The Murdaugh Juror Who Asked To Take Strange Household Items With Them After Being Dismissed

The first two things the dismissed Murdaugh juror needed to grab before she left the court were to be expected: her purse and a bottle of water. Judge Clifton Newman received a tip that the juror in question had inappropriately discussed details of the Murdaugh case outside the courtroom. Once alerted, Newman interviewed the two people the juror reportedly spoke with to ascertain what the juror may have revealed.

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After doing so, Judge Newman said (via The Hill): “Though it does not appear that the conversations were that extensive, it did involve the juror offering her opinion regarding evidence received up to that point in the trial.” And because of that fact, the juror would be dismissed to preserve the integrity of the process and in fairness to all the parties involved, Newman said. Five additional jurors had previously been removed from the case for health reasons, ET Online reports. There was no indication the dismissed juror who spoke inappropriately out of court did so intentionally.