For over a decade, Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson was a trusted presence within the Murdaugh family, a witness to their lives and a confidante to Maggie. She fiercely believed in Alex Murdaugh, convinced no darkness could reside within him – a belief she held even after the shocking news of Maggie and Paul’s deaths.
The initial shock gave way to unsettling inconsistencies, small details that chipped away at her unwavering trust. After the murders at the Moselle estate, seemingly insignificant things began to feel profoundly wrong, creating a growing unease within her.
One of the first anomalies was Maggie’s Mercedes, parked in a location she would never have chosen. Then, in the laundry room, a neatly arranged set of pajamas and underwear appeared, despite Maggie’s habit of never wearing underwear to bed – a detail Blanca knew intimately.
A dampness in Alex’s bathroom, a discarded towel, and the disappearance of a specific shirt from a Snapchat video further fueled her growing suspicion. Months later, Alex himself questioned her about a Vineyard Vines shirt he claimed to have worn that day, a question that felt like a deliberate attempt to manipulate her memory.
Blanca distinctly remembered ironing a seafoam green polo that morning, not the shirt Alex was now fixated on. This felt like a calculated shift in his narrative, a subtle but undeniable sign of deception. She realized, with chilling certainty, that he was lying.
The pivotal moment arrived during Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 murder trial. Watching the police bodycam footage, she saw a familiar beach towel – one she had personally washed, dried, and carefully placed on a high shelf in the laundry room.
Seeing that towel on the front seat of his car shattered her remaining doubts. It was an impossible coincidence, a silent confession. In that instant, she knew, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that Alex Murdaugh was responsible for the horrific deaths of his wife and son.
Blanca theorizes that Alex attempted to conceal evidence by hosing himself down near the kennels, then retrieving a clean towel and shirt from the laundry room to complete the cover-up. His initial claim to police – that he was asleep in the main house – crumbled under the weight of these details.
Alex had stated he discovered the bodies upon returning from visiting his ailing father, Randolph Murdaugh, who tragically passed away just days after the murders. But the presence of the towel, and the inconsistencies surrounding his clothing, painted a far more sinister picture.
Ultimately, Alex Murdaugh was convicted in March 2023 and sentenced to life in prison without parole, bringing a measure of closure to a community shattered by betrayal and violence. Blanca’s unwavering loyalty, and her eventual realization of the truth, played a silent but crucial role in uncovering the darkness within the House of Murdaugh.
