Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — formerly of Murdaugh Murders Podcast — give an update on the latest drama involving Alex Murdaugh. His remaining son, Buster Murdaugh, filed a defamation lawsuit this week against major networks over documentaries they ran, which he said falsely insinuated he had something to do with Stephen Smith’s death. He is also suing a Hampton County reporter and his newspaper company for that same thing. Also, a federal judge issues an order in the Nautilus case, in which the insurance company who issued a multi-million dollar payout to Cory Fleming in Gloria Satterfield’s death is suing to get their money back. In his ruling, Judge Richard Gergel notes that the insurance company KNEW that something fishy was going on with the Satterfield case and yet STILL gave Cory that money. Why? The insurance company feared the payout would be worse if it went to a Hampton County jury.
Also on the show, Mandy and Liz continue to connect dots in the Mica Francis case as Mica’s estranged husband, John-Paul Miller, continues to make TikTok videos in the hopes of putting out his own narrative about what their marriage was like. Plus, the disturbing patterns in JP’s parents’ divorce in 2002 and what it tells us about JP’s upbringing.
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Mica's List & Mica's Law, Documents
Mica's Attorney, Regina Ward's, Press Conference
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Buster Murdaugh's Defamation Lawsuit
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Reginald Wayne Miller x Susan Miller Divorce Documents 2001-2009
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TSP #45 - Alex Murdaugh Sentenced AGAIN, PMPED and PSB’s “Dirty Hands” Plus Where in the World is Michael Colucci?
TSP #44 - Feds Fight For PMPED & Palmetto State Bank. Did Cory Provide Evidence? + Becky Hill’s Absurd Presser
TSP #43 - What Happened to Sara Lynn Colucci? Part One: The Story the Jury SHOULD Have Been Told + Victims Matter Rally
TSP #42 - Bowen Turner Is Arrested Again + the 911 Call from the Night of Sara Lynn Colucci’s Death
TSP #41 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Eleven… The Voice We Have Not Heard Yet + The Colucci Case
TSP #40 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Ten… Newly Recovered Photos Tell Us About Who He Was And Could Have Been
FEED DROP: CBC's Crime Story: Mandy Matney On What It Took To Cover The Infamous Murdaugh Dynasty
TSP #38 - Who Killed Stephen Smith Part Nine + The Murdaugh Murders Bloody Towel No One Knew About
TSP #37 - Who Killed Stephen Smith? Part Eight... Red Flags and Red Herrings
TSP #36 - End Of An Era (Seriously…) Alex Murdaugh’s Motion For New New Trial Denied by Justice Toal
TSP #35 - Anatomy of A Broken System: How A Prosecutor Who Gave Thrice Accused Rapist A Sweetheart Deal Keeps Failing Up
TSP #34 - Light at the End of the Tunnel: Justice Toal Brings Order to Murdaugh Chaos
TSP #33 - A Rapist and Killer Let Off Easy + Can the Justice System Withstand the Weight of Alex Murdaugh?
TSP #32 - FOIA Around And Find Out… New Videos Shed Light On Murdaugh Murders
TSP #31 - 2023 Rewind, The Audacity of Alex Murdaugh + Becky Hill's Biggest Errors... So Far
TSP #30 - Judge Toal Becomes Alex Murdaugh’s New Judge + What We Need To Solve Stephen Smith’s Murder
TSP #29 - What Happened to The Money? Part Seven + The Most Important Part of the Becky Hill Scandal
TSP #28 - Alex Murdaugh’s Sentencing Hearing Part Two + The Becky Hill Set-Up?
TSP #27 - Alex Murdaugh’s Sentencing Hearing Part One: The Bright Side + Becky Hill Update
TSP #26 - Sunshine On “A Mountain Mystery” - What Happened to April Jones? Part Two
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