Michael Dewitt grew up in the hometown of the Murdaugh’s, Hampton, SC. He is the longtime editor of the Hampton County Guardian. He has been covering the Murdaugh family for decades. His coverage of the murders of Maggie and Paul and Alex’s trial though Ganett’s nationwide network put him on the national radar. He has […]
Alex Murdaugh has been found guilty on all counts in the murders of his wife and son. The jurors told the clerk of court they had a verdict at 6:41 p.m. The verdict was read shortly after 7 p.m., after about three hours of deliberations. Sentencing has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday. Murdaugh, 54, faces […]
Day 23 of Alex Murdaugh’s trial for the murder of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul ended Thursday. Alex took the stand in own defense. You can hear parts of his testimony in this episode. He tried to explain to the jury why he lied about being at the kennels the night of the murders. […]
Latest episode of The Murdaugh Family Murders: Impact of Influence, 69: Gag Order For Alex’s trial Rejected By Judge & Will State Add Death Penalty? During the hearing for Alex Murdaugh’s murder charge, the State and his defense team agreed on a gag order for all motions filed by either side. The Judge decided to […]
Alex Murdaugh has been charged with two counts of murder and two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a violent crime in connection with the shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and his youngest son, Paul. My co-host, Seton Tucker was at the hearing. She let’s us in on the vibe of […]
A new episode dropped of my true crime podcast, Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders. The housekeeper for the Murdaugh family, Gloria Satterfield, died a couple of weeks after falling on the steps of the Murdaugh home. Now her body is set to be exhumed. We talk to forensic pathologist, Dr. Alfredo Walker, about, […]
Alex Murdaugh’s college roommate, attorney Corey Fleming, has been indicted for money laundering and assisting Alex in stealing money from the Satterfield family. We talk to reporter Riley Benson about Fleming’s hearing. Plus, another judge steps away from handling Alex’s jail phone call situation. A Hampton resident discusses how Hampton has been portrayed by the […]
