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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 31 MIN

Alex Murdaugh: The First Statement That Night Said Someone Else Was Driving

from Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary · host True Crime Today

Before the murders at Moselle, before the 911 call, before any of it — there was a pattern. And James Lasdun's new book The Family Man traces it through original interviews and evidence that never made it into the trial.The night of the boat crash that killed Mallory Beach, Alex Murdaugh was already running the playbook. He showed up at the hospital and started working the hallways — trying to get into rooms where passengers were being treated, cornering Connor Cook and telling him to keep quiet, attempting to reach Morgan Doughty even after she begged nurses to keep him away. A nurse told investigators she believed Alex was "trying to orchestrate something." This was years before the murders.The book reveals that Morgan's first written statement — given before Alex reached her — said Connor Cook was driving when the boat hit the bridge. That story changed the next day under circumstances that remain murky. Lasdun argues the accepted version of who caused Mallory's death may have been built after the fact.There are other findings that have never been publicly reported. A $5,000 check Alex wrote to a local police chief who was at the Moselle crime scene, backdated by months, with no credible explanation. A jellyfish business connected to associates with drug-smuggling histories. Evidence that SLED gave Alex's own brother two different stories about where a key piece of physical evidence was found.This is Part 1 of a three-part interview with author James Lasdun. The blueprint was always there. Nobody was looking at it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #TheFamilyMan #MurdaughMurders #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #MurdaughCase #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #MalloryBeach #SouthCarolina

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