This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. Here now, Tony Bruske.

Everyone loved Alec Murdo. I need you to sit with that for a second because it's the key

to understanding everything that comes next. This is part two in our series as we break down

the Murdof family. What made them who they are today. Specifically,

you know, Alec. Obviously, he's the showpiece of the family. Not in a good way. More like the

broken vase that's like, we can't get rid of it. It's been here forever. You know, he's that guy.

I'm curious to get your thoughts in the comment section on substack and YouTube as we work through this story throughout the week.

In a five-part series that we're putting together here for you. After the murders, after the

trial, after the financial crimes and the fraud and the stolen millions and the whole sword mess,

there are still people in the low country who struggle to reconcile the Alec.

They knew with what Alec did.

He was so nice.

So generous, so fun to be around. He remembered my kid's name. He picked up

the check every time. He made you feel like you mattered. And here's the thing, they're not wrong.

He was those things. The charm was real in the sense that it really worked. The generosity was real in the sense that he really wrote the checks.

The warmth was real in the sense that people really felt it.

What wasn't real was the person underneath.

If you've ever loved someone who turned out to be someone else entirely,

if you've ever looked back at a relationship and realize the person you trusted

was a performance the whole time, this one's for you.

The covert narcissist doesn't look like what you'd expect.

That's the whole point.

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