Reflections on Alex Murdaugh Trial Through Eyes of Key Players

Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

Matt Harris and Seton Tucker

True Crime

4.0 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Oral arguments on Alex Murdaugh's appeal are set for February 11, 2026. Seton and Matt bring back interviews with key players from the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. A legal saga that has captured national attention. This Impact episode provides listeners with a unique glimpse into the complexities of the legal battle, featuring insights from both the prosecution and defense. You will hear from South Carolina solicitor, Creighton Waters, and Murdaugh's defense attorneys, Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian. You can lsten to the full inetrviews in the following episodes March 20, 2023 epsidoe: Creighton Waters Got Murder Conviction But Says He Still Has More Work To Do March 23, 2023 episode: Alex's Attorney, Jim Griffin & Legal Analyst, Sara Azari Speak Out May 12, 2025 episode: Dick Harpootlian Talks About Alex Murdaugh's Chances for New Trial & His New Pee Wee Gaskins Book 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 Murdaugh case, true crime podcast, legal system, fair trial, defense attorney, financial crimes Tags: Murdoch case, legal insights, true crime, courtroom drama, defense attorneys, prosecution, financial crimes, public opinion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Impact of influence.
0:03.4	Covering true crime throughout the southeast.
0:08.5	This isn't about Alec Murdoch, whether you like him or dislike him.
0:13.0	It's about whether the system can be trusted to give everybody a fair trial.
0:20.0	That's the voice of Murdoch defense attorney, Dick Harpoolian.
0:25.6	More with him in a minute.
0:27.3	A little walk down memory lane in this episode.
0:30.7	Hello, friend.
0:31.9	Matt Harris, Seaton Tucker.
0:33.7	How do they get in contact with us?
0:35.8	You can find us on Facebook at Impact of Influence and also on our YouTube channel.
0:40.3	So we've got a compilation coming up.
0:42.6	Yeah, I was doing a lot of reflection about covering this Murdoch case for so long.
0:49.0	We've done a lot of other things so we hope that you're not just listening to us for Murdoch.
0:53.6	But I was actually really super proud that we had Jim Griffin as well as Creighton Waters and Dick
1:01.0	Harputland all in our podcast.
1:02.7	We are really trying to be balanced and present all the information.
1:07.6	I'm really proud that we scored all of those interviews.
1:10.1	Yes.
1:10.5	There were times where we got of those interviews. Yes. There were times
1:11.1	where we got backlash for that because, you know, you do one side, you know, you have Dick
1:18.1	Carpoolian on, you're pro-Murdoch, you have Creighton Waters on, your anti-Murdoch, and it's just like,
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