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S8 E158: The Trial of Alex Murdaugh: The Coroner and the PR Officer

Season 8, Ep. 158

In The Coroner and the PR Officer, we begin our look at the defense’s case as they call as their first witnesses, two Colleton County employees: Richard Harvey, the County coroner and Shalane Tindal, its public information officer.


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