The source provides an extensive overview of the Murdaugh true crime saga and the immense popularity of the new Hulu miniseries, Murdaugh: Death in the Family, which dramatically narrates the downfall of the influential South Carolina family. The episode explains that the series, inspired by Mandy Matney's podcast, premiered in October 2025 and quickly achieved No. 1 streaming status on Disney+, highlighting the public's appetite for narratives exposing corruption and dynastic decay. Furthermore, the source details the real-life events, including Alex Murdaugh's embezzlement and the 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, leading to his life sentence. Finally, the episode contextualizes the show's success within a broader 2025 true-crime trend, noting similar interest in Netflix's documentary on the BTK killer, which focuses on the intimate consequences of evil.

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