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TSP #58 – Stephen Smith UPDATE And Why the Strongest Lead in the Case Is Marred by Integrity Questions + JP Miller Cries Harassment in Wake of Mica Francis’ Death
Investigative reporters Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell give an update in the Stephen Smith case during the ninth anniversary of his mysterious death. Why did Highway Patrol stop looking into Stephen’s death right after receiving its strongest lead to date? Mandy and Liz...
TSP #57: ‘40 Days and 40 Nights’: 911 Call and Reports Show Harassment and Stalking Patterns in Mica Francis Case + How The Medical Examiner Failed Mica
The Mica Francis Case
TSP News Break “Mini-Sode”: Chris Skinner 911 call + What JP Miller’s Ex Said
We originally planned to take this week off entirely, but guess what happened...? We got a flood of FOIA responses in the Mica Francis case… This week, due to the dogged FOIAing from Beth Braden and brilliant mind of Liz Farrell, LunaShark was the first media outlet...
TSP #56 – ‘The Smallest Man in the World’: What TikTok Videos and His Parents’ Divorce Tell Us About JP Miller + Buster Murdaugh Sues Netflix
The Mica Francis Case
TSP #55 – From Divorce Court to Pardon Hearings to TikTok: How JP Miller Operates + Dick Harpootlian Is a Loser
The Mica Francis Case
TSP #54 – Escaping JP Miller + Mica’s Law and the Mission to Make Coercive Control a Crime in SC
The Mica Francis Case
TSP #53 – The Ominous Legal Document Filed Before Mica Miller’s Death + The Dark Past of JP Miller’s Father
The Mica Miller Case
TSP 52 ‘My Blood Is Gonna Be On Your Hands’: The System That Failed Mica Miller
The Mica Miller Case
TSP #51 – What Happened To Mica Miller? Best Friend Gives Haunting Details Of Abusive Relationship
The Mica Miller Case
Listen Now: American Scandal: Teapot Dome
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage. Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down...
COJ #88 – Is Dick Harpootlian Being Humble (For Once)? + The Effort to Make No-Fault Divorces Illegal
Cup of Justice co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland — listened to Dick Harpootlian’s (ridiculously long) farewell speech in the South Carolina Senate and needless to say, they have some thoughts on it. Especially when it comes to Dick’s tone-deaf defense...
COJ #87 – Buster Murdaugh Takes on Hollywood + Why Domestic Abuse Investigations Should Note Power Differentials
Cup of Justice co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland — take a look at the lawsuit filed by Buster Murdaugh against documentary filmmakers and major networks, accusing them of defamation in their Stephen Smith reporting. Eric gives a quick primer about...
COJ #86 – Crime Analyst Expert Laura Richards Joins Mandy To Shine Light on Coercive Control
We are honored once again to welcome Laura Richards, world renowned and award-winning Criminal Behavioral Analyst, formerly of New Scotland Yard. Every week Laura profiles behaviors and identifies the red flags to prevent murders in slow motion on her groundbreaking...
Cup of Justice Trailer
We all want to drink from the same Cup of Justice ... and it starts with learning about our legal system. With tales from the newsroom and the courtroom, co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland invite you to gain knowledge, insight, and tools to hold public...
COJ #85 – The Law that Could Have Saved Mica Francis’ Life + JP Miller’s Attempt to Ruin His Wife’s Reputation After Her Death
The Mica Francis Case
COJ #84 – Becky Hill’s ENORMOUS Lineup of Ethics Charges + Mica Miller Case Keeps Getting Stranger
Cup of Justice co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland — are back with their analysis of former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill’s enormous lineup of ethics charges. Last week Becky was charged with 76 violations of the state ethics code for giving...
COJ #83 – Filmmaker Erin Lee Carr on Michelle Carter, Gypsy Rose and Mica Miller Cases
Cup of Justice creator Mandy Matney welcomes filmmaker Erin Lee Carr to discuss high-profile cases involving suicide, online harassment, and domestic violence. They share personal experiences and insights into the legal and ethical questions surrounding these issues,...
COJ #82 – How The Mica Miller Case Shows Dangers of Divorce Laws While Kicker’s Comments Add Context
Cup of Justice co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland — talk about Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker’s controversial convocation speech, in which he essentially told women graduates that they have been told a “diabolical lie” about pursuing an existence beyond...
MMP #85 – Who Murdered Stephen Smith? Part Seven: Stephen Smith’s Death Now Officially A Homicide
Eight years after 19-year-old Stephen Smith’s body was found on a rural South Carolina road, investigators are finally saying the thing his family has known all along: He was not killed in a hit-and-run... STEPHEN WAS MURDERED.MMP co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell...
MMP #84 – The Latest on Stephen Smith, SLED’s Investigation into the Murders and Russell Laffitte’s Future
Thank you for your patience as this episode is publishing later than usual. As I said on social media, our team is in adjustment mode after the adrenaline and the chaos of the trial slowed down and we’re all still trying to all recenter our focus.Now that Alex...
MMP #83 – Alex Murdaugh Verdict: How We Got to Guilty + Creighton Waters Interview
Now that Alex Murdaugh has been convicted in the murders of his wife and son, it’s time to take a look back on all the pieces that had to come together for the jury to deliver that guilty verdict.Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell talk about key testimony in the case and...
MMP #82 – Week Six of the Alex Murdaugh Trial: ‘What A Tangled Web We Weave’
The trial of Alex Murdaugh is coming to an end and soon the jury will deliver its verdict.Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down the best and worst moments of the last week of testimony — including Alex’s big reveal that he was, as we all knew, down at the kennel...
MMP #81 – Week Five of Alex Murdaugh’s Trial: Maggie’s & Paul’s Last Day on Earth And The Timeline That Traps The Defense
The trial of Alex Murdaugh is now in its fifth week and the defense is trying its hardest to convince the jury that all of Alex’s big lies about what happened at Moselle that night don’t add up to life in prison.Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell unpack the state’s timeline...
MMP #80 – Alex Murdaugh Trial Week Four: How many lies will the jury buy?
We’re in the middle of week four of the Alex Murdaugh trial and it’s been – very on brand in the last week. Since the last podcast, the courtroom drama has been cranked up several notches.In this episode 80 of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell...
MMP #79 – Alex Murdaugh Trial Week 3: Trust, Brotherhood & Understanding The Motive
The third week of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial started with a big blow to the defense after Judge Clifton Newman agreed to let the prosecution present evidence of the financial pressures Alex was facing at the time of the murders. Murdaugh Murders Podcast co-hosts...
MMP #78 – Evidence Stacks Up Against Alex Murdaugh In Week 2 Of Trial
We’re in week two of the trial against Alex Murdaugh and it’s been one heck of a high-speed rollercoaster ride as we learn more about the investigation into one of South Carolina’s most notorious crime sagas.Murdaugh Murders Podcast Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz...
MMP #77 – It’s Finally Here: The Trial of Alex Murdaugh Begins with Big Revelations
The trial of Alex Murdaugh has begun and already a lot has been revealed about the night he allegedly killed his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell discuss how jury selection went, why Alex’s family was suddenly there, the 255 witnesses...