A DOUBLE murder, millions of missing dollars, a 20-year drug addiction – and at the centre of it all the heir to a law firm that’s run the legal scene in a small town for decades. This family saga has more twists and turns than a potholed road, enough intrigue to grip people around the world and enough drama to have been turned into a Netflix documentary. The Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal unpacks the ruthlessness and lies of a man powerful and persuasive enough to rule the roost and fool the authorities in this pocket of America’s Deep South.
Yet the finest lawyers couldn’t convince the jury