In this season, we're diving deep into the extremely powerful and mischievous (...and a little murderous) Murdaugh family of South Carolina.In our first episode, Ashley and Guru level Patron AND research assistant Emily Springer, dig into what started the Southern scandal that's had everyone talking for months. In February 2019, a very intoxicated 20 year old Paul Murdaugh was boating under the influence, at a high speed, acting erratically and refusing to let and of his other 5 friends aboard drive. Around 2:20 a.m. Paul crashed the boat into a bridge, injuring everyone on board... except Mallory, because she had been flung from the boat and was nowhere to be found.-Join us for as little as $5 a month on Patreon!-We'd love to see you in our Discord, come hang out!-We have awesome new merch, go take a look!-Follow us on Instagram and Twitter!-Audio editing by Malissa Coulson.-Incredible research and storytelling by Emily Springer.-Sources:https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/https://www.netflix.com/title/81519789https://www.fitsnews.com/2020/10/27/sc-fatal-boat-crash-lawsuit-could-mallory-beachs-death-have-been-prevented/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11796695/Murdaugh-shamelessly-exploited-quadriplegic-client-hed-cheated-1MILLION-commercial.htmlhttps://youtu.be/tMG9At0vLTchttps://youtu.be/tMG9At0vLTc