A history of corruption and control
“Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal” is a Netflix series that takes you down the dark history of a boating crash that killed Mallory Beach and the even darker history of the people responsible, Paul Murdaugh and his family.
Mallory Beach, 19, was killed in a 2019 boating accident. Paul Murdaugh was driving under the influence and wrecked into a bridge that ultimately threw Beach off the boat. Although there were others on the boat that were also thrown, Beach never resurfaced after being thrown and was missing for eight days before they found her deceased body.
The mini-series focuses in on the Murdaugh family and how corrupt the family was. I think that the fact that the people involved with the series were the survivors from the boating crash and the people who were closest to Paul speak volumes about how corrupt the Murdaugh family was. They explained how the family tried to tell lies and how they would control the local police system so their son, Paul Murdaugh, wouldn’t get in trouble. Something they often did for years.
I think the series did an excellent job on describing the history of the family, showing a timeline of events that took place which prove how twisted and selfish they were and showed the audience how a single family controlled a whole town for generations.
I watched the series at a perfect time because just three days after I watched it Paul’s father, Alex Murdaugh, was found guilty of murdering his son, Paul, and wife, Maggie. The trial was widely viewed around the United States and all over the media for a few days.
Alex killed Paul and Maggie just two years after the boating accident. He denies killing them; however, all the evidence points to him. I believe that the series being released, the whole trial and end result of the trial reveal that the family no longer has as much power as they once had for the generations that passed.
It is mind blowing how much they got away with but I’m glad someone is finally paying for the bizarre actions that they got away with for so long. If you haven’t watched this series, I recommend that you do. You’re in for a shocking ride if you do decide to tune in.