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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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MMP #42 - Who Killed Maggie and Paul Murdaugh? Part Three
Multiple sources have told us that high-velocity impact spatter was present on the shirt Alex Murdaugh was wearing the night of the murders and that this…
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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…
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MMP #40 - Bowen Turner & The Two Systems Of Justice
19-year-old Bowen Turner is accused of raping three women between 2018-2019. One of those victims, Dallas Stoller, died in November of 2021. In this special…
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MMP #39 - Doubling Down On Duffie Stone - Conduct and Conflicts In The 14th Circuit
While there was a lot of news related to the Murdaugh saga in the last week, this episode will focus on 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone and why his…
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MMP #38 - Transparency or Trickery? John Marvin And The Murdaugh Money
Are the Murdaugh’s in the middle of PR push? And what happened to all of the money? In episode 38, Mandy Matney, and Liz Farrell unpack a ton of information…
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MMP #37 - "Dear Cory": Letters, Lies And The Law
There is A LOT to unpack about Cory Fleming. So much, that it doesn’t all fit into one episode. But this week, we received a shocking document showing…
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MMP #36 - ‘A Golden Day For Justice’: Cory Fleming Indicted On 18 Charges
Suspended attorney Cory Fleming was indicted on 18 charges related to the Gloria Satterfield case. While we wait for his bond hearing, Mandy Matney, Liz…
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MMP #35 - The Old Guard Is Changing: A Bombshell Deposition
A recently released deposition has revealed troubling accusations about a powerful judge who is at the helm of criminal and civil procedures in the Lowcountry…
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MMP #34 - Above The Law?
On Monday, Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin filed a federal lawsuit in an attempt to block Richland County from releasing more…
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MMP #33 - Incoming Call From Alex Murdaugh: The Jailhouse Tapes
Get a rare inside look into the Murdaugh family dynamic and Alex Murdaugh’s manipulations from behind bars. In this episode, Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell share…
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MMP #30 - Who Was Maggie Murdaugh And What About Buster?
You asked, we answered. Our followers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram submitted hundreds of questions about the case in the last week. A lot of you asked…
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MMP #29 - How Many People Will Go Down For This?
After Friday’s indictments, Alex Murdaugh now stands accused of stealing at least $8.4 million and faces 74 charges. If the latest indictments told us…
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MMP #28 - What Happened To Hakeem Pinckney? Part One
Hakeem Pinckney was an inspiration. He spent his whole life overcoming the odds. His hearing started deteriorating at a young age, but he never complained. In…
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MMP #27 - ‘He’s in Trouble’: What Happened At Alex Murdaugh’s Bond Hearing This Week?
For the fourth time in five months, Alex Murdaugh appeared before a judge for a bond hearing on Monday, January 10, 2022. In this episode, Mandy Matney and Liz…
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TRAILER: Murdaugh Murders Podcast (S01E0)
For nearly 100 years, one family traded influence and held power in the South Carolina lowcountry until a fatal boat crash involving an allegedly intoxicated…
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MMP #26 - Who Killed Maggie & Paul? Part Two
Almost seven months after Paul Murdaugh and Maggie Murdaugh were murdered in Colleton County, South Carolina, multiple sources close to the investigation said…
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MMP #25 - Taking On "The Firm" - Part One
“The law firm dropped the ball here…” Previously on the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, we told you about how Alex Murdaugh is accused of stealing more than $6.2…
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MMP #24 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Five
After years of fighting for justice in her son Stephen Smith’s case, Sandy Smith has a renewed sense of hope that her son’s killer will be found. After she…
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MMP #23 - Alex Murdaugh's Bond Set at $7 Million
On Monday, December 13, Alex Murdaugh appeared in virtual court for a bond hearing. The disgraced South Carolina attorney stood before Judge Alison Lee to…
