Swamp沼泽—Alex Murdaugh double kill case

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第一篇 The Swamp Jan23 2023 南卡 murdaugh家族隐秘的黑暗故事

单词：1.swerve 急转 the case took the first in a series of brutal swerves. More jolting(震动) swerves followed the murder

2.inebriated 醉酒的 Paul Mrudaugh was more inebriated than the other

3. litigator 诉讼律师 litigation 诉讼 legislation 立法委员 plaintiff 原告 prosecutor 公诉人 vindication 澄清,证明arraignment传唤

4. culpability过失 An acquittal（宣告无罪）for Paul could have placed Cook under a cloud of suspicion, and permanently muddied the question of culpability in Mallory Beach’s death

5. wrathful nemesis 报应 His story seemed to confirm the existence of a wrathful nemesis

6. narcotics 麻醉毒品

7. reprobate 恶棍 a notorious reprobate who was linked to an illicit liquor ring

8. disparity 不一致 there was a significant disparity of power and privilege

词组：orchestra something 精心安排

堪比好莱坞连续剧的murdaugh家族谋杀案

故事源于 Paul Murdaugh醉酒驾船发生翻船导致一人（mallory beach）丧命 多人受伤 ，面临高额赔偿金；法院想通过此案检查Alex Murdaugh（Paul父亲）的账户；而就在此案审理期间，Alex报警称发现Maggie（Alex wife）和Paul在自家庄园被枪击去世 ； 3个月后 Alex报警称有人在他换汽车轮胎时试图枪击他头部 ；在检方深入调查之下 发现two fatalities potentially connected to the Murdaughs：1 一名年轻学生被发现死于M家庄园Hampton的不远处，死因头部受伤（怀疑暴力作为）2 在M家工作20年的女佣曾莫名因绊倒意外去世

Alex有opioid addiction 和 money laundry 问题 警方怀疑他枪杀了试图跟他离婚的Maggie和给他带来麻烦的Paul

update ：3月份 Alex罪名证实