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How one determined woman brought down the debauched Murdaugh family
Reporter Mandy Matney discusses exposing one of the Deep South’s most corrupt dynasties – through a podcast
Millions across the world have become riveted by the tale of the moneyed and mighty Murdaugh family in rural South Carolina – via breathless podcasts, books, documentaries and dramatisations. Even OJ Simpson was reportedly hooked on the “Deep South gothic” saga before he died last April. The sordid affair’s latest iteration is the eight-part Disney+ miniseries Murdaugh: Death in the Family, starring Patricia Arquette and Jason Clarke.
But Mandy Matney was there first. The Kansas-born reporter, then 28, was working for a 16,000-circulation local paper, The Island Packet, when she got consumed by the reverberations of a single death. In 2019, 19-year-old Mallory Beach drowned when a boat helmed by her drunken friend, Paul Murdaugh (pronounced Murdoch), crashed into a bridge.
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A Familiar True Crime, Told With Humanity: "Murdaugh: Death In The Family" Mesmerizes With Its Performances From Jason Clarke And Patricia Arquette
THE STORY – Maggie and Alex enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina’s most powerful legal dynasties; but when their son Paul is involved in a deadly boat crash, the family is faced with a test unlike any they’ve ever encountered.
THE CAST – Jason Clarke, Patricia Arquette, Johnny Berchtold, Will Harrison & Gerald McRaney
When a story like the Murdaugh saga captures the public imagination, the media inevitably exhausts every angle. Podcasts proliferate, documentaries multiply, and dramatized series follow, all mining a case that defies belief. With its convergence of dynastic power, generational wealth, mysterious deaths, and cold-blooded murder, the Murdaugh story practically resists sensationalism. Yet even the most fascinating true crime narrative has its limits, and we may be reaching them here. While “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” offers no new information, experienced documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr seamlessly weaves together the intricacies of societal pressures and legacy, with compelling performances from the leads, keeping this overdone story fresh.
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