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
July 2, 2025 • 45 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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June 23, 2025 • 66 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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June 15, 2025 • 31 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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June 11, 2025 • 35 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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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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May 29, 2025 • 45 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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May 19, 2025 • 41 mins
Becky Hill, the former Colleton County clerk of court, was arrested and charged with obstructing justice and misconduct in Colleton County and perjury in Richland County.
The perjury charge stems from her testimony in a January 2024 hearing into whether Alex Murdaugh would get a new trial based on Hill's alleged jury tampering. Justice Toal ruled that Murdaugh should not get a new trial. Murdaugh's defense team has appealed that ...
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This is part two of an interview with Joe McCulloch and Dick Harpootlian.
In this episode, Harpootlian discusses his new book about South Carolina serial killer, Pee Wee Gaskins, talks about the chances of Alex Murdaugh getting a new trial, and how he feels about a new Murdaugh series coming out soon.
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now t...
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A man described as a “budding serial killer” was placed in a state-approved mental health residential care home in Columbia, South Carolina, where he allegedly killed and cannibalized two individuals over a five-month period.
The accused consumed the ears of both victims and drank one victim’s blood.
Jared Ondrea was the first victim. Attorneys Joe McCulloch, and Dick Harpootlian filed lawsuits on behalf of Peggy Ondrea, the gran...
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May 2, 2025 • 11 mins
In this new installment of her true crime series, journalist Carol Costello delves into the complex case of the Ohio Craigslist Killings, and in doing so, unearths the untold story of the crimes that preceded the murders – and the victims who’ve never received justice. Richard Beasley was convicted of murdering three men and attempting to kill a fourth in the fall of 2011, but before that heinous spree, authorities were building a...
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May 1, 2025 • 68 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.
Seton and Matt talked with Wall Street Journal rep...
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April 23, 2025 • 24 mins
The South Carolina State Supreme Court granted the State and additional 120 days to respond to Alex Murdaugh's appeal of his double murder conviction.
Questions are raised about the pace of the Becky Hill investigation.
Alex's banker buddy, Russell Lafitte, takes a plea deal.
There is some movement on the Beach/Parkers outrage case.
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Mag...
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April 17, 2025 • 58 mins
On September 30, 2024, Ty'Ran Tyrell Dixon, a professional football player from Columbia, SC was detained by law enforcement and told there was a warrant for his arrest of murder that occurred in Barnwell, SC on October 15, 2023.
Dixon not only did not commit the murder, he was never even charged with the murder and he was never in Barnwell, SC.
Dixon spent 66 days imprisoned. That included trips on "con-air" and over thirty days ...
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April 9, 2025 • 49 mins
Asha Degree was just nine years old when she disappeared from her home in Shelby, North Carolina, more than 25 years ago. Since then, various law enforcement agencies, including local, state, and federal authorities, have been working to solve the case. In the past few months there appears to have been some movement in the case.
In this episode we hear from the hosts of the podcast Crackhouse Chronicles https://www.crackhousechro...
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April 3, 2025 • 53 mins
Andy Moorman and Mark Moyer are the defense attorneys for Zachary Hughes, who was convicted of murdering Christina Parcell. The case was dubbed the Rose Petal Murder by Fitsnews.
Andy and Mark discussed the case on this episode. In the previous episode we heard about the case from the solicitor's perspective.
The trial of the murder of Christina Parcell began on February 10, 2025.
It concluded 2/21/2025 with Zachary Hughes be...
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March 27, 2025 • 45 mins
Walter Wilkins, The Solicitor for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, joined the podcast to discuss his prosecution of Zachary Hughes.
Wilkins discussed his strategy for the trial and the testimony that surprised him from the "Rose Petal Murderer"
Here is the background on the case.
The trial of the murder of Christina Parcell began on February 10, 2025.
It concluded 2/21/2025 with Zachary Hughes being sentenced to life for the mu...
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March 19, 2025 • 22 mins
A win for Buster Murdaugh's team. Seton and Matt break it down.
Alex Murdaugh's hopes to get a new trial take another step.
Russell Lafiite gets news on his new federal trial.
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present fro the southeast region of the U.S.
Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcast Co...
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March 11, 2025 • 34 mins
Lori Murray (Lawyer Lori on TikTok) joined the show to discuss the meeting she attended with Kaden Moses's parents with SLED and the solicitor.
Murray doesn't hold back on her thoughts that there should be charges brought against the juvenile that was in the room with Kaden the night Kaden was shot.
What did authorities tell Kaden's family and Murray?
To hear more about this tragic case listen to the two previous episodes on the ...
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March 4, 2025 • 50 mins
The trial of the murder of Christina Parcell began on February 10, 2025.
It concluded 2/21/2025 with Zachary Hughes being sentenced to life for the murder of Parcell.
Hughes had a very unusual defense. He admitted to killing Parcell but he claimed it was to protect her daughter.
In this episode we discuss with Seton's father and attorney Matt Siembieda, how a Hughes appeal might play out, and what he thought of the strategies us...
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February 24, 2025 • 60 mins
The trial of the murder of Christina Parcell began on February 10, 2025.
It concluded 2/21/2025 with Zachary Hughes being sentenced to life for the murder of Parcell.
Hughes had a very unususal defense.
His testimony and the verdict are discussed in this episode.
There are five other episodes on this case. Those were released on January 10, 13, 21 February 14th and Feb 17th.
This is the background.
On Oct 13, 2021, 41 year old ...
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