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Wifeofgrouching has no idea about any of it, and didn’t follow the past few years worth of stuff in the news. She just happened to see it and saw SC in the description and asked me about it. I’ve enjoyed it so far, while increasing my hate of the son.

When I was back home a few months ago, I asked my mom if any of our family knew them, since great grandparents and great aunts lived in Estill and grew up in Beaufort. They…did not have a good impression of them. The one lasting quote is from my dear Uncle Bootsie, who was my great uncle, regarding their great grandfather (I think): That sonavabitch is crooked as hell and he ain’t stepping foot in my house. However, he did not end up as crab bait, so maybe personal insults were ok.

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stuff about the "terrifying family" is Media/Hollywood BS

Nov 9, 2022, 8:18 PM

as is most "reality" TV. Not talking about the crimes of Alex, talking about his family kin (parents, siblings).

I can say this because I have known that entire family my whole life. My dad and Alex's dad Randolph were friends before I was born, even though they grew up in different towns/counties (don't ask me how they became friends, dunno). Maybe became fishing buddies through mutual friends would be my best guess, my dad had a bunch of those.

Murdaughs were normal people that lived in a normal one-story house in a normal small town neighborhood. I went to their house dozens of times growing up. (I lived in a different area, but had alot of friends that lived in that neighborhood and visited it often). Alex ("Ellick") was always kind of a loud, cocky brash guy (stereotypical redhead), but his brothers and sister? Opposite. They don't deserve this treatment as some syndicate crime family. Mom and dad? Kind, caring people. His Dad (Randolph) coached little league baseball and peewee football for decades. Would pile us kids all in the station wagon and take us to the Fair or a ballgame. Totally dedicated to his kids and their friends. He coached and mentored 100s of kids over the years, not exactly what a "terrifying" Mafia-type would be doing in a frightened town.

They had some money, yeah, most lawyers I ever knew make decent money. They sure didn't live like it though. Being solicitor? Yeah we all knew it carried some weight, but it never occurred to us what exactly. We knew they were "in good" with the law, but what does that mean to people that never do anything worse than get in a bar fight or drive a bit buzzed? Not really that much.

Watching this saga has been very surreal to me. I hadn't spoken to Alex in a couple years before all this stuff came to light, total shock to me. No clue. Same with all my friends who hung out with him way more than I did. I know just about everybody else involved too (the bankers, the victims families, the parents of the kids in the boat). Kind of unsettling to me how many of them I DO know. People you knew as a teenager on a freaking national primetime TV crime scandal. Oof.

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Anybody watched the Murdaugh series on HBO yet?

I say this with zero judgement whatsoever, promise,

No way, man. I don't see how you can't find this

I just think every small county in backwoods parts of SC

You don't like Boss Hogg comeuppance stories?

I've got nuthin. I concede the point. Your logic is irrefutable.***

Re: I just think every small county in backwoods parts of SC

Does it give any insight into how they got so powerful?

It does, BUT,

I watched a few episodes

If it's got Murdaugh in the title, Mama G is gonna watch it

We watched the first 2 episodes

Re: As a kid growing up

stuff about the "terrifying family" is Media/Hollywood BS

Re: stuff about the "terrifying family" is Media/Hollywood BS

thanks

Wow. Good stuff. It is sorta like the

if he did murder his wife and kid

Whoa, that’s pretty crazy that you know the people in that

I know some of them…

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