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This is a sensational crime story that has been featured on news outlets around the world. There are interviews and documentaries available on this case for those interested. This book discusses the Murdaugh family of South Carolina, a prominent family who was known for practicing law. Alex Murdaugh, a lawyer, was married to Maggie Murdaugh. They had two sons, Buster and Paul. (I have a lot of opinions about each of these people, so if you do not wish to have any opinions or spoilers, skip on down to the end. I will notate where my spoilers begin and end.) On June 7, 2021, Maggie and Paul were murdered at the dog kennels on one of the family properties. Buster was not in town. Alex was eventually charged with the murders.
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1. Buster Murdaugh must be one of the most delusional people I have ever watched. I recently watched his interview on Fox, in which he maintains that someone else murdered his mother and brother. Buster was a spoiled rich kid, and still behaves in that manner. I am not sure why he thinks he wouldn't have been right there on the ground with his mother and brother if he would have been at home, but I firmly believe he would have been. He was raised to believe he was an ultra-special person, above the law, and coddled and covered up for by members of his family. Having half his family murdered seems to not have been the rude awakening that he needed.
2. Maggie is often lauded as a good mom. I think a lot of that comes from the fact that people do not often like to speak ill of the dead, especially those who have been murdered. She allowed a nanny/housekeeper to do the bulk of the child care. She allowed the children to behave in an atrocious manner. She was known for telling them how special and important they were because of their last name, and bailed them out of trouble all the time. She permitted drinking and drug use at young ages. Sure, she loved to have people over for functions and parties. She liked showing off how important she was because of the family she married into. Did she deserve to be murdered? Certainly not. But she was also no saint, and I hate when people do that instead of being factual about people.
3. Alex was a sneaky snake. He stole amazing sums of money from people who trusted him to represent their interests in legal matters. He sucked multiple people into his schemes. He spoiled his children with expensive toys and clothes at all stages of their lives. He allowed drinking and drug use and participated in that behavior with minors. He lied like a dog with fleas on a ratty rug on a summer night. I firmly believe he was feeling financial pressure with checks bouncing and people becoming suspicious of his actions and behavior. I also think the lawsuit about the boat crash was a factor in why he was motivated to kill his family. He is simply not a good person and was also a spoiled little rich coddled boy who turned into a spoiled little rich coddled man. He bailed his kids out of trouble entirely too much while allowing and encouraging their trash behavior.
4. Paul was also a spoiled little rich boy. He was allowed to get away with all sorts. He drank. He used drugs. He smoked. He beat and spat upon his girlfriend, who should have taken all the red flags and ran long before she did. He was absolutely an alcoholic at a ridiculously young age. It was impressed upon him that he was special and Daddy and Mommy and Granddaddy and Uncles would come bail him out of trouble and cover up whatever nonsense he did. He stupidly drove a boat drunk. His friends stupidly got in the boat with him. I suppose hanging out with rich people who can supply you with beer and a good time is enticing for teens, but that behavior is gross. These kids continued to hand around in this orbit with this scum bucket from the chum bucket who really had no chance whatsoever to grow up normal and decent, and it cost them one life. He was guilty as homemade sin of driving that boat drunk, acting a fool, and crashing them. He was guilty of not caring what happened to himself or his "friends" and certainly guilty in the death of one of them. He was guilty of trying to pawn the blame off on someone else. He was treated differently than any other average Joe would, and that was disgusting. Was he a good person? NO. Was a lot of that his fault? No, certainly was his parents though. Did he deserve to be murdered in cold blood by his own father? No.
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I bought this book on the most recent sale that Audible had, which made me very happy. I listened to this book today at work and was able to finish it in one shift. It was about 7 hours long, but if you are interested in the physical version, it is around 300 pages. I thought the book provided a lot of details about the upbringing of the Murdaugh children, as well as the shady doings by Alex. People think of Maggie and Paul as victims, which they absolutely are, but they also had some MAJOR flaws. You can be two things at the same time, and this is certainly that. If you are interested in this case, this was a solid book.
*********SPOILERS AND OPINIONS BELOW***************
1. Buster Murdaugh must be one of the most delusional people I have ever watched. I recently watched his interview on Fox, in which he maintains that someone else murdered his mother and brother. Buster was a spoiled rich kid, and still behaves in that manner. I am not sure why he thinks he wouldn't have been right there on the ground with his mother and brother if he would have been at home, but I firmly believe he would have been. He was raised to believe he was an ultra-special person, above the law, and coddled and covered up for by members of his family. Having half his family murdered seems to not have been the rude awakening that he needed.
2. Maggie is often lauded as a good mom. I think a lot of that comes from the fact that people do not often like to speak ill of the dead, especially those who have been murdered. She allowed a nanny/housekeeper to do the bulk of the child care. She allowed the children to behave in an atrocious manner. She was known for telling them how special and important they were because of their last name, and bailed them out of trouble all the time. She permitted drinking and drug use at young ages. Sure, she loved to have people over for functions and parties. She liked showing off how important she was because of the family she married into. Did she deserve to be murdered? Certainly not. But she was also no saint, and I hate when people do that instead of being factual about people.
3. Alex was a sneaky snake. He stole amazing sums of money from people who trusted him to represent their interests in legal matters. He sucked multiple people into his schemes. He spoiled his children with expensive toys and clothes at all stages of their lives. He allowed drinking and drug use and participated in that behavior with minors. He lied like a dog with fleas on a ratty rug on a summer night. I firmly believe he was feeling financial pressure with checks bouncing and people becoming suspicious of his actions and behavior. I also think the lawsuit about the boat crash was a factor in why he was motivated to kill his family. He is simply not a good person and was also a spoiled little rich coddled boy who turned into a spoiled little rich coddled man. He bailed his kids out of trouble entirely too much while allowing and encouraging their trash behavior.
4. Paul was also a spoiled little rich boy. He was allowed to get away with all sorts. He drank. He used drugs. He smoked. He beat and spat upon his girlfriend, who should have taken all the red flags and ran long before she did. He was absolutely an alcoholic at a ridiculously young age. It was impressed upon him that he was special and Daddy and Mommy and Granddaddy and Uncles would come bail him out of trouble and cover up whatever nonsense he did. He stupidly drove a boat drunk. His friends stupidly got in the boat with him. I suppose hanging out with rich people who can supply you with beer and a good time is enticing for teens, but that behavior is gross. These kids continued to hand around in this orbit with this scum bucket from the chum bucket who really had no chance whatsoever to grow up normal and decent, and it cost them one life. He was guilty as homemade sin of driving that boat drunk, acting a fool, and crashing them. He was guilty of not caring what happened to himself or his "friends" and certainly guilty in the death of one of them. He was guilty of trying to pawn the blame off on someone else. He was treated differently than any other average Joe would, and that was disgusting. Was he a good person? NO. Was a lot of that his fault? No, certainly was his parents though. Did he deserve to be murdered in cold blood by his own father? No.
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I bought this book on the most recent sale that Audible had, which made me very happy. I listened to this book today at work and was able to finish it in one shift. It was about 7 hours long, but if you are interested in the physical version, it is around 300 pages. I thought the book provided a lot of details about the upbringing of the Murdaugh children, as well as the shady doings by Alex. People think of Maggie and Paul as victims, which they absolutely are, but they also had some MAJOR flaws. You can be two things at the same time, and this is certainly that. If you are interested in this case, this was a solid book.