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FEED DROP: CBC’s Crime Story: Mandy Matney On What It Took To Cover The Infamous Murdaugh Dynasty
Just like in our Cup of Justice Episode 69 that published Tuesday on the separate feed, we’re going to do something a little different with today’s show. Today we'll 'Feed Drop' the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Podcast called Crime Story whose host, Kathleen...
TSP #38 – Who Killed Stephen Smith Part Nine + The Murdaugh Murders Bloody Towel No One Knew About
It’s FOIA around and find out time again on True Sunlight Podcast! True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell unpack the latest round of records reporter Beth Braden received from Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill’s emails. In the stack of documents,...
TSP #37 – Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Eight… Red Flags and Red Herrings
True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are finally free from the constant noise of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and ready to once again focus on the case that deserves all the sunshine: Who killed Stephen Smith? It’s been nearly nine years since...
TSP #36 – End Of An Era (Seriously…) Alex Murdaugh’s Motion For New New Trial Denied by Justice Toal
The Alex Murdaugh Rollercoaster (finally) comes to a stop. True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down everything that happened at the very weird and very wild evidentiary hearing where Justice Jean Toal brought much-needed sanity to the state of...
TSP #35 – Anatomy of A Broken System: How A Prosecutor Who Gave Thrice Accused Rapist A Sweetheart Deal Keeps Failing Up
So while we have a bit of an Alex Murdaugh break this week, True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell wanted to talk about something really important that’s expected to happen the week after his evidentiary hearing. With South Carolina’s judicial elections...
TSP #33 – A Rapist and Killer Let Off Easy + Can the Justice System Withstand the Weight of Alex Murdaugh?
On today’s show, True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell discuss Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin’s latest filing with the court ahead of the Jan. 16 status conference in Columbia. Did Team Murdaugh just admit the evidence against Alex in the murder case...
TSP #32 – FOIA Around And Find Out… New Videos Shed Light On Murdaugh Murders
After examining exclusive documents and videos from the early days of SLED’s case, True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are wondering if there’s more to what happened after Maggie and Paul were killed”? As we watched certain videos appear on a...
TSP #31 – 2023 Rewind, The Audacity of Alex Murdaugh + Becky Hill’s Biggest Errors… So Far
True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell take a look back at 2023 and how the effort to convict Alex Murdaugh became the “trial of the century.” As they consider the highs and lows of this roller coaster of a year, they’ve gotten new perspective on how...
TSP #30 – Judge Toal Becomes Alex Murdaugh’s New Judge + What We Need To Solve Stephen Smith’s Murder
First and foremost, we are announcing a new way to send tips and communications as we pursue answers in the death of Stephen Smith. It’s time to turn up the pressure and remind everyone that this is the case to close in 2024. If you feel comfortable to send tips...
COJ #72 – The Devil Is In the Details: How Solving Stephen Smith’s Case is Within Reach + Privilege Is Back on Trial in SC
Typically whenever we go out of town some sort of breaking news happens – as it did this weekend... Thrice accused rapist Bowen Turner was arrested AGAIN – this time by the highway patrol. We will talk about this in more detail on True Sunlight, but Turner was...
COJ #71 – ‘The Unbiased Journalist Doesn’t Exist’ Tamron Hall Talks True Crime Reporting, Her New Book
On this highly anticipated episode of COJ, Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell interview Emmy Award-winning television host, executive producer of her acclaimed and syndicated talk show, veteran Journalist and Bestselling Author, Tamron Hall about her first Jordan Manning...
COJ #70 – Dr. Kenny Kinsey on Messy Crime Scenes, Connecting with Juries and the Stephen Smith Case
True Sunlight Podcast co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland — check another item off their interview bucket list this week with one of the star witnesses from the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Crime scene expert Dr. Kenny Kinsey...
COJ #69 – Inspiring Women In the Justice System: Crossover Episode with Attorney Sarah A. Ford and Pesky P.I. Mackenzie Fultz
Today, you’ll hear from two inspiring women from different parts of the justice system: Attorney and Legal Director for the South Carolina Victims Assistance Network Sarah Ford and Private Investigator Mackenzie Fultz aka Freedom Barbie on TikTok and Instagram. Sarah...
