, it would have been worse in poor Hampton County had the trial been there. So...are we sure they didn't all just stumble across a conviction in SC? Look at how badly they botched the crime scene (other readings)—not so sure it was just government incompetence/inexperience. Creighton Waters and his team did well to weave it all together in a circumstantial evidence case...but thank God for the kennel video. I am sad that for all this time, grown adults in the region let things go (I am a Southerner too), and it took a fatal boat crash of underaged, drunken teens with the death of a lovely teen girl, to blow the lid off this corrupt Dynasty of Murdaugh. Murdaugh would likely still be doing what he was and probably even escape conviction (maybe the murders would not have happened) were it not for the boat accident that forced the rest of the world to look in and ask what in the devil is going on there in the SC Lowcountry? After decades of getting things wrong (individually and systemically), including
apparently with easily swayed courts and juries that feel a need to return favors, the SC Lowcountry looks to have gotten the conviction right…but at such a high human cost and all seemed over their heads....and still do. This book made a double murder trial out to be like the local SC watermelon festival or Gamecocks game, with so much congratulations and back patting along the way. The IT contract debacle Hill addressed in her book is downright scary. The extreme poverty-stricken area is so broke they can’t afford trials like they cobbled together under SC law. I fear due to all this Lowcountry corruption that has been out of control, so many will continue the shenanigans from moonshine to dealing marijuana and opioids, to creating evidence, to hiding it, abuse of power and authority, etc…and favors will continue that only go to certain people because of WHO they are. Discussion of the author's daughter as a juror was irrelevant for the book, but does add to the concern people can't make sound and honest decisions there and the lawyers seem to all know it (per the book). Alex Murdaugh got his, but I’d not be surprised if the local government there screws something up and he wins his appeal. It is disgraceful that people like the Murdaughs do what they do, and unfortunate that the author and others in government there mix courts and other govt functions and duties with favors from which they may personally benefit...even if not intended. Finally, that county Courthouse is not “My Courthouse” as Becky Hill put it…it is the people’s house--many of them in local poverty and powerless because of the SC Lowcountry government officials doing business how they have. Maybe one day it will be realized and understood that all of the SC law enforcement and the court system is responsible for upholding the law and justice...especially when others don’t. They have failed as a whole there in SC, while some even seem to continue in power. All this going on while late in the book talk is all about some good food, a recommended doctor the author likes, King Sol, iced tea, good times, and talk with southern woman Nancy Grace. This was a murder trial, not lifestyles of Rich and Famous. God forbid another murder trial in that area--as those who should know most about how to do things there in the SC Lowcountry still don't seem to get it...and with no money to enable that key step. While I have seen incompetence and corruption in many places I have lived, it seems much worse, more out of control there. While crimes are to be punished, they were over their heads there in SC due to themselves. And they largely got Murdaugh despite themselves. This book further clarifies that to me. I wish them luck...and I offer prayers they get it fixed. Thanks for an interesting read.
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Stephen
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good and accurate description of what is the real justice system
Reviewed in Canada on September 25, 2024
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A lot of people in the system won’t like this book but from someone who’s been through this system multiple times, it is extremely accurate!
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Christine H
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting perspective of the Clerk of the Court in the Alex Murdaugh trial in South Carolina
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2023
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Any personal account of a person closely associated with a famous criminal trial is always interesting. Rebecca Hill comes across as a very sympathetic writer, who has a very strong religious faith. The book is limited to her own experiences and so has to viewed from that standpoint. She also expresses profound gratitude to her colleagues, friends and family, who supported her during her ill health and the strain of being Clerk of Court in the Murdaugh trial. I did enjoy reading it, but I found Kathleen Hewston's two books on the Murdaugh case to be more informative and interesting
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Meredith Burnet
1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of money
Reviewed in Australia on August 12, 2023
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Poorly written and uninformative, unless you actually want to hear the author ramble on about God and her life.
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April Bromley
1.0 out of 5 stars More about the Author then Alex Murdaugh
Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2024
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It’s clear by the tone in this book that Becky Hill thought Alex Murdaugh was guilty before the trial concluded. There’s alot of information about irrelevant topics like the authors family, her history and career. Not why I bought this book. If rumours are true her and her son are not the law abiding citizens she claims to be. It is likely there will be another trial because of her nonsense. Verdict will likely be the same but Murdaugh has a right to a fair trial the first time. Something this clerk of court interfered in. She’s a hypocrite out to make a fast buck off the back of a tragedy!
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DColeman
1.0 out of 5 stars Don’t waste your money!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2023
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Utterly self absorbing author and not worth reading. Gave 1 star because that was the lowest
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