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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

Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases Evergreen Podcasts

    • True Crime

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

    Buster Murdaugh Sues Netflix and Others For Defamation

    Buster Murdaugh Sues Netflix and Others For Defamation

    Buster Murdaugh has filed a defamation lawsuit against eight media outlets. The lawsuit includes creators and distributors of documentaries, a local paper and its editor.
    The complaint alleges Buster was falsely accused of harming Stephen Smith by the media entities named in the lawsuit.
    Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
    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 from the southeast region of the U.S.
    Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and The Impact of Influence Youtube channel
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    • 26 min
    Special Father's Day Episode, Seton's Dad's Involvement In The Civil Rights Fight

    Special Father's Day Episode, Seton's Dad's Involvement In The Civil Rights Fight

    For this special Father's Day episode we hear from Seton's father, Matt Siembieda.
    This episode was originally on The Wicked South Podcast.
    Matt Siembieda is an attorney and law professor at Temple Law School.
    He was also involved in the civil rights movement and he gives us his firsthand account of his involvement.
    From seemingly insignificant small towns like Hampton, South Carolina, to historic landmark locations like Selma, Alabama, crusaders at home and from abroad walked a hostile road of racism and resistance to write a better chapter of American history.
    Seton Tucker and Matt Harris also host the podcast, Impact of Influence
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    • 48 min
    Pt 1: SC Man, Jimmy Robertson, Brutally Murders His Affluent Parents

    Pt 1: SC Man, Jimmy Robertson, Brutally Murders His Affluent Parents

    In November of 1997, two days before Thanksgiving, Earl and Terry Robertson were brutally murdered by their son, Jimmy Robertson.
    The story captivated the nation. The story of a well off couple being murdered by their math genius son caught the eye of the country.
    Plus, Jimmy had an accomplice. What was her story?
    The trial was covered gavel to gavel on CourtTV.
    In the first episode of the series Matt and Seton give you all that happened leading up to the gruesome murders, the scene of the crime, and the arrests that followed.
    In upcoming episodes you will be able to listen to parts of the trial, you will hear from the lead prosecutor and a reporter who had a run in with Robertson a few weeks before the murders.
    Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
    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 from the southeast region of the U.S.
    Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and The Impact of Influence Youtube channel
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 29 min
    Civil Conspiracy and Outrage Lawsuit Heats Up

    Civil Conspiracy and Outrage Lawsuit Heats Up

    Two and a half years after the estate of Mallory Beach filed a lawsuit claiming civil conspiracy and outrage by the Parker's team, some discovery may finally take place. The defense filed three motions to compel discovery to attorneys representing the estate. They were seeking information about dissemination of a confidential mediation video, knowledge of jury tampering in Hampton County and communications which could potentially disqualify Beach attorneys.
    Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
    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 from the southeast region of the U.S.
    Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and The Impact of Influence Youtube channel
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 35 min
    Alex Murdaugh Melee & Clerk of Court Corruption Charge

    Alex Murdaugh Melee & Clerk of Court Corruption Charge

    Matt and Seton discuss State reporter, John Monk's report that Alex Murdaugh was in a prison fight with an inmate who assaulted his niece.
    Becky Hill the former Clerk of Court of Colleton County is facing 76 counts of misconduct according to the State Ethics Commission.
    Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
    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 from the southeast region of the U.S.
    Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 19 min
    True Crime Genre: Facts vs Entertainment

    True Crime Genre: Facts vs Entertainment

    FitsNews editor and reporter, Will Folks joined Matt and Seton to discuss how social media might effect reporting and investigating crime stories, and how social media can react to what is being written or said by media outlets.
    https://www.fitsnews.com/ Will Folks is the founding editor of FITSNews.com. Prior to that he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina. Before entering politics he played bass guitar in an alt-punk band and was a bouncer at a Columbia, S.C. bar. Will lives in the Midlands area of South Carolina with his wife and seven children.
    Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
    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 from the southeast region of the U.S.
    Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 26 min

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