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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.

Newsweek Article

‘He was gaslighting everybody’: Mandy Matney on exposing Alex Murdaugh

Written by Andrew Lawrence, published in The Guardian on March 4, 2023.

The Guardian Article

Murdaugh murders: Journalist Mandy Matney unravels mysteries

Written by Megan Hirt, published in Kansas Alumni magazine in Issue 1, 2024.

Kansas Alumni Article

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.

The University Daily Kansan Article

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.

CB2 Article

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.

 U.S. News & World Report Article