Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

John and Elizabeth Calvert, disappeared from Hilton Head Island March 3, 2008.  Their disappearance shook the beach town In the days that followed, law enforcement, closed in on Dennis Gerwing as a suspect Gerwing was an unassuming accountant  As the police closed in , Gerwing took his own life. His method of suicide was odd In the days that followed it was discovered Gerwing was living a double l...

December 6, 2023 in Lexington, South Carolina a man was shot and killed on his property. Ryan Lindler Sr. and Ryan Lindler Jr., farmers from the area, were charged with the murder of Kevin Newhouse. The father and son are claiming self defense and may invoke the SC "stand your ground" law as a defense. Attorney Lori Murray joined the podcast as a representative for the victim, Kevin Newhouse. Look...

Susan Smith Spicy Phone Calls and Murdaugh Updates New reports detail convicted murder, Susan Smith sexy communications while incarcerated. Will and should Smith's past relationship with a prison guard influence her upcoming parole? We cover all the latest Murdaugh, including a hand towel with a possible blood smear found at Moselle after the Murders of Maggie and Paul and an investigation into Be...

Susan Smith’s story shocked the nation in October of 1994 when she claimed a black man had kidnapped her two young sons. For nine days, she made dramatic pleas on national television for their safe return but suspicions quickly turned to Smith herself. Susan Smith confessed on November 3, 1994 to the unthinkable she had strapped her children into their car seats into a lake drowning them both. Smi...

Litigation involving Alex Murdaugh never seems to end. Some of the litigation discussed in this episode is Murdaugh adjacent. Alex's money is distributed to his victims, there is a defamation lawsuit, drug charges involving Alex's alleged dealers and more. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris started the podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. The Impact of Influence podcast will co...

Justice Toal denied a request from Alex Murdaugh for a new trial on his murder conviction. Alex's defense team argued jury tampering by Clerk of Courts, Becky Hill. You can hear parts of the evidentiary hearing in this episode, and our reaction to the action. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris started the podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. The Impact of Influence podcast will...

Alex Murdaugh is hoping to overturn his conviction of murdering his wife and son, based on jury tampering. Attorney Nancy Jo Thomason shares her thoughts on how Alex's evidentiary hearing might go and what issues the jurors might face. Matt Siembieda is an attorney and law professor at Temple Law School. Mr. Siembieda gives a lesson on the case law involved in this case. He also happens to be Seto...

Alex Murdaugh's chance at a new trial based on jury tampering by the Colleton County Clerk of Courts took a big hit this week. Justice Toal made some decisions on how the evidentiary hearing will work will not make it easy on Alex's defense team. We break it down in this episode. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began this podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Join in the conv...

Columbia, SC attorney, Joe McCullough, joins the podcast to discuss what might happen in the upcoming hearings pertaining to Alex Murdaugh's charge of jury tampering in his double murder conviction. McCullough has practiced law in South Carolina for decades both as a prosecutor and a defense attorney. He represents two of the jurors who were part of the jury in the Murdaugh murder trial. He also h...

A judge has been appointed to hear Alex Murdaugh's allegation of jury tampering in his murder conviction. Both sides have filed pre-hearing briefs supporting their case. Becky Hill, the Colleton County Clerk of Courts, is embroiled in even more controversy. You can find Impact of Influence on Facebook. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris started the Impact of Influence podcast just after the murders of M...

S.C. Senator Wes Climer, (R) District 15-York Co., joined the podcast to talk about judicial election reform in South Carolina. South Carolina is one of two states in which the legislature picks judges. Senator Climer is fighting to change that process. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. The podcast has since co...

Becky Hill, the Colleton County Clerk of Courts, is embroiled in controversy. Her book, Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders has caused controversy. Hill has been charged by AlexMurdaugh of jury tampering, and to ethics complaints have been filed against her. Fitsnews got their hands on what appears to be Becky Hill’s attorney’s response to the complaints. We discuss the response. Set...

Becky Hill, The Colleton County Clerk of Courts is embroiled in controversy. She has been accused by Alex Murdaugh's defense team of jury tampering. Her book, Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders, has come under scrutiny and she has had ethics complaints filed against her. In this episode we decided to revisit our interview with her and discuss some of what she said. Seton Tucker and...

