Alex Murdaugh Crimes, Jodi Arias Trial, "Bad Vegan" Deep Dive - Megyn's "True Crime" Mega-Episode

Megyn Kelly's true crime mega-episode examines three cases marked by deep personal deceptions and destructive impulses: the Murdaugh family's century-long pattern of fraud and violence leading to Alex Murdaugh's murders; Jodi Arias's obsessive killing of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander; and restaurateur Sarma Melngailis's manipulation by her husband Anthony Strangis, which bankrupted her vegan empire.

Murdaugh Family's Criminal Echoes

Wall Street Journal reporter Valerie Bauerlein, author of The Devil at His Elbow, traces Alex Murdaugh's crimes to his ancestors. Great-grandfather Randolph Murdaugh Sr., a prominent solicitor dying of kidney failure, staged his 1940 death on train tracks for an insurance payout equivalent to millions, ruled accidental by a friendly coroner's jury. Grandfather Randolph "Old Buster" Murdaugh Jr., solicitor for decades, led a massive bootlegging ring, escaped federal conviction via bribes and intimidation, and allegedly tried to kill mistress Ruth Fox after she got pregnant. Alex's father covered up a 1998 boat crash injuring a teen, mirroring family tactics. These patterns—fraud, violence against women, cover-ups—recurred in Alex's life.