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True Sunlight
Previously known as the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, (which inspired Hulu's Original Series Murdaugh: Death in the Family), True Sunlight is the intersection of True Crime, journalism and systematic corruption. Celebrated journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are taking their style of reporting beyond Alex Murdaugh and his co-conspirators. We expose the truth wherever it leads giving voice to victims like Mica Francis, Sara Lynn Colucci, and Christa Bauer Gilley, while still pursuing justice…
Episodes
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TSP #53 - The Ominous Legal Document Filed Before Mica Miller’s Death + The Dark Past of JP Miller’s Father
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell find more pieces to the puzzle in what Mica Miller's life was like before her death in a North Carolina…
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TSP #52 - ‘My Blood Is Gonna Be On Your Hands’: The System That Failed Mica Miller
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue their deep dive into the Mica Miller case and into Mica’s estranged pastor husband, John-Paul…
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TSP #51 - What Happened To Mica Miller? Best Friend Gives Haunting Details Of Abusive Relationship
Before South Carolina pastor’s wife Mica Miller was found dead in a North Carolina state park at the end of April, her best friend tried to get church…
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TSP #50 - Exposing The Evil That Ended Mica Miller’s Life + Michael Colucci’s Retrial POSTPONED
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell untangle the very strange — and very heartbreaking — death of Mica Miller, a 30-year-old pastor’s wife…
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TSP #49 - Speeding To The Colucci Retrial - Newly Discovered Reports Shed Light On Michael Colucci's Time Out On Bond
The Michael Colucci retrial is less than two weeks away in the Charleston area of South Carolina. Did Michael kill his wife, did she kill herself or did Sara…
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TSP #48 - Michael Colucci’s Volatile Marriage in the Days Before His Wife’s Death + A Member of Colucci Family Speaks Out
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — known for their work in covering Alex Murdaugh's murders and atrocious schemes — continue their look…
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TSP #47 - A Good Day for Stopping a Judicial Election - Bowen Turner’s Latest Ride to Jail + Texts Expose Volatility of Michael and Sara Lynn Colucci’s Marriage
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue to shine the light on a corrupt judicial system in South Carolina. This week they helped bring…
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TSP #46 - The Chaotic Life of Michael Colucci + Bowen Turner’s Entitlement on Full Display in Police Video
Sandy Smith, David and Mandy headed to Wichita to speak at the Kansas Governor's Office Crime Victims Rights Conference this week. Sandy and Mandy presented a…
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TSP #45 - Alex Murdaugh Sentenced AGAIN, PMPED and PSB’s “Dirty Hands” Plus Where in the World is Michael Colucci?
On today's True Sunlight Podcast, Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell update you on what went down at Alex Murdaugh’s federal sentencing hearing this week…
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TSP #44 - Feds Fight For PMPED & Palmetto State Bank. Did Cory Provide Evidence? + Becky Hill’s Absurd Presser
On today's True Sunlight Podcast, Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down what happened at Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill’s pathetic last…
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TSP #43 - What Happened to Sara Lynn Colucci? Part One: The Story the Jury SHOULD Have Been Told + Victims Matter Rally
On today's True Sunlight Podcast, Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell begin their dive down the complex rabbit hole that is the Sara Lynn Moore-Colucci case…
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TSP #42 - Bowen Turner Is Arrested Again + the 911 Call from the Night of Sara Lynn Colucci’s Death
On today's True Sunlight Podcast, Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell talk to South Carolina Victims Assistance Network attorney Sarah Ford and Karl Stoller…
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TSP #41 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Eleven… The Voice We Have Not Heard Yet + The Colucci Case
On today's True Sunlight Podcast, Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue their investigation into the photos and screenshots found on Stephen Smith’s…
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TSP #40 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Ten… Newly Recovered Photos Tell Us About Who He Was And Could Have Been
True Sunlight Podcast co-hosts True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue to unpack the evidence in the Stephen Smith case file. On today’s…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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TSP #34 - Light at the End of the Tunnel: Justice Toal Brings Order to Murdaugh Chaos
On today’s show, True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell finally see some hope after five months of Murdaugh chaos. This week, Justice Jean Toal…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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TSP #29 - What Happened to The Money? Part Seven + The Most Important Part of the Becky Hill Scandal
Are investigators getting closer to Alex Murdaugh’s missing millions? True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell discuss an under-the-radar…
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TSP #28 - Alex Murdaugh’s Sentencing Hearing Part Two + The Becky Hill Set-Up?