COJ #68 – Karma is a Relaxing Thought + Scratching the Surface on Alex Murdaugh’s Crimes
Cup of Justice co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland discuss Taylor Swift’s boyfriend’s big win at the Super Bowl; what a Hilton Head Island attorney’s plea deal with the feds might mean for finding Alex Murdaugh’s missing money; why a judge’s removal from...
COJ #67 – What’s Next For Alex Murdaugh After Retrial Denied + An Update On Stephen Smith
On the one-year anniversary as a Cup of Justice team, Cup of Justice co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland — and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland reflect on the continued success of the show and why judges, politicians and lawyers have been...
COJ #66 – Toal Ya So Part Two – Justice Jean Toal (Finally) Denies Alex Murdaugh’s Motion For A New Trial
Cup of Justice co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland have been vindicated … once again. After four long months of screaming from the rooftops that Team Murdaugh did not have evidence of jury tampering, COJ finally gets to close the lid on that debate:...
COJ #65 – The Presumption of Guilt – Defense Attorney Noah Pines Talks About Client Joey Watkins and Overturning Murder Convictions
This week’s #CupofJustice is a little different as we invite new contributors to expose the truth, give voice to victims and get the story straight. On today’s show, Mandy Matney and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland explore ethics in defending clients with...
Introducing American Scandal: Police Corruption in Baltimore
In the spring of 2017, a police corruption scandal rocked the city of Baltimore. And at the heart of it was an elite undercover unit called the Gun Trace Task Force. American Scandal is a podcast from Wondery that takes you deep into the most infamous scandals in...
MMP #49 – Incoming Call From Alex Murdaugh – Part Two
After officials released Alex Murdaugh’s jailhouse phone call recordings, we now have a much clearer understanding of the former attorney and volunteer solicitor’s relationships, plots, and life behind bars.The Murdaugh Murders Podcast has been working tirelessly...
MMP #48 – Means, Motive & Opportunity – Who Killed Maggie & Paul? Part Four
Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh's murders. Unfortunately, there still have not been any arrests in the crime that has evolved into the most notorious murder investigation in recent South Carolina history. However, this week we broke...
MMP #47 – Overdrawn and Under The Radar – What Happened To The Money? Part Four
A motion filed last week by John T. Lay and Peter M. McCoy Jr. — the two attorneys who were appointed as co-receivers in November 2021 to tally Murdaugh’s assets — revealed even more shocking and unheard of banking practices at Palmetto State Bank. It’s yet another...
MMP #46 – Alex Murdaugh’s Ground Zero: The Case That Changed Everything
So today we want to take you back to the story that was the beginning of the end for the Murdaugh family’s 100-year dynasty and the fall of the Good 'Ole Boys in South Carolina— the boat crash that Killed Mallory Beach.This case is ground zero for everything we talk...
MMP #45 – What Happened To Gloria Satterfield? Part Six
We received new information from the attorneys and insurance companies who investigated Gloria Satterfield’s death. Not only do these new details raise more questions about what happened at Moselle the day of her alleged “trip and fall,” the new information highlights...
MMP #44 – ‘The Devil’s In The Details’: Russell Laffitte Indicted On 21 Charges + Bowen Turner Arrested
The Good 'Ole Boys had a very bad week in South Carolina.Last Wednesday, the S.C. Attorney General’s Office announced three superseding indictments against Alex Murdaugh, his best friend Cory Fleming, and his banker buddy Russell Laffitte.Attorney Justin Bamberg, who...
MMP #43 – How Many People Will Go Down For This? Part Two
As police are still investigating the five deaths that have been tied to the Murdaugh family, we’re trying to answer a big question in this case — what happened to the money? Following the money has led us down some strange, unexpected paths in this story — especially...
MMP #42 – Who Killed Maggie and Paul Murdaugh? Part Three
A Shocking Update In The Case
MMP #41 – Hutt-winked and Harpootlianed: The Good Ole Boys Strike Back
This episode is about so much more than jailhouse phone calls right now. This is about the future of the justice system in our state.Will we continue to stand by and let Good Ole Boys like Dick Harpootlian and Brad Hutto run our courts? Or is it finally time for a...