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In a small town in South Carolina, the Murdaugh family law firm was the all big powerful name in legal proceedings. Paul Murdaugh was the youngest son of the family, and considered the runt of the litter, but still lived the high life on the back of his family name, taking on the can-do-what-I-want attitude that was known of the Murdaugh brand. But one night, during a booze fuelled escapade on a speedboat, teenager Mallory Beach was tragically killed when the boat capsized, with Paul reportedly at the helm. He seemed to dodge justice on the back of his connections, but his evasion of accountability unravelled a whole disturbing backlog of corruption and murder that is beyond belief.
Netflix seem to be pumping out plenty of true life content lately, but then they must have much stuff to choose from. I do remember seeing a New York Times article pop up regarding this shocking case, with a man, a qualified legal attorney, being convicted of the murder of his wife and own flesh and blood son, but then there'd been the case of Chris Watts a few years before, so there's at least a pattern of that kind of thing going on in the States. And while it's far from easy viewing, it does at least provide compelling material to delve in to, and pick apart.
This is truly a shocking account of corruption and murder, that will leave you in disbelief that such a thing could happen, but then in a closed, tight knit backwater American town quite believably could. With two deaths of those who could bring scandal to the Murdaugh family before the speedboat event, and then the final, horrific occurrence, it was all just a ticking time bomb that lead up to what played out, the whole sorry thing playing out like some twisted John Grisham novel come to life. NF play it the safe way, keeping it condensed to three compact episodes, rather than the long, sprawling sagas they've been known for in the past, keeping it focused on the particulars of the case, rather than getting bogged down with too much unnecessary filler.
It really is a horrifying, eye opening account of rich and powerful people getting away with whatever they want, another unsettling case of fact being stranger than fiction, and leaving you uneasy at the depravity of human nature. ****
In a small town in South Carolina, the Murdaugh family law firm was the all big powerful name in legal proceedings. Paul Murdaugh was the youngest son of the family, and considered the runt of the litter, but still lived the high life on the back of his family name, taking on the can-do-what-I-want attitude that was known of the Murdaugh brand. But one night, during a booze fuelled escapade on a speedboat, teenager Mallory Beach was tragically killed when the boat capsized, with Paul reportedly at the helm. He seemed to dodge justice on the back of his connections, but his evasion of accountability unravelled a whole disturbing backlog of corruption and murder that is beyond belief.
Netflix seem to be pumping out plenty of true life content lately, but then they must have much stuff to choose from. I do remember seeing a New York Times article pop up regarding this shocking case, with a man, a qualified legal attorney, being convicted of the murder of his wife and own flesh and blood son, but then there'd been the case of Chris Watts a few years before, so there's at least a pattern of that kind of thing going on in the States. And while it's far from easy viewing, it does at least provide compelling material to delve in to, and pick apart.
This is truly a shocking account of corruption and murder, that will leave you in disbelief that such a thing could happen, but then in a closed, tight knit backwater American town quite believably could. With two deaths of those who could bring scandal to the Murdaugh family before the speedboat event, and then the final, horrific occurrence, it was all just a ticking time bomb that lead up to what played out, the whole sorry thing playing out like some twisted John Grisham novel come to life. NF play it the safe way, keeping it condensed to three compact episodes, rather than the long, sprawling sagas they've been known for in the past, keeping it focused on the particulars of the case, rather than getting bogged down with too much unnecessary filler.
It really is a horrifying, eye opening account of rich and powerful people getting away with whatever they want, another unsettling case of fact being stranger than fiction, and leaving you uneasy at the depravity of human nature. ****