Shame on Alex Murdaugh. Not merely for murdering his wife and his younger son. Not merely for an extended period of time during which he apparently reflexively lied to his law partners, to his clients, and to the world at large while stealing from all of them.
Shame on him for being ignorant of history. Had he been even remotely aware of it, he would have realized that his plan ("Murder my wife [and child] in an effort to forestall financial ruin") was not just an asinine plan, it was not even an original one. And of all the playbooks out of which to steal a page, he opted for Robert Marshall's. Idiot.
Robert Marshall, from Toms River, New Jersey, was Alex Murdaugh thirty-seven years earlier. The late, infamous Mr. Marshall is arguably less despicable than Mr. Murdaugh if for no reason other than Mr. Marshall orchestrated only the murder of his wife, Maria. Unlike Mr. Murdaugh, Mr. Marshall did not also murder his son for good measure.
Perhaps as he spends the rest of his days in prison, Alex Murdaugh will take advantage of his time to catch up on his reading. He might want to start with Joe McGinniss' Blind Faith. It is available as a paperback on Amazon for $7.99. If he has a Prime account, he can order it with free, next-day shipping.
Then again, I reckon where he is hanging out his shingle these days, time is no longer of the essence.
-AK
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