Valerie Bauerlein

And he was accused of taking a cash bribe in the hallway of the Colleton County Courthouse, which is the hallway that we went in and out every day of Ellick's Murdoch trial. He was accused of intimidating witnesses, buying off witnesses, and eventually of tampering with the jury by buying off the foreman. And he was one of the only people in that entire weeks-long federal trial that was acquitted.

And he was accused of taking a cash bribe in the hallway of the Colleton County Courthouse, which is the hallway that we went in and out every day of Ellick's Murdoch trial. He was accused of intimidating witnesses, buying off witnesses, and eventually of tampering with the jury by buying off the foreman. And he was one of the only people in that entire weeks-long federal trial that was acquitted.

So there's a history of, you know, Elick Murdoch was convicted of drug trafficking. His grandfather was credibly accused and narrowly escaped being convicted of bootlegging. So again, this echoes in the past.

So there's a history of, you know, Elick Murdoch was convicted of drug trafficking. His grandfather was credibly accused and narrowly escaped being convicted of bootlegging. So again, this echoes in the past.

So there's a history of, you know, Elick Murdoch was convicted of drug trafficking. His grandfather was credibly accused and narrowly escaped being convicted of bootlegging. So again, this echoes in the past.

So there was testimony in Ellick's trial, as you remember. There was testimony that Ellick was somewhat of a philanderer, and that certainly is a history in the family going back generations. His grandfather, Old Buster, had a mistress, several, but one in particular who he was in touch with for many, many years, and her name was Ruth Fox. And Ruth Fox was married to a local, like a northern...

So there was testimony in Ellick's trial, as you remember. There was testimony that Ellick was somewhat of a philanderer, and that certainly is a history in the family going back generations. His grandfather, Old Buster, had a mistress, several, but one in particular who he was in touch with for many, many years, and her name was Ruth Fox. And Ruth Fox was married to a local, like a northern...

So there was testimony in Ellick's trial, as you remember. There was testimony that Ellick was somewhat of a philanderer, and that certainly is a history in the family going back generations. His grandfather, Old Buster, had a mistress, several, but one in particular who he was in touch with for many, many years, and her name was Ruth Fox. And Ruth Fox was married to a local, like a northern...

baron who came down and bought a plantation and she was from one of the nation's first families a really impressive woman in her own right and um she was had been uh in in the navy during world war ii like training pilots which is kind of wild to think about what kind of woman was doing that in the 40s and she met buster and asked for his help and getting out of her obligations he's like i know everybody i'll know all u.s senators i'll help you get out of this out of this bind

baron who came down and bought a plantation and she was from one of the nation's first families a really impressive woman in her own right and um she was had been uh in in the navy during world war ii like training pilots which is kind of wild to think about what kind of woman was doing that in the 40s and she met buster and asked for his help and getting out of her obligations he's like i know everybody i'll know all u.s senators i'll help you get out of this out of this bind

baron who came down and bought a plantation and she was from one of the nation's first families a really impressive woman in her own right and um she was had been uh in in the navy during world war ii like training pilots which is kind of wild to think about what kind of woman was doing that in the 40s and she met buster and asked for his help and getting out of her obligations he's like i know everybody i'll know all u.s senators i'll help you get out of this out of this bind

They got to know each other, and wouldn't you know, a year later, she is pregnant with his child. She goes to, it's just such an incredible story, she goes to the house, and we're talking about the same house that Elick went to the night of the homicides at Moselle.

They got to know each other, and wouldn't you know, a year later, she is pregnant with his child. She goes to, it's just such an incredible story, she goes to the house, and we're talking about the same house that Elick went to the night of the homicides at Moselle.

They got to know each other, and wouldn't you know, a year later, she is pregnant with his child. She goes to, it's just such an incredible story, she goes to the house, and we're talking about the same house that Elick went to the night of the homicides at Moselle.

She goes to the house, knocks on the door, speaks to Elick's grandmother, and says, you know, you have a son, I have a son, these boys should meet, and the grandmother says, you know, don't let my name come out of your mouth ever again, go away. And it was a stunning thing because she had survived essentially when she had told old Buster that she was pregnant. He had tried to have her killed.

She goes to the house, knocks on the door, speaks to Elick's grandmother, and says, you know, you have a son, I have a son, these boys should meet, and the grandmother says, you know, don't let my name come out of your mouth ever again, go away. And it was a stunning thing because she had survived essentially when she had told old Buster that she was pregnant. He had tried to have her killed.

She goes to the house, knocks on the door, speaks to Elick's grandmother, and says, you know, you have a son, I have a son, these boys should meet, and the grandmother says, you know, don't let my name come out of your mouth ever again, go away. And it was a stunning thing because she had survived essentially when she had told old Buster that she was pregnant. He had tried to have her killed.

He had a fixer, the story goes, he had a fixer of one of many who laid in wait underneath her porch one night and got a little bit too drunk and fell asleep and didn't kill her. So there was just like this incredible, incredible echoes throughout this story. Isn't it amazing? Yeah.

He had a fixer, the story goes, he had a fixer of one of many who laid in wait underneath her porch one night and got a little bit too drunk and fell asleep and didn't kill her. So there was just like this incredible, incredible echoes throughout this story. Isn't it amazing? Yeah.

He had a fixer, the story goes, he had a fixer of one of many who laid in wait underneath her porch one night and got a little bit too drunk and fell asleep and didn't kill her. So there was just like this incredible, incredible echoes throughout this story. Isn't it amazing? Yeah.