WHO IS ‘COUSIN’ EDDIE? As Alex Murdaugh prepares for a murder retrial, why hasn’t this alleged Murdaugh co-conspirator gone to trial in the first place?<\/p>\n
Anne spoke with Curtis \u201cEddie\u201d Smith, the man prosecutors say helped Alex stage a roadside shooting in Hampton County, South Carolina back in 2021. This is an exclusive interview Anne did in ‘secret’ that we unearthed from our archives that was conducted just weeks after the incident.<\/p>\n
Nearly five years later, the alleged co-conspirator in the failed $10 million life insurance plot remains on house arrest, with police claiming he was also pushing drugs, forging checks, and laundering money for Alex.<\/p>\n
As the Murdaugh case heads back to court, this interview raises an even bigger question: why is one of the key figures in the saga still sitting in legal limbo? Murdaugh defense attorney Dick Harpootlian says a trial for Eddie is taking way too long.<\/p>\n
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