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Mandy Matney
Mandy Matney is an award-winning journalist from Kansas who has worked for newspapers in Missouri, Illinois, and South Carolina and now lives on Hilton Head Island where she pursues mission-based investigative journalism.
Mandy is Co-Founder of LUNASHARK™ Media, Host of Murdaugh Murders Podcast – now True Sunlight™ Podcast – and Cup of Justice Podcast.
Mandy is a KU grad with deep roots in the Sunflower State, but currently lives on Hilton Head Island with her husband David and pups Luna and Joe Pesky where she enjoys beach life.
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Mandy in the News
I Helped Expose Alex Murdaugh. Then the Threats Started.
Written by Mandy Matney, published in Newsweek on November 9, 2023.
‘He was gaslighting everybody’: Mandy Matney on exposing Alex Murdaugh
Written by Andrew Lawrence, published in The Guardian on March 4, 2023.
Murdaugh murders: Journalist Mandy Matney unravels mysteries
Written by Megan Hirt, published in Kansas Alumni magazine in Issue 1, 2024.
KU alumna discusses the success of her top-charted murder podcast
Written by Mallory Frank, published in The University Daily Kansan on October 20, 2021.
Famed Lowcountry Reporter Mandy Matney’s New Book Puts the Intrigue of the Murdaugh Saga in a New Light
Written by Barry Kaufman, published in Celebrate Bluffton and Beyond on October 30, 2023.
9 True Crime Experts and Where They Went To College
Written by Helen Lewis, published in U.S. News and World Report on April 17, 2025.