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Hi, I'm Lindsay Graham, the host of Wondries Podcast American Scandal.

Our newest series looks at the Kids for Cash Scandal,

a story about two judges who stood accused of making millions of dollars

in a brazen scheme that shattered the lives of countless children.

Listen to American Scandal on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

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It used to be weeks back in the good old days when I would have to find something to write about here in this quiet little town.

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I'm Michael DeWitt Jr., Managing Editor of the Hampton County Guardian.

And then these Murdoch incidents began and things haven't been quiet since then.

Attorney Alec Murdoch said he was shot in the head while changing a tire on this road in Hampton County, South Carolina.

Then police arrested 61-year-old Kota Smith, police say Murdoch hired Smith to kill him.

He wanted you to kill him. Yeah, he wanted me to kill him.

To make it look like a suicide.

Man, what did you agree to sit down with us?

I think people should hear my side of it.

You'll hear a lot more from Curtis Smith, the man accused of shooting high-profile attorney,

Alex Murdoch right here on this rural road in Hampton County, South Carolina.

Just one incident, an bizarre and tragic series of deadly events touching the Murdoch family.

The shooting of Alex Murdoch comes nearly three months after his son and his wife were both

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