# The Case That Started It All

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Podcast: [Dark Thirty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-thirty-6376504)
Published: 2025-10-21T18:29:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this episode of Dark Thirty, Catherine and Jessica discuss the case that gave them the idea of a mother-daughter true crime podcast: The rise and fall of Alec Murdaugh. Murdaugh's world unravels after his son's deadly boat crash, leading to one of South Carolina's most shocking murder trials. It's Southern Gothic at its finest!

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