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This remastered 15th episode of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast features journalists Liz Farrell and Mandy Matney unpacking the contradictions, chaos, and cover stories surrounding Alex Murdaugh’s now-infamous roadside shooting. Recorded as the truth about Alex’s insurance fraud scheme began to unravel, this episode reveals how the incident became a desperate attempt to shift public sympathy while in...

On the remastered 11th episode of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, journalists Liz Farrell and Mandy Matney revisits the chaotic days following Alex Murdaugh’s alleged roadside shooting — a moment that exposed the cracks in the powerful lawyer’s web of lies and manipulation. Through exclusive reporting and sharp skepticism, Mandy questions whether the “suicide-for-hire” story ever made sense, unravel...

In Broken Trust and the Unseen Villains, journalists Liz Farrell and Mandy Matney revisit one of the most emotionally charged and revealing chapters in the Murdaugh saga. Recorded during the heated birth of the Beach Family / Mark Tinsley / Parker’s Kitchen civil conspiracy battle (which is still not adjudicated as of November 2025), this episode exposed the powerful network of influence working t...

Originally released in June 8, 2022, Means, Motive & Opportunity: Who Killed Maggie & Paul? Part Four marks the moment when journalists Liz Farrell and Mandy Matney pieced together the strongest early case against Alex Murdaugh using credible inside sources and relentless investigation. This episode details the mounting forensic and circumstantial evidence — including video placing Alex at the cri...

Originally released in April 2022, Who Killed Maggie & Paul? Part Three marked a critical point in the Murdaugh Murders investigation. In this episode, journalists Liz Farrell and Mandy Matney reveal the first major breakthrough: physical evidence linking Alex Murdaugh directly to the Moselle crime scene through high-velocity impact spatter found on his shirt. The team unpacked how this discovery—...

Investigative journalists ⁠Mandy Matney⁠ and ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ have a Spidey sense and it’s telling them that karma is coming for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, pastor John-Paul Miller. (3:33) JP, who is currently facing two lawsuits accusing him of sexually assaulting two teen girls at his father’s Christian school, has been under investigation by the FBI for quite some time. In fact, it was just over...

Originally released in January 2022, Who Killed Maggie & Paul? Part Two captures the moment when the investigation into the Murdaugh murders turned another corner. Journalists Liz Farrell and Mandy Matney dig into what their trusted sources were saying about key evidence placing Alex Murdaugh at the Moselle crime scene—and the pressure building around law enforcement to act. We dissect conflicting...

When the Murdaugh Murders Podcast first released Episode 46 in May of 2022, it exposed how the 2019 boat crash that killed Mallory Beach became the case that cracked open a century-old power system in South Carolina. In this newly remastered edition, journalists Liz Farrell and Mandy Matney revisit the episode that revealed how one tragedy unraveled the Murdaugh dynasty — and how victims’ families...

Before Episode Six of Hulu’s “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” releases this week, we’re taking a moment to revisit one of our most pivotal episodes — MMP #84, first published on March 15, 2023 when our Luna Shark team was still reeling from the aftermath of Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder trial.  Yet, even then, we knew the story wasn’t over. This episode marks a reminder that accountability journali...

Producer David Moses reflects on episode published back in September of 2022 and shares his opinion on the persistent failures, lost evidence, and political fear that have stalled justice for nearly a decade. Listen to Cup of Justice #124 to learn more about the mysterious calls Eric Bland received from Randy Murdaugh and an anonymous 'journalist'. In this episode, journalists Liz Farrell and Mand...

In this powerful remastered episode, journalists Liz Farrell and Mandy Matney revisits Sandy Smith’s 2016 letter to the FBI — the desperate plea of a mother who refused to let her son’s death be forgotten. With new commentary, Mandy exposes how systemic neglect and media exploitation compounded Sandy’s pain, even as she fought for the truth about Stephen’s suspicious death. This episode tracks the...

When The Murdaugh Murders Podcast first released this episode on November 3, 2021, Mandy (and David) were just beginning to unravel the financial rot behind Alex Murdaugh’s crimes. This pivotal chapter revisits the moment Eric Bland, Mark Tinsley, and even (Team Dick's) Joe McCulloch filed for a groundbreaking receivership motion — freezing Murdaugh’s assets and setting the stage to expose the sca...

