A Trail of Questions Remain in the Wake of Alex Murdaugh's Conviction

Surviving the Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime

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True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 97 minutes

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#STSNation, Welcome to another episode of Surviving The Survivor, the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests in all of True Crime… Alex Murdaugh went from prominent attorney to convicted killer … And now there are growing list of questions left in his wake … Will Stephen Smith's death be solved? Will Buster Murdaugh be given his privacy? And so much more … #BestGuests: Hampton County native Michael M. DeWitt Jr. is multiple-award-winning journalist and longtime editor of the 143-year-old The Hampton County Guardian. DeWitt's boots-on-the-ground coverage of the Murdaugh crime saga has been published in print and online around Gannett's nationwide USA TODAY Network, and he has appeared on ABC's 20/20, CBS's 48 Hours, Dateline NBC, and Netflix documentaries to discuss the case. Sarah Ford has served as Legal Director at the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network since 2017, where she leads a team of attorneys and advocates to provide direct legal services to South Carolina crime victims. She is a former South Carolina prosecutor.and Hosts Palmetto Primetime with our next guest Mandy Powers Norrell is an American lawyer, politician and former Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Norrell formerly represented House District 44, which comprises the southern portion of Lancaster County. She is a former prosecutor with a focus on crimes against women and children. Steven Peterson was a Senior Special Agent (SSA) of the United States Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for nearly three decades and at the time ofhis retirement was the most senior DEA street agent in the world. He is now a South Carolina private investigator working for Steven Smith family. He was just featured in the Netflix series about the Murdaugh murders. Support STS by joining our channel membership or become a patron: Patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor #truecrime #alexmurdaugh #murdaugh #truestory #truecrimecommunity #news #podcast #murdermystery #trial #crime_news #jury #southcarolina #AlexMurdaughTrial #StephenSmith #BusterMurdaugh

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0:00.0	My job was to find out who killed Stephen so I could tell Sandy this is what happened to your son.
0:05.5	That's always been my goal.
0:07.2	Welcome to the global phenomenon, surviving the survivor, where we're all just trying to survive in a rough world.
0:15.0	What's up, S.T.S. Nation, and welcome to another episode of Surviving the Survivor,
0:20.0	the podcast that promises to bring you the very best guests in all of
0:26.0	true crime and it's not just a tagline we deliver and you'll know why after
0:31.1	you've watched this very episode you are viewing right now.
0:36.5	Of course, as we know by now, Alec Murdoch is a convicted killer.
0:41.4	He went from prominent attorney to convicted killer. He went from prominent attorney to convicted killer and now in his wake there are a growing number of questions.
0:49.0	One of them will Stephen Smith's death be solved that has been in the news all week
0:55.6	we'll get into that also will Buster Murdoch be given his privacy and so much more best guest here to discuss all of this. You probably know his
1:07.6	face from TV and the Netflix doc and so many other things. He is Hampton County native Michael M. DeWitt Jr.
1:16.2	He is a multiple award-winning journalist
1:18.7	and longtime editor of the 143-year-old, the Hampton County Guardian.
1:27.0	DeWits Boots on the ground coverage of the Murdoch Crime Saga has been published in print and online around
1:32.0	Ginnets nationwide USA Today Network and he has
1:36.4	appeared on ABC's 2020 CBS is 48 hours, Dateline NBC and and as I just mentioned, the Netflix documentaries to discuss this very case regarding
1:48.8	Alec Murdoch.
1:50.5	Sarah Ford and the Florally looking blouse has served as legal director at the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network since 2017 where she leads a team of attorneys and advocates to provide direct legal services to South Carolina crime victims.
2:06.6	She is a former South Carolina prosecutor and most importantly she hosts the podcast Palmetto Prime Time
2:16.7	anywhere you get your podcast and now I know I can't read
2:20.0	so I don't have my glasses
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