True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down Alex Murdaugh’s 50-minute speech to the court during his sentencing Nov. 27 for his financial…
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TSP #27 - Alex Murdaugh’s Sentencing Hearing Part One: The Bright Side + Becky Hill Update
True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell unpack everything that went down at what has to be the most bizarre court proceeding in South Carolina’s…
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TSP #26 - Sunshine On “A Mountain Mystery” - What Happened to April Jones? Part Two
Luna Shark Productions continues its mission of getting the story straight and giving voice to victims by presenting part two of “A Mystery Mountain: What…
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TSP #25 - The Reckoning: Lead Prosecutor Calls Out Corruption With Receipts + The Absurdity Of Alex Murdaugh’s Latest Move
True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell sort through the receipts that South Carolina Solicitor David Pascoe brought with him to the Statehouse…
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TSP #24 - Alex Murdaugh’s Judicial Terrorism Fools The Media Again: The Latest In The New Trial Motion
Once again, the prosecution is proving that Alex Murdaugh is nothing more than a judicial terrorist; and his lawyers will stop at nothing to carry out his…
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TSP #23 - SHAMELESS: Alex Murdaugh’s Brother, Law Firm Try to Take Lion’s Share of Victims’ Money for Themselves + More Abuse from Dick and Jim
On this 23rd episode, True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell catch you up on the latest drama in the Alex Murdaugh cases — and whoa, what a week…
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TSP #22 - Prosecutors Drop a Bomb on The System + Alex Murdaugh’s Lawyers Still Trying to Get Paid?
Are Dick and Jim STILL trying to get at Alex Murdaugh’s assets? True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell discuss Team Murdaugh’s latest filing with…
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TSP #21 - GAME ON: Prosecutors Stand Strong as Alex Murdaugh Seeks New Trial + Was the Colleton County Clerk of Court Set Up?
Alex Murdaugh thought he could order the federal government to do his bidding. This week, a federal judge told him to think again. True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy…
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TSP #20 - Why the Good Ole Boys Don’t Ever Give Up: A Bowen Turner Update + Alex Murdaugh’s Hysterical Reply to the Federal Government
Despite the past four years of basically becoming Murdaugh scholars, True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell still find themselves shocked when…
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TSP #19 - What Dick and Jim Want Jurors to Hear About Alex Murdaugh + Cory Fleming Seems to Be … Missing?
True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have another mystery on their hands. Where in the world is Alex Murdaugh’s best friend and co-conspirator…
True SunlightTSP #18 - Actually, Alex Murdaugh WANTS to Be Difficult + Cory Fleming Isn’t Really Sorry At All
It’s been another wild week in the world of Alex Murdaugh. True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell give a breakdown of what happened at Alex’s…
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TSP #17 - The Persecution of Becky Hill and What’s Really Going On With Alex Murdaugh’s Defense
Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is headed to federal court to plead guilty for the first time in any of his criminal cases. True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy…
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TSP #16 - Cory Fleming Sentenced To 20 Years for Stealing Satterfield and Pinckney Money + Alex Murdaugh Has a New Trial Date
At the end of an epic three-part hearing Thursday, South Carolina Judge Clifton Newman sentenced Alex Murdaugh’s former best friend and co-conspirator Cory…
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TSP #15 - Sunshine On “A Mountain Mystery” - What Happened to April Jones? Part One
In this very special episode of True Sunlight, we continue our mission of getting the story straight and giving voice to victims. Eric Alan Daume reports from…
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TSP #14 - What Happened to Grant and Gracie Solomon? Part Three
True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell focus on everything we know about the day Grant Solomon died. We’re going to tell you about the town it…
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TSP #13 - “I Don’t Think He Cared”: Cory Fleming Pleads Guilty To State Charges + Murdaugh’s Enablers Get A Taste of Big Creighton Energy
Every single time one of the boys “goes down” or we think they’re down, two more sprout from the surface showing their beady little eyes and empty souls. We've…
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TSP #12 - ‘Coyote In A Trap’: Did Cory Fleming Pull a Fast One?
