265: High Profile: The Murdaugh Family, Part 1

Corpus Delicti

Our new case is a recent one that you have probably heard of. Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found dead at their South Carolina home by their husband/father, Alex Murdaugh. Alex ends up convicted of their murders, but the story begins way before that fateful night.
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