Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

The Murdaugh family was one of South Carolina's most powerful legal families. Three generations of Murdaughs held the position of solicitor in the lowcountry for almost one hundred years. In February of 2019 a boat crash killed 19 year old Mallory Beach. Paul Murdaugh, the son of prominent SC attorney, Alex Murdaugh, was charged with three felony counts of boating under the influence, including causing the death of Mallory Beach. June 7, 2021 Alex Murdaugh found his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, brutally murdered, shot to death on their property known as Moselle. On March 2, 2023 Alex was convicted of murdering Maggie and Paul. Between the murders and the convictions many other crimes came to light. No one could have expected the twists and turns the story has taken and it is not finished. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris started the Impact of Influence podcast soon after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. You may have seen them talking about the Murdaugh saga on CourtTV, Murdaugh documentaries on Oxygen and Fox Nation and episodes on American Greed and Nancy Grace. Seton and Matt continue updating the Murdaugh story and are now covering other crimes that have occurred throughout the Southeast. Impact of Influence is now a Youtube channel You can find them on their Impact of Influence FB page or Mattharrispodcast@gmail.com

Episodes

Father of Murder Victim, "I have A Cause, Something Burning A Hole In Me To Fix"

October 8, 2025 • 54 mins
In this episode we are going to talk with Stephen Frederico, the father of Logan Feredrico. Mr. Federico is battling to make sure career criminals are kept off the street in hopes to prevent more tragedies like the one that struck his family. Logan Federico, 22, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, was visiting friends in Columbia, South Carolina, on May 3 when a career criminal broke into the home where she was staying with friends. Polic...
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Discovery Wars In Outrage Suit Between Beach & Parker's

October 2, 2025 • 23 mins
Six years after Mallory Beach's tragic death in a boat crash, one lawsuit still lingers. It is the "Outrage" case against Parker's Corporation. This episode dives into leaked videos, heated discovery battles, and accusations of intimidation, as both sides fight to control the narrative. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true cri...
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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Wants To Be Executed

September 25, 2025 • 27 mins
Jimmy Robertson has been sitting on death row in South Carolina since 1999. He was convicted of murdering his parents in Rock Hill, SC. For years Robertson has appealed and fought execution, recently Robertson has told the court he is ready to face death. There are legal complications that come with an inmates decision to be executed. Those will be discussed in this episode. Plus, you will hear the closing arguments from the tr...
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Alex Murdaugh Fights Back: Refuting Evidence And Alleging Tampering

September 18, 2025 • 49 mins
Alex Murdaugh’s defense team has filed a 79-page response challenging prosecutors’ efforts to block his request for a new murder trial. His lawyers argue that the state’s opposition is flawed and maintain that Murdaugh was denied a fair trial due to alleged jury tampering by Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill. Although Retired Chief Justice Jean Toal denied a retrial—despite finding Hill not credible—Murdaugh’s attorneys insist tha...
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A Father Continues His Fight Against Teen Sextortion Pt2

September 11, 2025 • 47 mins
On July 27, 2022, 17 year old Gavin Guffey of York County, SC took his life after being a victim of a sextortion scheme.  His father, Brandon Guffey, is a State Representative in South Carolina. In part one, September 4th, Representative Guffey bravely talks about the day he found his son dead from a self inflicted gun shot wound and what he discovered afterward sent Brandon Guffey on a mission to stop this from happening to mor...
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Teens Are Targets of Sextortion & A Father Fights Back

September 4, 2025 • 36 mins
On July 27, 2022, 17 year old Gavin Guffey of York County, SC took his life after being a victim of a sextortion scheme.  His father, Brandon Guffey, is a State Representative in South Carolina. Representative Guffey bravely talks about the day he found his son dead from a self inflicted gun shot wound and what he discovered afterward sent Brandon Guffey on a mission to stop this from happening to more teens like his son Gavin. ...
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Nancy Mace Update: An Arrest Made And A Case Dismissed

August 29, 2025 • 28 mins
In February, South Carolina US House of Representative, Nancy Mace gave a "scorched earth" speech on the house floor. In the speech she accused several men of serious crimes, including rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking. None of the men Mace accused have been charged with any of the crimes she accused them of and all have denied her allegations. In this episode aan important ruling by the judge and an arrest has been made....
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Attorney Says "The Integrity of The System Is At Stake" On Alex Murdaugh Appeal

August 22, 2025 • 52 mins
Attorney Albert Wunsch was a prosecutor and is a defense attorney. He has strong opinions on the State's response to Alex Murdaugh's appeal. Wunsch co-hosts the Tangent true crime podcast with V innie Politan. The State filed their response to Alex Murdaugh's appeal of his double murder of conviction of his wife and son. In their 182 page brief they laid out their case that the evidence pointing to Murdaugh's guilt was so overw...
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SC Response to Murdaugh Appeal, Hill's Comments "Fleeting and Foolish"

August 14, 2025 • 38 mins
The State filed their response to Alex Murdaugh's appeal of his double murder of conviction of his wife and son. In their 182 page brief they laid out their case that the evidence pointing to Murdaugh's guilt was so overwhelming, that Clerk of Court, Becky Hill's "fleeting and foolish" comments would have had no effect on the verdict. The State made their case for why all the other reasons Murdaugh's defense team hoped would ov...
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Deposition Paints Unflattering Picture of Us Rep Nancy Mace & Jane Doe Lawsuit

