A judge denied a joint motion to delay the Karen Read murder trial scheduled for March 12 as prosecutors and defense await evidence. Read, the woman accused of killing Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, appeared in court on Feb. 15 to discuss a motion to delay the...
Just before Mandy and Liz wrote True Sunlight Episode 38, we finally learned the details about why Hilton Head Island attorney Peter J. Strauss was suspended from practicing law on Dec. 12, 2023. Federal court records — which were sealed until just last week —...
After waiting three months for the South Carolina Department of Corrections to fulfill a FOIA request, we now have more details about the August 2023 infractions that caused Alex Murdaugh to lose his telephone and canteen privileges. In late October, we asked SCDC for...
In True Sunlight Episode 38, Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell dove into a recent FOIA return we got after asking Colleton County for a series of emails and records as we fact-checked Colleton Clerk of Court Becky Hill's response to the ethics complaint failed against her....
The expected election day for judges in South Carolina came and went on Feb. 7 without the South Carolina Senate taking the next step to convene both houses to cast their ballots for the judges who will fill more than three dozen judicial seats across the state. ...
As we look toward the new year, we wanted to start a new fixture within Luna Shark: a monthly Corruption Watchlist. Our team has been keeping our eyes, ears, and inboxes open and are tracking some of the biggest cases as well as less reported but equally important...