Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

In February, South Carolina US House of Representative, Nancy Mace gave a "scorched earth" speech on the house floor. In the speech she accused several men of serious crimes, including rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking.

None of the men Mace accused have been charged with any of the crimes she accused them of and all have denied her allegations.

In this episode aan important ruling by the judge and an arrest has been made.

Four previous Impact episodes have been about her February speech.

In the August 7 episode, a Jane Doe lawsuit has been filed and a you will hear what was said in a deposition given by a former Mace colleague.

In the July 30th episode the discussion was around the lawsuits and lawsuit responses that have followed Mace's speech.

In the July 18th episode on the topic you will can the part of her speech attacking South Carolina Attorney General, Alan Wilson.

Wilson is running for governor of SC and you will hear his response from an interview with Fitsnews. https://www.fitsnews.com

In the Impact of Influence July 10th episode you can hear part of that speech and a discussion of some off the fallout.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

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Attorney Albert Wunsch was a prosecutor and is a defense attorney. He has strong opinions on the State's response to Alex Murdaugh's appeal.

Wunsch co-hosts the Tangent true crime podcast with V innie Politan.

The State filed their response to Alex Murdaugh's appeal of his double murder of conviction of his wife and son.

In their 182 page brief they laid out their case that the evidence pointing to Murdaugh's guilt was so overwhelming, that Clerk of Court, Becky Hill's "fleeting and foolish" comments would have had no effect on the verdict.

The State made their case for why all the other reasons Murdaugh's defense team hoped would overturn the conviction should be ignored by the Sc State Supreme Court.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

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The State filed their response to Alex Murdaugh's appeal of his double murder of conviction of his wife and son.

In their 182 page brief they laid out their case that the evidence pointing to Murdaugh's guilt was so overwhelming, that Clerk of Court, Becky Hill's "fleeting and foolish" comments would have had no effect on the verdict.

The State made their case for why all the other reasons Murdaugh's defense team hoped would overturn the conviction should be ignored by the Sc State Supreme Court.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and Youtube.

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In February, South Carolina US House of Representative, Nancy Mace gave a "scorched earth" speech on the house floor. In the speech she accused several men of serious crimes, including rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking.

None of the men Mace accused have been charged with any of the crimes she accused them of and all have denied her allegations.

In this episode, a Jane Doe lawsuit has been filed and a you will hear what was said in a deposition given by a former Mace colleague.

Three previous Impact episodes have been about her February speech.

In the July 30th episode the discussion was around the lawsuits and lawsuit responses that have followed Mace's speech.

In the July 18th episode on the topic you will can the part of her speech attacking South Carolina Attorney General, Alan Wilson.

Wilson is running for governor of SC and you will hear his response from an interview with Fitsnews. https://www.fitsnews.com

In the Impact of Influence July 10th episode you can hear part of that speech and a discussion of some off the fallout.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and Youtube.

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In February, South Carolina US House of Representative, Nancy Mace gave a "scorched earth" speech on the house floor. In the speech she accused several men of serious crimes, including rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking.

None of the men Mace accused have been charged with any of the crimes she accused them of and all have denied her allegations.

In this episode the discussion is around the lawsuits and lawsuit responses that have followed Mace's speech.

Two previous Impact episodes have been about her February speech.

In the July 18th episode on the topic you will can the part of her speech attacking South Carolina Attorney General, Alan Wilson.

Wilson is running for governor of SC and you will hear his response from an interview with Fitsnews. https://www.fitsnews.com

In the Impact of Influence July 10th episode you can hear part of that speech and a discussion of some off the fallout.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and Youtube.

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Jenn Wood of FITSNews joins the podcast to talk about previously unseen text messages she discovered tied to Alex Murdaugh's 2023 double homicide trial, in which he was convicted of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul.

The uncovered texts were between Murdaugh and his alleged drug dealer, Curtis “Eddie” Smith, whom the defense suggested as an alternative suspect.

Murdaugh is currently appealing those convictions – and the life sentence he received for them – on multiple grounds, including documented jury tampering (and alleged jury rigging).

(https://www.fitsnews.com/2025/07/18/hidden-text-drama-prosecutors-push-back-at-murdaugh-defense-attorneys/)

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and Youtube.

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In February, South Carolina US House of Representative, Nancy Mace gave a "scorched earth" speech on the house floor. In the speech she accused several men of serious crimes, including rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking.

In the Impact of Influence previous episode you can hear part of that speech and a discussion of some off the fallout.

None of the men Mace accused have been charged with any of the crimes she accused them of and all have denied her allegations.

In this episode you will hear the part of her speech attacking South Carolina Attorney General, Alan Wilson.

Wilson is running for governor of SC and you will hear his response from an interview with Fitsnews. https://www.fitsnews.com

Also; attorney Matt Siembieta breaks down the law Mace is using to protect herself from defamation.

Matt Siembieda is an attorney and law professor at Temple Law School.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

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In February, SC US Representative, Nancy Mace gave a 53 minute speech on the House floor that accused four men of terrible crimes against women. All the men of denied the accusations and none have been charged with the crimes.

Mace accused SC AG and Gubernatorial candidate, Alan Wilson, of not doing his job to protect women from men like those she accused.

The U.S. Constitution has some legal protection from anything they say on the floor.

However; questions remain if those same protections can be used if the accusations are made on social media or elsewhere outside the floor.

Fallout From Mace's speech causing lawsuits to mount.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

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This episode starts with a few minutes of taking listener comments and questions.

Then a replay of an episode from November 2023. A few weeks ago Matt and Seton Interviewed Dick Harpootlian who prosecuted Pee Wee Gaskins. In this episode you will hear from the other side of the courtroom in the Gaskins trial.

Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins Jr. is one of South Carolina's most notorious serial killers.

He murdered more than a dozen people between 1970 and 1975.

Gaskins was sentenced to 10 concurrent life sentences.

While serving his sentence at Central Correctional Institute (CCI) prison in Columbia, South Carolina, he murdered another inmate.

Dick Harpootlian prosecuted Pee Wee and Jack Swerling defended Pee Wee Gaskins. Gaskins was sentenced to death, which was administered in September of 1991.

In this episode you will hear from Jack Swerling about the case and his dealings with Pee Wee Gaskins.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

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Michael Colucci, a Summerville, South Carolina jeweler, was once again on trial for the death of his wife, seven years after his initial trial ended in a mistrial.

Michael Colucci is accused of killing his wife, Sara Lynn Colucci, in May 2015. During his first trial in 2018, prosecutors alleged that Michael strangled Sara. His defense argued that she died by suicide, claiming she hanged herself with a garden hose on a nearby fence while Michael was sitting in their car just 25 feet away.

Just moments before Colucci's trial was set to begin, Judge Roger Young ruled in favor of the defense motion to dismiss the case.

Seton tucker was there for the shocking decision.

We discuss the ruling with her father, Matt Siembieda.

Matt Siembieda is an attorney, graduate of Penn Law School and a law professor at Temple Law School.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

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