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MMP #22 - Alex Murdaugh Charged With 21 New Felonies
The disgraced South Carolina attorney, Alex Murdaugh, was hit with 21 new felonies from the state Grand Jury. His bond hearing — which was surrounded by…
True SunlightMMP #21 - Attorneys At War - Part One
Alex Murdaugh‘s “bulldog” defense attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, have apparently launched a war on Satterfield family attorney Eric Bland. While…
True SunlightMMP #20 - What Happened To Gloria Satterfield? Part Five
On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, SLED released the 911 recording from February 2, 2018 - the day that Gloria Satterfield allegedly fell at the Moselle property…
True SunlightMMP #19 - Alex Murdaugh Charged With 27 New Felonies And Why That Is A Big Deal
On Friday, November 19th, we learned that prosecutors issued 27 additional felony charges against Alex Murdaugh bringing the total possible jail time to over a…
True SunlightMMP #18 - How Many Crimes Will Alex Murdaugh Be Charged With? Part One
There are currently seven criminal investigations related to Alex Murdaugh and we'll review the salient points in each to capture a bird's eye view of this…
True SunlightMMP #17 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Four
While a lot of the recent Murdaugh Murders news has focused on Alex Murdaugh, his insurance fraud schemes, and "assisted suicide" plot, we want to make this…
True SunlightMMP #16 - What Happened To The Money? Part One
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Judge Daniel Hall ordered an injunction and appointed receivers to manage and recover funds that could pay alleged victims…
True SunlightMMP #15 - Was Alex Murdaugh Actually Shot? Part Two
Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot in a botched "Assisted Suicide Plot" on Saturday, September 4th, 2021. In this breaking news episode, Investigative Journalist…
True SunlightMMP #14 - "Another Good Day For Justice" What Happened To Gloria Satterfield? Part Four
On Tuesday, October 19, 2021 South Carolina Judge Clifton Newman made a shocking decision in denying Alex Murdaugh bond. Murdaugh was arrested in Orlando…
True SunlightMMP #13 - ‘A Good Day For Justice’ - What Happened To Gloria Satterfield? Part Three
On Thursday, October 14, Alex Murdaugh was arrested on two felony charges related to the Gloria Satterfield Case. Those charges of obtaining property by false…
True SunlightMMP #12 - What Happened To Gloria Satterfield? Part Two
Journalist Mandy Matney discusses the Gloria Satterfield case, detailing how attorneys Eric Bland and Ronald Richter uncovered a scheme involving Alex Murdaugh…
True SunlightMMP #11 - Was Alex Murdaugh Actually Shot? Part One
Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot in a botched "Assisted Suicide Plot" on Saturday, September 4th, 2021. Investigative journalist Mandy Matney, investigates and…
True SunlightMMP #10 - What Happened To Gloria Satterfield? Part One
Gloria Satterfield died suspiciously in 2018 following an alleged “trip-and-fall” incident while working at one of the Murdaugh family homes. Join…
True SunlightMMP #9 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Three
While a lot of the recent news has focused on Alex Murdaugh, who is neck-deep in suspicion from his little 'roadside shooting' incident, client theft…
True SunlightMMP #8 - Who Shot Alex Murdaugh? Part One
Alex Murdaugh, a once-prominent South Carolina attorney whose wife and son were murdered in June, claims he was shot in the head on September 4, 2021. Nearly…
True SunlightMMP #7 - Who Killed Mallory Beach? Part Three
Investigative journalist Mandy Matney discusses the Murdaugh family's involvement in the 2019 boat crash on Archers Creek near Parris Island that killed…
True SunlightMMP #6 - Who Killed Maggie & Paul? Part One
On June 7, 2021, Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were found murdered on their 1,700-acre property, Moselle, near Hampton, South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh called 911 at…
True SunlightMMP #5 - Who Killed Mallory Beach? Part Two
In a previous episode, we explored depositions and audio evidence from the 2019 boat crash in which the recently murdered Paul Murdaugh was eventually charged…
True SunlightMMP #4 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Two
Investigative Journalist Mandy Matney discusses the Stephen Smith case, highlighting the 2194-day wait for justice and the reopening of the investigation by…
True SunlightMMP #3 - Who Killed Mallory Beach? Part One
In February 2019, Mallory Beach was killed in Beaufort County, South Carolina as a result of a horrific boat crash on Archers Creek near Parris Island. Paul…
True SunlightMMP #2 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part One
In 2015, Stephen Smith was killed in Hampton County, South Carolina and the case remains unsolved... On this second installment of the Murdaugh Murders…
True SunlightSouth Carolina's Chappaquiddick - (S01E1)
From early recordings at journalist Mandy Matney's kitchen table to a global sensation ranked #1 on apple with a scripted series on Hulu, the Murdaugh Murders…