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Hey everyone, it's me Megan Kelly, and welcome to today's true crime mega episode.

We are diving into three wild stories.

The shocking criminal history of Alec Murdoch,

unbelievable case, the Jody Arias trial over the murder of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander,

and did you watch Bad Vegan on Netflix? We talked to the woman at the center of that entire bizarre drama. Love the true

crime shows. Enjoy. And we'll see you Monday. Today we are diving deep into the case of Alec Murdoch,

and there are updates in this incredible case, believe it or not. His story begins much earlier

than the crimes that made national headlines over the past few years, and no one has covered

the story quite like the Wall Street Journal's Valerie Borlein, who wrote the book, The Devil

at his elbow. We get into everything from Murdoch's family history to the details of his downfall and the new info.

Valerie, welcome. Thank you so much for being here.

Thank you.

Okay, so this is also fascinating. And one of the most eye-opening things I read was about Alec Murdoch's background.

He comes from a long line of deeply, ethically problematic people, which I did not know.

All you ever heard about him was that he came from this very storied family.

They were lifelong solicitors or like the prosecutors in their town in South Carolina very well respected.

They controlled everything. It was far more nefarious than that. Can you take us back?

Oh, it absolutely was. I mean, I think one of the biggest surprises I had researching this book was that every crime that was eventually convicted of had some echo in the past. And that includes like

violence gets women or overtures of violence against women. That includes insurance fraud.

Like by the side of the road, there was an active insurance fraud that started the family

dynasty, stealing from clients, drug trafficking. There were echoes in the past for every single crime

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