The first co-conspirator of Alex Murdaugh is finally behind bars! True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell attended Cory Fleming’s sentencing…
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TSP #11 - ‘A Monster Like My Father’: What Happened To Grant and Gracie Solomon? Part Two
After sharing the latest in the Murdaugh Murders cases involving Cory Fleming and the federal system that appears to be going easy on Alex Murdaugh’s…
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NEW Trailer: True Sunlight, Exposing Crime & Corruption
Previously known as the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, True Sunlight is the intersection of True Crime, journalism and systematic corruption. Welcome to the new…
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TSP #10 - Russell Laffitte's Sentencing: The Audacity Of Accountability
True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell take a deeper look at Judge Gergel's sentence for convicted felon Russell Laffitte and zoom in on who the…
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TSP #9 - What Happened to Grant and Gracie Solomon? Part One
True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell and Beth Braden dive into the Grant and Gracie Solomon case out of Nashville, Tennessee. This horrifying…
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TSP #8 - Exclusive Interview With Mark ‘The Tiger’ Tinsley After Reaching $15+ Million Settlement In Boat Crash Case
After Mallory Beach’s family, attorney Mark Tinsley, and other boat crash victims have spent several years fighting for accountability, the parties have…
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TSP #7 - ‘Just Unreal’: Online Hate And The unsettling Reality For Victims and Influencers
Things have gone way too far, and it’s time to take action. True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell look at the organized efforts online to silence…
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TSP #6 - Could the Jeroid Price Case Get Worse? More Bad Behavior Outed By Women Attorneys
True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell go down the rabbit hole on South Carolina Judge Casey Manning, who is perhaps most famously known for his…
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TSP #5 - Why We Need To Speak Up About The Bowen Turner Case Now + A Shocking Similar Case Involving ‘Football Star'
True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell revisit the Bowen Turner case as new details emerge from a victim’s family. After bringing much needed…
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TSP #4 - Should Libel Be A Crime? And Why The Latest Odd Connection to the Murdaugh Case Needs a Serious Look…
True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell go down a new rabbit hole that leads them to a story not yet told about the world of Alex Murdaugh. After…
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True Sunlight #3 - Team Murdaugh Gets Called Out And The Jeroid Price Situation Gets Worse
After Alex Murdaugh suggested the insurance company he defrauded in his housekeeper’s 2018 death go to HER family to recover the money HE stole, Gloria…
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True Sunlight #2 - What Game Is Team Murdaugh Playing Now? And What’s Going on With Cory Fleming?
Despite Dick and Jim’s insistence that their client has been cooperating with federal investigators, Beth Braden, a journalist from Tennessee who now works…
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True Sunlight #1 - Another Twist? Alex Murdaugh and Cory Fleming Federally Indicted
Welcome to the new face of MMP. True Sunlight is the antithesis of True crime. True Sunlight values accuracy over access journalism. True Sunlight is shed with…
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MMP #93 - End of An Era And Brighter Days Ahead: The Best (And Worst) of MMP + What’s Next
This is the last episode of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast created by Mandy Matney, written with journalist Liz Farrell and produced by David Moses... but don’t…
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MMP #92 - ‘Enough is Enough': The Big Problem With The Justice System And How To Fix It
On Tuesday, about 100 people gathered at the South Carolina statehouse to talk about something really important — victims and how they are often pushed aside…
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MMP #91 - Casually Cruel: What Happened to Gloria Satterfield?
Only one person alive knows what really happened to Gloria Satterfield the day she was found bleeding from the head at Moselle in February 2018. And we all…
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MMP #90 - ‘We are here to right wrongs’: What’s Next After Murderer Illegally Released + Alex Murdaugh’s Prison Life
Our team has spent the last week diving down different rabbit holes related to the Jeroid Price case. We talked about Price a lot in the last episode, but for…
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MMP #89: The ‘Godfather’ of S.C.’s Prisons Gets Out Early and the Truth about the “Stephen Smith Theories”
Murdaugh Murders Podcast co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrel take a look at the shocking SECRET release of convicted murderer Jeroid Price, who was allowed…
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MMP #88: Alex Murdaugh’s Pawn: Eddie Smith Is Out of Jail But Still Caught in the Middle
In this 88th episode, Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrel unpack Russell Laffitte’s latest attempt to get a do-over in federal court. They also take a step…