‘Murdo: Death in the Family’ is now on Hulu. How true is it?

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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The saga of the gruesome Murdaugh murders has been dissected in countless documentaries, podcasts, and news articles, but Hulu’s new series Murdaugh: death in the family Aiming to do something different – ​​dramatize an unimaginable double murder.

The eight-episode limited series reimagines one of the The most shocking crime stories in recent memory – The Fall of a South Carolina Lawyer Alex MurdaughConvicted in 2021 of the murders of his wife Maggie and their son Paul. Both were shot to death on the family’s property in South Carolina. Before their deaths, the family was well known in the Low Country and had been working as lawyers for generations.

Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh on June 7, 2021 declared dead By Alex Murdaugh, who was Maggie’s husband and Paul’s father. What happened was a case that became a sensation and involved allegations of stolen money, a fatal teenage boat accident and an investigation into other deaths. associated with the Murdaugh family,

Inspired by journalist Mandy Matney’s Murdaugh Murders podcast, the series offers no new information, but gives viewers a closer look at what the Murdaugh family may have experienced amid several tragedies.

Despite the series being based on a largely accurate story, it rearranges the actual timeline, moving major events around to fit a neat narrative arc. And for viewers who know the case inside and out, this detail is hard to ignore.

The eight-episode limited series re-imagines one of the most shocking crime stories in recent memory – the downfall of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted of a double murder.

The eight-episode limited series re-imagines one of the most shocking crime stories in recent memory – the downfall of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted of a double murder. ,disney,

When the timeline goes out of script

In death in the familyThe tragedy unfolds as a chain reaction, starting with a 2019 boating accident that killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach and leading to a brutal 2021 double murder. Paul was driving and was charged with being drunk. He initially escaped criminal charges, until public pressure increased and he was eventually charged by state authorities.

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The accident exposed the family’s influence over local law enforcement and led to a public investigation of the Murdaughs’ law firm, where the Murdaughs were later discovered to have stolen millions from clients and the practice.

The first three episodes, released on October 15, focus on that fatal boat accident.

Alex Murdaugh and his wife were convicted of double murder in 2023. But the murders were part of a broader story with many twists and turns.

Alex Murdaugh and his wife were convicted of double murder in 2023. But the murders were part of a broader story with many twists and turns. ,State Newspaper, 2024,
Gloria Satterfield died from a 'trip and fall' at the Murdaugh home in 2018, and her death made headlines again after a double murder three years later.

Gloria Satterfield died from a ‘trip and fall’ at the Murdaugh home in 2018, and her death made headlines again after a double murder three years later. ,be provided,

The remaining episodes, dropping weekly, dramatize the family’s fall from social grace, culminating on the night of the murders at Moseley, the family’s hunting estate at Islandton.

In fact, the first signs of the disintegration of the Murdaugh empire began in 2018, when the family’s longtime maid, Gloria Satterfield, died after a fall at their home.

But in the series, Satterfield appears to die after a boat tragedy, and he collapses at the end of episode three. The retelling shows that Satterfield’s death is part of the family’s post-accident situation, not a precursor to it.

In fact, her death, and the misuse of her $4.3 million life insurance settlement, was one of the first signs of Murdaugh’s web of fraud.

What remains true in case

The show traces the family’s unraveling in the years leading up to the 2021 murders, a year marked by financial fraud, privilege and tragedy, and attempts to show how the cracks in the Murdoch dynasty widened until it all collapsed.

Despite changes in its timeline, death in the family Retains many details.

Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh were murdered at the family's South Carolina estate in 2021.

Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh were murdered at the family’s South Carolina estate in 2021. ,thesis,

Paul is portrayed as the black sheep of the family – careless and addicted to alcohol. In the series, his older brother jokes that he is only going to law school so he can “keep Paul out of trouble.”

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That portrayal tracks with descriptions from people who knew Paul. Friends told Matney that when drunk he becomes a different person, known by his alter ego “Timmy”.

In the show, as in real life, Alex Murdaugh tries to shift the blame away from his son and onto another boat passenger, Connor Cook, whose family had a long-standing relationship with Murdaugh.

Why do details still matter?

shift timeline is not unique Death in the family. Dramatization often compresses or rearranges timelines to heighten emotional impact or simplify a complex plot.

But when audiences know a story so well, the decision to rewrite the chronology feels like rewriting history. And for viewers who have followed every turn in the Murdaugh saga, those dates still matter.

The first three episodes of Murdaugh: death in the family Now streaming on Hulu.

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