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Nov 2023
1h 24m

The Murdaugh Murders: Inside the Investi...

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Lead detectives speak out about the investigation into once-prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. Craig Melvin reports.

 

Craig Melvin and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’:

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