A beautiful family's future goes up in flames. Originally broadcast October 25, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hi, I'm Brad Milkey. I'm the host of the Crime Scene Weekly, a new show from ABC Audio about the latest headlines in true crime. This week, I'm talking about a major development in the Murdoch murder trial, the allegations that a court clerk lied on the stand. Could this mean a retrial for Alec Murdoch? Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you get your podcasts.
welcome to the 2020 true crime vault where heart-stopping headlines come to life a burning mansion in the flames a terrible secret
The fire appears to be intentionally set.
It shook that community to the core, especially when those horrific details started to come out about what happened inside that house.
A mother, father, 10-year-old son, and the family housekeeper all held hostage for almost 20 terrifying hours. Finally, a ransom in cash. But it doesn't save the helpless captives. Only the smoke escaping out a window. This in a wealthy Washington enclave, the vice president's neighborhood.
This could happen there? What about the rest of us ordinary Joes? What chance do we have?
Tonight, 2020 takes you inside the court case that just wrapped. New details, new voices.
My guess is they used the 10-year-old to get whatever they wanted out of the adults. I can't stop thinking about that day.
We'll hear from the surviving housekeeper about life at the mansion. Was there anything in the Savopolis' life that suggested they had enemies? Room by room, clue by clue, the burning Porsche, the shadowy figure caught on surveillance cameras, the bizarre late-night pizza delivery.
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