In this haunting installment from November 10, 2021, journalist Mandy Matney revisits the 2015 death of Stephen Smith, exposing how South Carolina’s Highway Patrol let the case go cold—and we ask why. Mandy’s new commentary reveals how incompetence blurred into intentional avoidance and how political pressure protected the powerful. In this episode, we revisit the December 7, 2015 anonymous tip to...

Investigative journalists ⁠Mandy Matney⁠ and ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ peel back the latest layers of South Carolina’s two-tier justice system — where accountability seems to stop at the badge... After a viral video showed fired Beaufort County Deputy Billy Squires holding teenagers at gunpoint in a Hilton Head neighborhood, it took an entire month — and mounting public outrage — before SLED finally charged h...

When Murdaugh Murders Podcast first released Episode 45 on May 18, 2022, it marked a turning point in exposing South Carolina’s deep-rooted legal corruption. In this remastered edition, journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell revisit how Alex Murdaugh’s lies and influence weaponized the justice system — from the manipulation of insurance payouts to the silence of the South Carolina Bar Associatio...

In this newly remastered episode of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, journalist Mandy Matney revisits the day she realized hidden truths about Gloria Satterfield’s mysterious fall—and the paper trail that exposed Alex Murdaugh’s financial deception. Looking back when this episode was published on December 1, 2021, Mandy recalls being in court as sunlight finally pierced the Murdaugh family’s shadowy...

Welcome to Soundbites, the official LUNASHARK Premium recap hosted by Beth Braden, journalist and researcher for the True Sunlight Podcast. Normally, Soundbites is where our Premium community gets an exclusive, behind-the-scenes breakdown of the biggest stories from True Sunlight and Cup of Justice. But this month, we’re sharing this episode on the public feed so everyone can catch up on the repor...

Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have learned over the years that taking a week off from True Sunlight means only one thing: the Good Ole Boys will go back to Good Ole Boying.   And last week we had mostly good things, starting with people’s love for “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.”  The series is a No. 1 hit on Hulu or ⁠⁠Hulu on Disney+⁠⁠, and the Official Companion Podcast,...

When this episode first aired in November 2021, it marked a defining moment in the Murdaugh investigation — and in the evolution of The Murdaugh Murders Podcast. For the first time, journalist Liz Farrell joined Mandy Matney, transforming what had begun as a one-woman pursuit of truth into a powerhouse partnership built on trust, tenacity, and shared purpose. On Friday, November 19th, 2021 we lear...

In this remastered episode of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, producer David Moses revisits the fall of 2021 — a turning point for the investigation and for the people demanding accountability in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.  In this episode, listeners rediscover how Gloria Satterfield’s case cracked open the Murdaugh empire and set the stage for a national reckoning. Mandy Matney’s original reporti...

The chaos was real in the fall of 2021— threats, sleepless nights, and a story too important to stop. In this remastered episode, Mandy Matney and producer David Moses revisit the moment Eric Bland stormed into the Murdaugh universe with a voice loud enough to advocate for his clients while he was knocking on doors to demand accountability.  As the Gloria Satterfield case gained national attention...

Before Murdaugh: Death in the Family became a Hulu Original Series, there was a podcast — and one episode that changed everything. In this remastered edition of Episode 10: “What Happened to Gloria Satterfield — Part One,” investigative journalist Mandy Matney exposes how a decades-long pattern of deception surrounding the Murdaugh family reached a heartbreaking turning point. What began as a myst...

Follow The Murdaugh: Death in the Family Official Podcast and Rate 5 Stars On Apple: hulumurdaughpod.com. Or watch the Video Podcasts on Hulu: murdaughpodonhulu.com Showrunner, Co-Creator and Executive Producer, Michael D. Fuller joins journalist Mandy Matney to discuss Murdaugh: Death in the Family. Explore that haunting 911 call, the human complexities and the emotional truths from South Carolin...

Join investigative journalist Mandy Matney, as we look back at how the Murdaugh name was brought up more than 40 times during the course of the investigation of Stephen Smith’s death in 2015.  No suspects have been named to this day... but Mandy's original deep dive into the investigation file is so important to providing context on where the case stands today. As a result of their investigation i...

Whether you’re revisiting the story or discovering it for the first time, prepare for a revealing, uncompromising look at power, justice, and the pursuit of answers. Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina attorney whose wife and son were murdered in June, claimed he was shot in the head on September 4, 2021.Nearly three months after his wife and son were murdered, Alex Murdaugh called 911 to re...