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The Dark Secrets of the Murdaugh Family Dynasty
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The Dark Secrets of the Murdaugh Family Dynasty
Alex Murdaugh’s crimes brought to a close a century of dirty deeds by the family’s patriarchs as they built their wealth and influence.
By Valerie BauerleinFollow
Aug. 9, 2024 at 11:06 am ET
Alex Murdaugh’s sins were heartless and vast, cruel and violent. They were often described as shocking, but not by the people of Hampton County, S.C., who lived under the control of the Murdaugh family for a century. To them, Alex’s behavior was all too familiar.
Every crime that disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of has some precedent in the past, from the theft of $10 million from his most vulnerable clients over the course of a decade, to the coverup of a deadly boat crash in 2019 and even the murders of his wife and younger son in 2021. Alex had been raised to believe that he could get away with all manner of wrongdoing because his forebears had done so for generations.
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The Dark Secrets of the Murdaugh Family Dynasty
Alex Murdaugh’s crimes brought to a close a century of dirty deeds by the family’s patriarchs as they built their wealth and influence.
By Valerie BauerleinFollow
Aug. 9, 2024 at 11:06 am ET
Alex Murdaugh’s sins were heartless and vast, cruel and violent. They were often described as shocking, but not by the people of Hampton County, S.C., who lived under the control of the Murdaugh family for a century. To them, Alex’s behavior was all too familiar.
Every crime that disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of has some precedent in the past, from the theft of $10 million from his most vulnerable clients over the course of a decade, to the coverup of a deadly boat crash in 2019 and even the murders of his wife and younger son in 2021. Alex had been raised to believe that he could get away with all manner of wrongdoing because his forebears had done so for generations.
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