Alex Murdaugh’s defense team releases statement on recent Hulu’s mini series
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys have released a statement after the former lawyer found out about the recent release from Hulu called Murdaugh: Death in the Family.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted for the deaths of his son Paul Murdaugh, and wife Maggie Murdaugh.
Murdaugh is now spending the rest of his life in prison for the murders, and he’s also been convicted of financial crimes.
The statement below is attributed to Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorney’s, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin provided on behalf of Alex after receiving reports about the recent Hulu program.
Alex is deeply disappointed and disturbed by the recent Hulu streaming series about him and the entire Murdaugh family. The program contains numerous inaccuracies and misleading portrayals that distort the truth of their lives. The depiction of their personal family dynamics is particularly troubling, as it totally mischaracterizes Alex’s relationships with his wife Maggie and his son Paul, both of whom Alex loves so dearly. Alex was always extremely proud of Paul. Any other portrayal of his feelings toward Paul and Maggie are baseless and false. Equally concerning is the lack of engagement by the producers or actors to understand the individuals portrayed. No one from Hulu ever reached out to Alex, his son Buster, anyone in the Murdaugh family, or Alex’s attorneys to hear their perspective or verify the facts. Instead, the program appears to rely heavily on sensationalized accounts from secondary sources with no direct knowledge or relationship with him or his family. We urge viewers to approach this dramatization with the knowledge that it is not an accurate portrayal of Alex, his family, or the tragic events that it sensationalizes.
