The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery | Criminally Obsessed

*CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of some gruesome crime scene details.*

Host Anne Emerson and Executive Producer Drew Tripp are joined by former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon to discuss the first day of witness testimony and new evidence presented in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.

This episode features discussion of newly released portions of the 911 call Alex made the night of the murders, plus insight from police body camera recordings, the horrific extent of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh's injuries, a conspicuous puddle of water, bloody shoe prints, a missing truck, suspicious tire marks, unsoiled hands and clothes, a dead chicken and more.

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Did Alex Murdaugh murder his own wife and son? Will a jury buy State prosecutors' case against him? We've now begun down the path toward answers, as an interestingly structured jury has been sworn, and powerful, emotional opening statements have been heard in this spectacle of a court case.

Host Anne Emerson breaks down the highlights of jury selection and opening statements with legal analyst Charlie Condon and executive producer Drew Tripp,

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Anne Emerson is joined by fmr. Atty. General Charlie Condon and producer Drew Tripp for analysis of Day 2 of the Alex Murdaugh murder trial.

The day saw the last of the preliminary jury panels whittled down before final jury selection. Plus, the defense and prosecution go to battle over several pre-trial motions regarding financial crimes, motives, murder weapons and more.

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Trial has begun for Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and son.

In this episode, host Anne Emerson and producer Drew Tripp are joined by former S.C. Attorney General Charlie Condon for analysis and discussion of the first day of trial, which featured three rounds of jury selection and the revelation of a massive potential witness list.

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Alex Murdaugh was indicted in July 2022 on charges of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. It didn't take long before the legal theatrics of Murdaugh's defense attorneys and the state's prosecutors were on full display.

What began amicably with defense attorney Dick Harpootlian seemingly on the same page as head prosecutor Creighton Waters, soon turned contentious and devolved into mudslinging. Harpootlian accused the state of ignoring its obligations to share evidence discovery, and even accused state prosecutors of leaking evidence to certain members of the media.

Catch up on all the drama on this latest episode of the Unsolved South Carolina: The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery.

Please consider also listening to Missing Erica Baker, a true crime and unsolved mystery podcast by our affiliate in Dayton, Ohio.

Read more about the Murdaugh case: ABCNews4.com/Murdaugh

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CREDITS:

Anne Emerson - Host, Writer, Producer, Creator

Drew Tripp - Executive Producer, Contributing Writer, Co-Creator

Daniel Michener - Producer, Editor, Co-Creator

Maxwell Harrison - Original Music

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After 400 days, state police in South Carolina are finally close to charging a suspect in connection to the June 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Thr Murdaugh family confirmed Tuesday, July 12, the suspect who will face charges is none other than Alex Murdaugh — Maggie's husband and Paul's father.

Alex's brother, John Marvin Murdaugh, confirmed to podcast host Anne Emerson Tuesday South Carolina state police agents met with the Murdaugh family to inform them of criminal charges forthcoming against Alex related to Maggie and Paul's deaths.

To be clear, charges haven't been formally brought against Alex just yet, and it's unclear specifically what he will be charged with. But the charges are imminent, according to Alex's own brother.

Hear more in this episode on what the family knows and their reactions as these latest developments unfold.

Read more about the Murdaugh case: ABCNews4.com/Murdaugh

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CREDITS:

Anne Emerson - Host, Writer, Producer

Drew Tripp - Executive Producer

Daniel Michener - Audio Engineer

Maxwell Harrison - Original Music

Douglas Stewart - Graphic Design

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One year since Maggie & Paul Murdaugh were murdered, we look back on bizarre events and jaw-dropping revelations that have only served to underscore the original mystery: Who killed Maggie & Paul Murdaugh? And why?

In this episode, show host & writer Anne Emerson is joined by producer Drew Tripp to answer questions about the Murdaugh case from WCIV-TV anchor Katy Solt. Topics include if Maggie and Paul's killer will be brought to justice, why haven't police charged a suspect with their murders, what the evidence suggested early in the investigation, plus what's going on with Alex Murdaugh and his several co-conspirators outed in a string of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering discovered tangential to the murder case.