August 7, 2025 • 30 mins
In February, South Carolina US House of Representative, Nancy Mace gave a "scorched earth" speech on the house floor. In the speech she accused several men of serious crimes, including rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking. None of the men Mace accused have been charged with any of the crimes she accused them of and all have denied her allegations. In this episode, a Jane Doe lawsuit has been filed and a you will hear what wa...
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Lawsuits Follow SC Congresswoman Nancy Mace's "Scorched Earth Speech"

July 30, 2025 • 29 mins
In February, South Carolina US House of Representative, Nancy Mace gave a "scorched earth" speech on the house floor. In the speech she accused several men of serious crimes, including rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking. None of the men Mace accused have been charged with any of the crimes she accused them of and all have denied her allegations. In this episode the discussion is around the lawsuits and lawsuit responses th...
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Could Alex Murdaugh's Newly Discovered Texts Help His Defense?

July 22, 2025 • 33 mins
Jenn Wood of FITSNews joins the podcast to talk about previously unseen text messages she discovered tied to Alex Murdaugh's 2023 double homicide trial, in which he was convicted of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul. The uncovered texts were between Murdaugh and his alleged drug dealer, Curtis “Eddie” Smith, whom the defense suggested as an alternative suspect. Murdaugh is currently appealing those convictions – and the li...
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SC Congresswoman Nancy Mace Blasts SC AG Alan Wilson

July 18, 2025 • 46 mins
In February, South Carolina US House of Representative, Nancy Mace gave a "scorched earth" speech on the house floor. In the speech she accused several men of serious crimes, including rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking. In the Impact of Influence previous episode you can hear part of that speech and a discussion of some off the fallout. None of the men Mace accused have been charged with any of the crimes she accused them ...
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"Scorched Earth" South Carolina Rep Nancy Mace Gives Speech on House Floor

July 10, 2025 • 23 mins
In February, SC US Representative, Nancy Mace gave a 53 minute speech on the House floor that accused four men of terrible crimes against women. All the men of denied the accusations and none have been charged with the crimes. Mace accused SC AG and Gubernatorial candidate, Alan Wilson, of not doing his job to protect women from men like those she accused. The U.S. Constitution has some legal protection from anything they say o...
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South Carolina Serial Killer Pee Wee Gaskins's Defense Attorney Tells His Story

July 2, 2025 • 43 mins
This episode starts with a few minutes of taking listener comments and questions. Then a replay of an episode from November 2023. A few weeks ago Matt and Seton Interviewed Dick Harpootlian who prosecuted Pee Wee Gaskins. In this episode you will hear from the other side of the courtroom in the Gaskins trial. Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins Jr. is one of South Carolina's most notorious serial killers. He murdered more than a do...
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Colucci Retrial: Case Dismissed for Now

June 23, 2025 • 64 mins
Michael Colucci, a Summerville, South Carolina jeweler, was once again on trial for the death of his wife, seven years after his initial trial ended in a mistrial. Michael Colucci is accused of killing his wife, Sara Lynn Colucci, in May 2015. During his first trial in 2018, prosecutors alleged that Michael strangled Sara. His defense argued that she died by suicide, claiming she hanged herself with a garden hose on a nearby fe...
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Justice Revisited: Retrial of Alleged Murderer Michael Colucci

June 15, 2025 • 29 mins
Michael Colucci, a Summerville, South Carolina jeweler, is once again on trial for the death of his wife, seven years after his initial trial ended in a mistrial. Michael Colucci is accused of killing his wife, Sara Lynn Colucci, in May 2015. During his first trial in 2018, prosecutors alleged that Michael strangled Sara. His defense argued that she died by suicide, claiming she hanged herself with a garden hose on a nearby fenc...
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The 4th Anniversary of the Murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh

June 11, 2025 • 33 mins
June 7, 2021 Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found murdered on their estate in rural Colleton County, SC. Prominent South Carolina attorney, Alex Murdaugh made the 911 call to authorities about the murders. After a nearly six week trial Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of killing his wife and son on July 14, 2022. Murdaugh is appealing the conviction. In this episode Seton and Matt discuss how the podcast came to be and discuss list...
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Attorney Matt Siembieda Explains SC Stand Your Ground Law & How it Applies to Spivey Case

June 6, 2025 • 43 mins
A 2023 road rage incident near Myrtle Beach turned deadly. Weldon Boyd fatally shot and killed 33 year old Scott Spivey. Boyd claimed self defense under South Carolina's Stand Your Ground Law. Questions emerged about the investigation after Boyd's phone calls were released. There are also questions abut Boyd's relationship with law enforcement and how the investigation was handled In this episode we discuss South Carolina's Stand...
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What Do 911 Calls Reveal About Stand Your Ground Defense in Shooting of Scott Spivey

May 29, 2025 • 43 mins
A 2023 road rage incident near Myrtle Beach turned deadly. Weldon Boyd fatally shot and killed 33 year old Scott Spivey. Boyd claimed self defense under South Carolina's Stand Your Ground Law. Questions emerged about the investigation after Boyd's phone calls were released. There are also questions abut Boyd's relationship with law enforcement and how the investigation was handled. In this episode you will hear 911 calls from the s...
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