Maggie Murdaugh Didn’t Want to Go to Moselle — A Therapist on Why She Went Anyway

True Crime Today

14 May 2026

Everybody says just leave. As if it is one decision and then it is over. It is not. Leaving is a window. And everything the research tells us says that window is where the danger lives. Maggie Murdaugh had reportedly consulted a divorce attorney. She was living at the Edisto beach house. On June 7, two witnesses testified she did not want to go to Moselle when Alex asked her to come. Her own sister encouraged her — and could barely get through the testimony about it. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explains why separation triggers escalation, how automatic compliance builds over years of peacekeeping, and why the people closest to someone in danger often have completely different reads on how serious the situation really is. Scott recently wrote about this on her Substack, Spotlight on Psychology. The final two questions in this interview are for anyone standing in that window right now. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #MaggieMurdaugh #AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughTrial #DomesticViolence #LeavingIsTheDangerousPart #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #Moselle #SpotlightOnPsychology