Killer Thriller: She Knew Murdaugh was Dangerous - J. Smith-Cameron
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🗓️ 1 March 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
What happens when your gut says “danger,” but your sister’s already in too deep? J. Smith-Cameron opens up about playing Marian Proctor in "Murdaugh: Death in the Family."
J. shares why she chose not to contact the real Marian, the guilt that must hang over the family, and how she felt protective of a woman trapped in an impossible emotional position.
She also reveals the scene that scared her most to film and what she thinks keeps all of us glued to true crime.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:10.7 | Amy Robock and T.J. Holmes present. |
| 0:13.5 | Killer Thriller with your host, Alisa Donovan. |
| 0:19.0 | Hey everyone, Elisa Donovan here, and this is killer thriller. |
| 0:22.9 | Okay, today we are diving back into one of the most unbelievable true crime sagas in recent |
| 0:28.6 | memory, the Murdoch murders. |
| 0:31.8 | This involves a powerful southern legal dynasty, a deadly boat crash, financial crimes, and then Maggie and Paul |
| 0:38.8 | Murdoch are shot and killed at the family's hunting estate. I mean, this case exploded |
| 0:44.5 | nationally because it wasn't just about murder. It was about privilege, legacy, and the collapse |
| 0:50.8 | of a family that seemed untouchable. And after a six-week trial and less than three hours deliberation by the jury, |
| 0:58.4 | Alec Murdoch was convicted of murdering his wife and son and was sentenced to two consecutive |
| 1:04.1 | life terms without parole, then he also received additional decades in prison for financial |
| 1:10.6 | and fraud convictions tied to client |
| 1:12.5 | theft and embezzlement. However, in February of this year, just weeks ago, the South |
| 1:19.8 | Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Alec Murdoch's appeal of the murder conviction, |
| 1:26.0 | but they have not made a ruling on that appeal as of yet. |
| 1:29.8 | Now, if you want to hear more about this case, you can go back and listen to my first episode where I interview Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell, who are the journalists who cracked this case wide open. |
| 1:40.3 | So today, my guest is Jay Smith Cameron, who plays Marion Proctor, Maggie's older sister, in the Hulu series Murdoch Death in the Family. |
| 1:51.8 | Jay, thank you so much for being here today. |
| 1:54.6 | My pleasure. |
| 1:55.5 | And I'm going to say, first off, I'm a huge fan of yours, and I have been for a very long time. So I get really excited. |
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