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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
TSP #50 – Exposing The Evil That Ended Mica Miller’s Life + Michael Colucci’s Retrial POSTPONED
The Tragic Case of Mica Miller
TSP #49 – Speeding To The Colucci Retrial – Newly Discovered Reports Shed Light On Michael Colucci’s Time Out On Bond
The Colucci Case
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...
COJ #81 – Special Guest: Court TV’s Julie Grant Talks Victims-First Journalism and What She’d Change About the Justice System
Investigative journalist Liz Farrell — and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland — sit down with lawyer (and journalist!) Julie Grant, host of Court TV’s “Opening Statements,” to talk about everything from Alex Murdaugh’s lies to Bill Cosby’s very worst behavior...
MMP #67 – MMP Live from Charleston: Big Reveal In Double Homicide Case
Mandy and Liz are live and on the scene in Charleston, SC for the highly dramatic federal trial of Alex Murdaugh’s alleged co-conspirator Russell Laffitte, where one of the biggest bombshells in the double-homicide case was revealed. Stay tuned for another Cup of...
MMP #66 – Who Killed Maggie and Paul? Part Five
Everything We Know So Far
MMP #65 – Land of No Consequences: ‘Judge Mullen Is Wanting To Make Stuff Up’
Last week we revealed that 14th Circuit Judge Carmen Mullen — who has been a key figure in the Murdaugh world — tried to create a crime and orchestrate the arrest of a man with psychiatric vulnerabilities in her neighborhood five years ago. This week, we have the...
MMP #64 – The Curious Case of Arthur Badger
In this episode Mandy and Liz dive deeper into the Arthur Badger case and share how Russell Laffitte, Alex Murdaugh and potentially others allegedly aimed to reap benefits from the Badger family’s unimaginable tragedy. Despite how egregious it is and despite how much...
MMP #63 – Who Are They Protecting? Part One
Recent revelations and legal filings have us wondering if investigators are maintaining the momentum needed to hold all of Alex Murdaugh’s alleged conspirators accountable. Or are they taking a page from the Good Ole Boys handbook and hoping that one man’s punishment...
MMP #62 – ‘Rich People Problems’: The Victimization of Russell Laffitte
Russell Laffitte and his wife, Susie, gave an epically tone-deaf performance in an effort to get one of his two ankle monitors removed earlier this month. Mandy and Liz take a hard look at a recently released transcript of what went down in federal court on Sept. 6....
MMP #61 – Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Six
In this episode, we caught up with Stephen’s mother, the wonderful and resilient Sandy Smith, and Mike Hemlepp, Jr., the Columbia attorney who stepped up to help after Sandy’s previous attorney let her down.We asked Sandy and Mike where things with the case stood and...
MMP #60 – The Big Picture Comes Into Focus – What Happened To The Money? Part Five
What happened to the money? The big picture is coming into focus as several new revelations surrounding Alex Murdaugh were revealed this week, including our latest discovery of how Alex is connected to an alleged Colleton County drug dealer.Russell Laffitte’s battle...
MMP #59 – Judge Newman Orders Full Stop On Dick’s ‘Carnival Court’
Monday’s pre-trial motion hearing in Alex Murdaugh's murder case was fiery and dramatic… even for this case.In Episode 59, Mandy, Liz & David unpack all of the very complicated details that legacy media failed to mention.You'll also hear Mandy and Liz share some...