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Paul Murdaugh Kept Mallory Beach’s Obituary in His Truck — What Nobody Else Saw
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- May 16, 2026
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Summary
Paul Murdaugh kept Mallory Beach’s obituary tucked into the door frame of his truck. Every time he climbed in, it was right there. Blanca Simpson saw it because she’d been inside the Murdaugh home for fifteen years and knew things about that family the cameras and courtrooms never captured. In this interview with Tony Brueski, Blanca tells the story of who the Murdaughs actually were behind the front door — and why the public version doesn’t match what she witnessed. She goes back to the beginning — meeting Alex in the late ’90s, translating for his cases, and eventually becoming the family’s housekeeper after the real estate crash left her between jobs. Over the years, the relationship deepened from cleaning to running the household, cashing checks, and becoming someone Maggie trusted enough to confide in when Alex wouldn’t give her the full truth about a $30 million lawsuit bearing down on the family. Blanca challenges the public image of both Maggie and Paul. She describes Maggie as the opposite of the cold socialite in a fur coat — loud, funny, generous, and always shopping local to support the community. She remembers Paul’s humor and his arrogance in equal measure, but insists the version the media handed the public after the boating incident erased the person he actually was. She reveals the private fractures: Maggie wanting to sell everything to make things right while Alex wouldn’t sit down long enough to explain the situation. The joke about Maggie divorcing Alex for Tom Brady that got twisted into a serious rumor. And the two months before the murders when Alex started retreating — staying in bed, showing up late, carrying something nobody around him could fully see. LINKS & LEGAL Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hidd…