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The Murdo weren't just any family. Alec
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Murdo was a fourthg generation member of
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a very powerful political, social, and
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legal dynasty in South Carolina. Was
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started in 1910 when his
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greatgrandfather Randph Murd founded the
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Murd law firm. And in 1920, Randolph
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Murd became what's called the solicitor
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or chief elected prosecutor. And that's
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just not any job. as chief elected
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prosecutor over a 5count region. The
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prosecutor is in charge of all the
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criminal cases and interacts with
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sheriffs and other elected officials.
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Very powerful. I would probably compare
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their connections to uh the only ones I
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I could compare it to is probably the
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Clintons.
