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Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

New Murdaugh Book Dives Into The Psychology of Alex

Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

Matt Harris and Seton Tucker

True Crime

4.02.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

James Lasdun, the author of The Family Man, Blood and Betrayal In The House of Murdaugh, joins Impact. At the heart of the Murdaugh case lies the shocking act of a father allegedly killing his son, Paul Murdaugh. This tragic narrative is not just about the crime itself but also about understanding the psychological and emotional landscape that leads to such an act. Lasdun highlights the rarity of a father killing an adult son, noting that such occurrences usually involve younger children. This raises the question: what drives a seemingly loving father to commit such a heinous act? 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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southeast. Just there's some extra kind of gap you have to get your head across to believe that he could

0:38.9

kill his own son. My question was what were the internal processes that got him to the place

0:45.5

where he would commit such an act? That's the voice of James Lazzden, the author of a new

0:51.8

Murdoch book called The Family Man. A really interesting take on the whole story.

0:56.1

That's coming up in just a couple.

0:58.5

Hello, friend, Matt Harris, Seaton Tucker,

1:01.4

or he's super grateful you to spend time with us.

1:05.0

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1:09.4

Hit the subscribe button.

1:11.0

And we had a lot on this week, but we're going to delay that until next week that

1:15.9

would we get into details.

1:17.4

So much to process since last week.

1:19.5

I feel like things have been moving very quickly since the reversal of Alec Murdoch's murder convictions.

1:25.5

I'm still processing everything that's happened this week. It seems like it's been more than a week. It really does. It's been very long. It's stressful and a lot. So in the next episode, we're going to be talking about a lot of stuff. The first thing is that Murdoch has filed suit against former Colton County Clerk of Court, Becky Hill Hill and Federal Court. That's very interesting.

1:44.6

Very, very interesting.

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