Devil at His Elbow
Devil at His Elbow
Valerie Bauerlein · first published 2024 · ISBN 9780593500583
Bauerlein explores the stunning fall of Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina lawyer whose career collapsed after his wife and son were murdered. The book moves between Murdaugh's family history, his crimes, and the investigation that caught him. Bauerlein pieces together financial fraud, lies to police, and the decision to kill his own family.
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This is the gold standard for recent investigative true crime. Bauerlein did original reporting on a case that consumed cable news, but she adds reporting depth that television never could. She shows how wealth and privilege corrupted a family across generations.