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I'm Rebecca LaVoy, and this is Crime Writers' On.

Crime Writers On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime,

pop culture, other podcasts.

And on this episode, a powerful South Carolina family is laid low by addiction, embezzlement,

and murder.

We'll review the Hulu drama series Murdoch, Death in the Family.

Joining me to get that done in more is true crime author, TV journalist, and host of.

These are their stories podcast, my husband, a love of my life, Kevin Flynn. Hello, Kevin.

Hello, Rebecca. Also with us as private investigator, certified pet detective, resident cat lady, and author of the Final Curtain, Lar Bricker. Hi, Laura. Hey, Rebecca.

And finally, filling in for the newly emigrated Toby Ball this week from the JV Club,

Braving the Elements and the E Pluribus Motto Podcasts. It's actor, comedian, friend of the show,

Janet Varney. Hello, Janet. Hello, my friends. Thank you so much for having me. Absolutely. Very excited to have you. Before I just chat with you for a second, Kevin's going to tell us what's coming up on Thursday's show. Yeah, on Thursday, we're going to talk about season two of the acclaimed podcast. Hush, it's Hush, love thy neighbor. All right. And it's not about Mormons or anything like that.

No, no. No. They picked a pretty religious title there. But it fits when you get the whole theme. So we'll talk about that on Thursday with Janet as well.

So Janet, have you been adopted by the Mertics?

I noticed that your hair is redneck.

I did it for this.

I did it for this.

Do I see a glint of red in your hair as well, Rebecca?

Is that just a little? Yeah, it's also we've had. I did it for this. I did it for this. Do I see a glint of red in your hair as well, Rebecca?

Is that just a little?

Yeah, it's also, we've got, it's always like this. We've got good studio lights in here. But, like, my hair's got a little, I'm old, so I've got to get my hair colored, you know? And she just, like, throws a little red in there every time. I'm calling her pawpaw now.

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