Neil Gordon co-authored the book “Behind The Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders” with Colleton County Clerk of Courts, Becky Hill. His wife, Melissa Gordon was the photographer for the book. The book is controversial now that Hill is entangled in a jury tampering accusation. Lori Murray, known as Lawyer Lori on TikTok, joined Impact, last week, to break down complaints that have been filed aga...

Alex Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife and son. Since then, his defense team has accused the Colleton County Clerk of Courts, Becky Hill, of jury tampering. Sc Attorney, Joe McCullough represents two of the jurors involved in the case. Joe joins the show to discuss his clients and Alex Murdaugh's guilty plea on all state financial charges. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began this podcast s...

Alex Murdaugh entered into a plea deal with South Carolina for his financial crimes. During his sentencing, some of his victims spoke to Alex. Seton Tucker was at the sentencing and we let you hear some of what the victims, Alex, and the attorneys said. Seton and Matt Harris started the podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. You can reach out to them on the Impact of Influe...

Coumbia, SC attorney, Lori Murray, joins the podcast to talk about the controversy surrounding Colleton County Clerk of Courts, Becky Hill. Murray received a leaked a complaint filed against Becky Hill with the State Ethics Commission. We break down that complaint and Murray tells us what she inferred from the complaint and other items relating to Hill. Lori Murray has a huge TikTok following unde...

Seton and Matt talk with Jeff Keating, host of the podcast "Pee Wee Gaskins Was Not My Friend". Pee Wee Gaskins is one of the most infamous and prolific mass murderers in South Carolina history. Alex Murdaugh's, attorney, Dick Harpootlian was the solicitor who put Pee Wee on death row. However; even on death row, Pee Wee was able to reach out and threaten Dick and his family. Impact of Influence i...

Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins Jr. is one of South Carolina's most notorious serial killers. He murdered more than a dozen people between 1970 and 1975. Gaskins was sentenced to 10 concurrent life sentences. While serving his sentence at Central Correctional Institute (CCI) prison in Columbia, South Carolina, he murdered another inmate. Dick Harpootlian prosecuted Pee Wee and Jack Swerling defende...

Alex Murdaugh made plea deal on the financial charges the State had filed. In front of Judge Newman, Creighton Waters read the charges and how much time Alex had agreed to in the deal. You can hear parts of the proceedings in this episode. Check out Impact of Influence on Facebook . Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen podcast company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

The State of South Carolina filed a formal response to Alex Murdaugh's filing of jury tampering by the Clerk of Court, Becky Hill, during his double murder trial. This is much deeper dive into the motion than we did in the previous episode. You can find Impact of Influence on FB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The State has responded to Alex Murdaugh's motion for a new trial. The Clerk of Court, Rebecca Hill, who is accused of tampering with the jury, filed an affidavit denying the charges. SC attorney, John Warren breaks down legal terms you need to know, how all future Murdaugh litigation may precede, and what could happen if Alex Murdaugh is granted a new trial on double murder. Seton Tucker and Matt...

Alex Murdaugh's defense team has petitioned the South Carolina Supreme Court to prohibit Judge Newman from presiding over any future trial or any hearing involving Alex. Former district attorney and former defense attorney John Snyder joins us to break down the defense's reasons for wanting Judge Newman removed. Joe McCulloch joins the podcast to discuss what might come next in the ever evolving M...

We have talked about the death of Shanquella Robinson and the mystery surrounding her death in five precious episodes. They are labeled S2. Please go back and listen to understand more about this case. In this episode we run a special that Tonya Rivens produced with Under the Crown. This is Tonya's description October 29th will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Shanquella Robinson. Alt...

Learned The week we’re taking a break from true crime and the Murdaugh saga. We were inspired by a recent speech Seton gave to the local Rotary Club. We reflect upon the lessons we have learned over the last 2 years and encourage others to pursue passions. As new podcasters covering a fast moving story, it’s been a journey and we have not had much time to look back. We tell you our biggest takeawa...