The Family Man by James Lasdun review – the killings that shocked America

Alex Murdaugh’s conviction for the murder of his wife and son was recently overturned. Where does the truth lie? In March 2023, 54-year-old Alex Murdaugh received two life sentences for murdering his wife and younger son at the family’s hunting lodge in Colleton County, South Carolina. Since the early 20th century, three generations of his family had been elected as state prosecutors in the “Lowcountry”, a sprawling stretch of lush, rancid swampland on the southern eastern seaboard, marked by...

By Kathryn Hughes