The local coverage of the Murdaugh family and their innumerable scandals has been respectable. However, both national and area coverage has focused largely on presenting content that's heavy on "true crime" sensationalism and stingy with providing important historical framing as well as a critical race and class analysis. Here are my thoughts on how this historically unethical family was able to build-out an exclusive justice system that served to fiercely protect their white wealth and power.
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Check out these helpful articles and podcasts:
Thad Moore - The Post and Courier Reporting on the Murdaughs
The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness of True Crime
South Carolina Police-Oversight Department (Radley Balko Reporting)
Investigating Our Obsession with True Crime Podcasts
News Clips Included in this Episode:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QPEqDXqHPI&t=1s
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