What 'Murdaugh: Death in the Family' Got Wrong About Alex's Murder Trial

Hulu’s Murdaugh: Death in the Family unpacks the scandals, deaths and murder trial that made the Murdaugh family notorious — but what did the show get wrong? Based on the “Murdaugh Murders” podcast, the scripted series, which premiered in October, followed journalist Mandy Matney as she investigated and blogged about the powerful family leading up to and in the wake of their downfall. Matney began looking into the Murdaugh family and their crimes after Paul Murdaugh was under criminal indictment for Mallory Beach’s wrongful death before Alex Murdagh killed Paul and his mother, Maggie Murdaugh,