So did Lee Brand, who was then the mayor; the local Chamber of Commerce; and patriarchs of the Assemi family, the city’s most influential farmers and home builders.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/magazine/fresno-politics-poverty.html

The Post and Courier reported that the three Murdaugh patriarchs who served as top prosecutors had sought the death penalty against more than 30 people during their reign, which stretched from 1920 to 2006.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/us/alex-murdaugh-murder-sentencing.html