Father of Murder Victim, "I have A Cause, Something Burning A Hole In Me To Fix"

Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

Matt Harris and Seton Tucker

True Crime

4.1 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode we are going to talk with Stephen Frederico, the father of Logan Feredrico. Mr. Federico is battling to make sure career criminals are kept off the street in hopes to prevent more tragedies like the one that struck his family. Logan Federico, 22, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, was visiting friends in Columbia, South Carolina, on May 3 when a career criminal broke into the home where she was staying with friends. Police say the killer, identified as 30-year-old Alexander Dickey, murdered her with a stolen gun Federico, a student at South Piedmont Community College, worked two jobs and had plans to transfer to the College of Charleston to pursue her dream of becoming a teacher. Her father said he’s still waiting for a reply to his final text to her that night: “Goodnight, I love you.” Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S. Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcast Company. Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and Youtube. Please support our sponsors Elevate your closet with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash impact for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns Mint Mobile..This year, skip breaking a sweat AND breaking the bank. Get this new customer offer and your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at MINT MOBILE dot comslash IOI. That’s MINT MOBILE dot com slash IOI. Upfront payment of $45 required(equivalent to $15/mo.). Limited time new customer offer for first 3 months only.Speeds may slow above 35GB on Unlimited plan. Taxes & fees extra. See MINTMOBILE for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.2	Covering true crime throughout the southeast.
0:55.0	I'm the father of a murder victim.
0:57.0	How sad is that?
1:00.0	How sad is I have to say that?
1:02.0	It's, I never even thought that I never meet anybody
1:08.0	or know anybody that was the parent of a murder victim.
1:12.6	And now here I am one of them.
1:14.7	And now I have a cause.
1:16.1	I have something that I have burning a hole in me to fix.
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