Alex Murdaugh Tries to Prove Jury Tampering Led to His Murder Conviction

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Alex Murdaugh is returning to a South Carolina courtroom, but this time the convicted killer, disbarred attorney, and admitted thief won’t be fidgeting in the spotlight. Instead, it’s the jurors who found him guilty of the shooting deaths of his wife and son who’ll be questioned by a judge. The unusual hearing on Monday comes in response to allegations by Mr. Murdaugh’s attorneys that a clerk of court tampered with the jury that convicted him of murder last year. Colleton County Clerk Hill also is expected to be grilled by lawyers for Mr. Murdaugh, whose fall from his role as an attorney lording over his small county to a sentence of life without parole has been exhaustively covered by true crime shows, podcasts, and bloggers....