FROM THE VAULT – The Murdaugh Family Murders | #287
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hello. Terrible news, bad news, awful news.
What recent developments have occurred in the Alex Murdaugh case?
Alec Murdoch has had his conviction overturned by the Supreme Court. Five out of five Supreme Court judges overturned his conviction. His conviction for the murder of his wife and his son. And the argument was that the county clerk, Rebecca Hill, biased the jury against Alec Murdoch. Which she did. But things can be two things. So here you are. Our episode on the Murdoch murders that we did a couple of years ago, before he was convicted, actually, is a reminder of the Murdoch case for you and why it is so outrageous that Elick Murdoch is getting a new trial. Outrageous, but predictable. If you want to know even more, take yourself over to Mandy Matney. Nobody knows more about the Murdochs than Mandy Matney.
She knows more than they do, honestly. Take yourself over to Mandy Matney or the MMP podcast. Or read her book. But here is our summary of the Murdoch murders. And after you've listened to it, you'll understand why I'm so upset.
This episode, we decided at the last minute to do. This year, we have been doing more reactive stuff like Delphi and Idaho. And you guys have been loving it. So against my better judgment, I voice noted through, I think, last week. I was like, shall I just do the Murdoch murder? Shall I just do it? I think I can get it done. So that's what we've done. That's what we're doing. She's done it. I have. I have done it. Because I think like ones like Rasputin that you just like you take your time. Sometimes it's quite nice to do ones like this that you're like, you know what? I can turn this around. Oh, absolutely. So reminding ourselves of excellence. I heard this. I think it's Viola Davis. It was like sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm Viola Davis so I can be Viola Davis for everyone else.
So I'm Viola Davis and this is Red Handed.
My co-host for tonight, everybody. But no, I'm very excited about this case. Hannah, can we do one last name reminder? Yes. Of how to say this name. Yes. Ellick, like relic. Even though it's not Alex, like Alex. Yes. And Murdoch, like Sherlock. Okay. Alec Murdoch. Exactly. Got it. Because a lot of the producers on our team thought that his surname was Murder. Yeah, the Murder Murders. The Murder Murders. Good. And that's what I thought, but it's also... Alex Murder. Murder by name, murder by murder. Fuck it up.
What are the main events leading up to the Murdaugh family murders?
It would only be better if his name was Johnny. Johnny Murder.
Johnny Murder. People do get it wrong, but that is quite a good sign that they haven't.
Oh, shade.
Anyway, I have, so let's get on with it. This is not one story. It's not even the five stories that we're going to tell you this episode. This case is so tangled that you can't even really call it a web. What you can call it is Hannah's wool hamper, because it has so many strands wrapped around each other that there is absolutely no hope of them ever being separate ever again. So we never want to open the hamper. It stays in the doom cupboard forever. But we can't always get what we want. So we are heading to the doom cupboard. We are opening the door to the doom cupboard. And we are opening the dreaded wool hamper of the Murdoch murders by Johnny Murder. The murder murders. You asked, we listened, and we stayed up very late on the Sabbath.
If you've turned on a TV recently, you'll know that there is an enormous amount of ground to cover. And we, your humble servants, just cannot do it all. To that end, we implore you, the absolute best source out there on the Murdoch case is the Murdoch Murders podcast, sometimes referred to as MMP, created and hosted by Mandy Matney, who is the news director of Fitz News. We just can't do it all. There are pretty significant storylines I've had to leave out, including a life support machine being turned off. But if you want to find those, go find Mandy.
Absolutely. Mandy is your girl because she has put over four years of her life into investigating the Murdoch family. Smashed it. And I did, there was a pause, wasn't there? It just looks wrong. And also she spent so much time looking into all the kind of dark corners, every single like element of this case.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:02
2
What recent developments have occurred in the Alex Murdaugh case?
0:02–2:38
3
What are the main events leading up to the Murdaugh family murders?
2:38–13:40
4
How did the boating accident involving Paul Murdoch unfold?
13:40–19:00
5
What evidence connects Alec Murdoch to the murders of his wife and son?
19:00–26:03
6
What are the implications of the Murdoch family's history in Hampton County?
26:03–32:21
7
What led to the reopening of the investigation into Stephen Smith's death?
32:21–38:11
8
How did the Murdoch family react to the investigations and charges?
38:11–1:03:08