The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery | Unsolved South Carolina

Judge Newman offers stunning rebuke of Alex Murdaugh as he gives him two life sentences for the murders of Maggie & Paul. Anne Emerson, Charlie Condon & Drew Tripp recap a stunning final day of the #MurdaughTrial.

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In June 2021, Alex Murdaugh (pron. mer-dock) called 9-1-1 to report he'd found his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, dead outside their home in rural Colleton County, South Carolina. Both Maggie and Paul had been brutally shot to death.

As months have passed, what began as a criminal investigation into Maggie and Paul Murdaugh's murders has broadened into several additional criminal probes of Alex Murdaugh and his dealings as a member of a powerful South Carolina family with generations of influence over the criminal justice system across a large area of the state.

Those investigations into Alex Murdaugh include claims of missing money from his family's law firm, a chronic drug addiction, a failed assisted suicide attempt and insurance fraud plot, a stolen life insurance settlement, and his family's ties to three other local deaths: Mallory Beach in 2019, Gloria Satterfield in 2018, and Stephen Smith in 2015.

In this podcast, veteran journalist Anne Emerson will delve into the unfolding developments and crucial background information of the case, featuring interviews with people directly involved and others with close ties to the suspects and many victims in this ever-murkier murder mystery

Unsolved South Carolina: The Murdaughs premieres October 14, 2021, on all major podcast platforms.

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Unsolved South Carolina is a seasonal, episodic podcast taking in-depth looks at true crime and cold cases in South Carolina. Each new season will be dedicated to one subject, telling the story through new and historical interviews with the people involved, as well as public records related to their cases.

Unsolved South Carolina is a production of ABC News 4 (WCIV-TV), a broadcast news organization in Charleston, South Carolina. Listen to it Thursdays beginning October 14.

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Credits

Anne Emerson - Show Host, Executive Producer, Co-creator

Daniel Michener - Audio Engineer, Producer, Co-creator

Drew Tripp - Managing Producer, Graphic Design, Social Media

Douglas Stewart - Graphic Design

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A definitive timeline of Maggie Murdaugh's final moments and movements takes shape thanks to her cell phone data from the night of June 7, 2021. What will it mean for Alex Murdaugh's alibi and will it conflict with his statements to investigators? Anne, Charlie and Drew discuss a methodical but revealing day in court. Plus, the final word (maybe?) on "They" vs. "I," and did investigators really fail to visit Alex's mother's house for 4 months?

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Stephen Smith was found dead along a rural Hampton County road in the pre-dawn hours of July 8, 2015. His death came under mysterious circumstances, and remains unsolved.

Stephen Smith's death ultimately was ruled a hit-and-run by a medical examiner, despite law enforcement saying there was no solid evidence to prove that's what actually happened.

Instead, law enforcement treated Stephen's death as a homicide from the start, saying what physical evidence they found indicated a possibly staged accident scene.

Fiery rumors of who was to blame began to burn as the investigation progressed, but the case ultimately went cold. That's until June 2021, weeks after the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.

State police announced they were reopening Stephen's case based on new information found related to the Murdaugh murders, tying yet another death to the beleaguered family.

So how exactly do the Murdaughs fit into Stephen's story? Over the next two episodes we'll examine the possible connections revealed through hours of interviews with Stephen's family and friends, as well as other possible suspects.

More on the Murdaugh saga: https://abcnews4.com/murdaugh

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Unsolved South Carolina is a production of ABC News 4 in Charleston, South Carolina.

• Anne Emerson - Host, Producer
• Drew Tripp - Executive Producer, Social Media, Graphic Design
• Daniel Michener - Producer, Audio Engineer
• Maxwell Harrison, KJ Morrison - Music
• Douglas Stewart - Graphic Design
• Alex Caban - Voiceover Contributor

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Episode 1: Connecting the dots of mysterious deaths and alleged crimes related to the Murdaugh family.

Read more on the Murdaughs at this link: https://abcnews4.com/news/murdaugh-murders

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Unsolved South Carolina is a production of ABC News 4 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Anne Emerson - Host, Producer

Drew Tripp - Executive Producer, Social Media, Graphic Design

Daniel Michener - Producer, Audio Engineer

Maxwell Harrison, KJ Morrison - Music

Douglas Stewart - Graphic Design

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.