For a full century, the Murdaugh family was famous in Hampton County, South Carolina, and the surrounding area, but largely unknown outside of that particular swath of Lowcountry land. Multiple generations of Murdaugh men held the powerful position of solicitor (aka the top prosecutor), and the clan’s reach extended far beyond the courtroom and into virtually every pocket of the county. They were wealthy, influential, privileged, and feared.
Over the last few years, the Murdaughs have become exponentially more well-known and have seen the family name splashed in countless national headlines — but there’s no doubt every surviving member of that family wishes that weren’t the case, as those headlines have covered a myriad of crimes. Just a few months after the excellent three-part HBO Max documentary series “Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty” told of the stunning series of events that blew up the family, we’re getting the three-part Netflix documentary series “Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal,” which covers the same material in similar fashion.
