Alex Murdaugh will not be given a new trial in the murder case against his wife and son. The decision, made by retired South Carolina Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal, came after arguments by the defense that the guilty verdict was invalid because of jury tampering, with Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill allegedly pressuring jurors on how to vote. State prosecutors denied these allegations, calling it a “conspiracy theory.” Justice Toal was unconvinced by the denials, accusing the clerk of being swayed by the “siren call of celebrity” and wanting a guilty verdict “because it would sell b…