Read more about the Murdaugh case: ABCNews4.com/Murdaugh

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CREDITS:

Anne Emerson - Host, Writer, Producer

Drew Tripp - Executive Producer, Guest Host

Katy Solt - Guest Host

Daniel Michener - Producer, Audio Engineer

Maxwell Harrison - Original Music

KJ Morrison - Original Music

Douglas Stewart - Graphic Design

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The scope and scheme of Alex Murdaugh's alleged multi-million dollar fraud becomes clearer with each new criminal charge against him.

It now appears Murdaugh didn't work alone, being helped for years by two accomplices: longtime friend and fellow lawyer Cory Fleming, along with business associate and Hampton banker Russell Laffitte.

A question top of mind to many who've followed the Murdaugh case is why these men — ostensibly wealthy already — would resort to the level of thievery and deceit they're accused of by the state grand jury.

For answers, we went to private investigator Frank Worrell, a forensic accountant who worked in the past for the U.S. Treasury and FBI investigating crimes in the financial sector.

Worrell's resume includes crimes involving securities trading and various financial fraud cases — including the Ponzi scheme by notorious South Carolina con-man Al Parish.

Read more about the Murdaugh case: ABCNews4.com/Murdaugh

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CREDITS:

Anne Emerson - Host, Writer, Producer

Drew Tripp - Executive Producer

Daniel Michener - Producer, Engineer

Maxwell Harrison - Original Music

KJ Morrison - Original Music

Douglas Stewart - Graphic Design

Joe Thomas - Voiceover Contributor

Patrick Emerson - Voiceover Contributor

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Season 2 of Unsolved South Carolina's Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery podcast begins with an exclusive interview of a private investigator whose identity was revealed just weeks ago in bombshell new revelations tied to the ongoing Murdaugh saga.

Sarah Capelli is a private detective who's been ordered by a judge to turn over records detailing her work following Paul Murdaugh and his friends in the months before Paul and his mother, Maggie, were murdered.

Those records include undercover videos and GPS tracking data Capelli gathered in her surveillance of Paul.

Capelli says she's happy to turn over everything, and is adamant all her work was on the up-and-up and above reproach from an ethics standpoint.

But that's contrary to the allegations of Mark Tinsley, the attorney for the family of Mallory Beach.

Tinsley and the Beach family have sued convenience store franchise magnate Greg Parker over what Tinsley describes as a ruthless, intentional mudslinging campaign carried out in the public eye.

That lawsuit has come to head with Parker's attorneys battling Tinsley tooth-and-nail over documents and records he's subpoenaed such as those of Capelli, which Tinsley feels may prove his accusations against Parker.

In the meantime, state police investigators have sought Capelli's videos and evidence in pursuit of a clue that might help them answer the burning question 10 months in the making: Who killed Maggie and Paul Murdaugh?

Read more about the Murdaugh case: ABCNews4.com/Murdaugh

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CREDITS:

Anne Emerson - Host, Writer, Producer

Drew Tripp - Executive Producer

Daniel Michener - Producer, Engineer

Maxwell Harrison - Music

KJ Morrison - Music

Douglas Stewart - Graphic Design

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(Originally published January 27, 2022)

We take a close look at the 70+ state grand jury charges against Alex Murdaugh related to alleged fraud and money laundering schemes the attorney used against his own clients.

A barrage of criminal indictments since November 2021 say Alex Murdaugh allegedly stole nearly $9 million from more than a dozen victims over the course of 11 years.

In this episode, one of those reported victims — S.C. Highway Patrol Lt. Tommy Moore — tells how Alex Murdaugh lied and stole from him with a smile on his face, as the trooper dealt with debilitating injuries.

Despite all the claims of stolen money — in many cases, from deceased victims' families — Murdaugh's representatives now say the disgraced attorney has no money left. It all begs the question: what happened to those missing millions?

Read more about the Murdaugh case: ABCNews4.com/Murdaugh

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

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CREDITS:

Anne Emerson - Host, Writer, Producer

Drew Tripp - Executive Producer, Social Media, Graphic Design

Daniel Michener - Producer, Audio Engineer

Maxwell Harrison - Music

KJ Morrison - Music

Douglas Stewart - Graphic Design

Bill Burr - Voiceover Contributor

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