Mandy Matney, a KU alumna and award-winning investigative journalist, will be the keynote speaker at the KADC Annual Conference on December 1, 2023. Ms. Matney lives on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, and she has covered the Murdaugh family since the 2019 boat crash that killed Mallory Beach. After the double homicide of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, the Murdaugh Murders podcast was created to provide exclusive insight into the intrigue surrounding the murder investigation, life in Hampton County, and several suspicious deaths that all are interconnected. Her latest podcast, Cup of Justice, explores important court cases from around the world with a focus on empowering listeners and holding public agencies and officials accountable.

The anticipated topics addressed by Ms. Matney will include:

• highlights of her time investigating and reporting on the Murdaugh murders
• use of open records requests in case investigations
• the media interaction with the courts and case investigations

To attend this event you must register through the KADC... https://www.kadc.org/event-5437253