# Inside the $30 Million Judgement That May Have Created A Killer Out Of Alex Murdaugh

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Podcast: [Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841)
Published: 2026-05-16T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8903542
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Maggie Murdaugh asked a direct question about $30 million. Alex gave her just enough of an answer to stop her from pressing further — then moved on. That pattern repeated itself for months inside the Murdaugh household, and Blanca Simpson watched it happen from closer than almost anyone alive. She’d been the family’s housekeeper for fifteen years. She was trusted enough to hear the conversations that never made it outside the house. In this sit-down with Tony Brueski, Blanca walks through the full arc of her time inside the Murdaugh home. She met Alex in the late ’90s, translated for his legal cases, and eventually became embedded in the family’s daily routine after the real estate crash. What started as housekeeping became something Maggie depended on far more personally — errands, bank runs, emotional support after the boating incident, and a trusted presence during the most strained period the family had ever faced. Blanca paints a version of the Murdaughs that doesn’t match what most people think they know. Maggie dressed casually, supported local businesses, and treated everyone the same regardless of who they were. Paul was a jokester who hid her cleaning supplies and carried Mallory Beach’s obituary in his truck every single day. The divorce attorney story was actually a running joke about Maggie leaving Alex for Tom Brady. She also describes the quiet deterioration she witnessed in the months before the murders. Alex staying in bed longer, arriving late to his own office, looking more worn down each week under the weight of his father’s illness and the financial walls closing in. Maggie confiding behind closed doors that she couldn’t get her husband to tell her the whole truth. And then the morning of June 7th, 2021 — the last time Blanca saw Alex before that n…

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