True Sunlight
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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...
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T163 What Netflix Left Out Of The Mica Francis Miller Story — From The Journalists On It Since 2024
Turns out the internet is disgusted by ‘Pastor’ JP Miller as a three-part documentary titled Death of a Pastor's Wife about Mica Francis Miller’s case...
![[DROP FEED] COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller - Unraveling Evidence Of Abuse](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/81321574-a2d7-11f1-b064-139248e46db3/image/b65429c2b5fee8758564506a132b1dd6.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
[DROP FEED] COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller - Unraveling Evidence Of Abuse
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COERCED: The Devotion...
New Filings: Accused Killer Michael Colucci Pleaded the Fifth 100 Times After Skipping Two Depositions
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell take a break from the Alex Murdaugh retrial drama this week to revisit one of the most devasta...
Lies Detected: Murdaugh Prosecutor Corrects the Record on Dick’s Deceptions
Part Two of Two
There's a new Creighton Waters in town… In Part 2 of Episode 161, Investigative journalists Mandy Matney...
Lies Detected: Murdaugh Prosecutor Corrects the Record on Dick’s Deceptions (TSP161.2)
Part Two of Two
There's a new Creighton Waters in town… In Part 2 of Episode 161, Investigative journalists Mandy Matney an...
Judge Scolds Team Murdaugh for Courtroom Shenanigans Over Murder Weapon ‘Rumor’ (TSP161.1)
Part One of Two
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down everything that happened at Alex Murdaugh’s most recent heari...
Alex Murdaugh Wants to Be Judged By Charleston. What to Know About Friday’s Murdaugh Murders Hearing (TSP160)
Alex Murdaugh is due back in court for another hearing this week and investigative journalist Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are more ready than ever....
![The Distraction Machine: Becky Hill's Win and Gregg Roman's Supreme Court Detour, TSP #159 [Part Two]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ba76eb84-93f5-11f1-9091-33c0574b28cf/image/3ff691b4e5c5c100de50af6554b95958.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
The Distraction Machine: Becky Hill's Win and Gregg Roman's Supreme Court Detour, TSP #159 [Part Two]
Part Two of Two
Some good news first: Judge Richard Gergel dismissed Alex Murdaugh's federal lawsuit demanding $600,000 from former Colle...
![Was Mandy Matney Punished By The Court For Speaking Out Against The SC Judiciary? TSP #159 [Part One]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dcb0c854-ba6c-11f0-9e20-bfec71130f7b/image/dab2059dfcc318734831c49dce4444aa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
Was Mandy Matney Punished By The Court For Speaking Out Against The SC Judiciary? TSP #159 [Part One]
[Part One of Two]
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell walk through the motion to reconsider filed by Mandy’s attorney...
![TSP #158 [Part Two] - South Carolina’s Warning To Whistleblowers + What’s Happening In the Alex Murdaugh v Becky Hill Lawsuit?](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/48a0f590-8d88-11f1-b0a7-3b4def7db701/image/3ff691b4e5c5c100de50af6554b95958.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #158 [Part Two] - South Carolina’s Warning To Whistleblowers + What’s Happening In the Alex Murdaugh v Becky Hill Lawsuit?
Part Two of Two
South Carolina fined journalist Mandy Matney $5,000 to “deter similar conduct in the future and promote respect for the...
![TSP #158 [Part Two] - South Carolina’s Warning To Whistleblowers + What’s Happening In the Alex Murdaugh v Becky Hill Lawsuit?](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bcfefe10-8d00-11f1-9440-e73c1c6869bb/image/3ff691b4e5c5c100de50af6554b95958.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #158 [Part Two] - South Carolina’s Warning To Whistleblowers + What’s Happening In the Alex Murdaugh v Becky Hill Lawsuit?
Part Two of Two
South Carolina fined journalist Mandy Matney $5,000 to “deter similar conduct in the future and promote respect f...
![TSP #158 [Part One] - Debbie Barbier Tells on Herself + Why It Matters that John Monk’s Son Was Arrested for CSAM](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dc8d7b9c-ba6c-11f0-9e20-cb0e80805ca6/image/c09c741f653584e2506ea69f92ec3d0c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #158 [Part One] - Debbie Barbier Tells on Herself + Why It Matters that John Monk’s Son Was Arrested for CSAM
Part One of Two
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have some questions about a Spartanburg County Police report… mad...
![TSP #157 [Part One] - 'Flee' Gilley Extends His Stay in Italy + The Strange Tale of a Mass Squatter](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dc69b1bc-ba6c-11f0-9e20-07435c4be431/image/8174b1588de166e5c403ae8e9f588ccc.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #157 [Part One] - 'Flee' Gilley Extends His Stay in Italy + The Strange Tale of a Mass Squatter
Ten days after an unprecedented contempt order shook South Carolina to its core, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are still sta...
![TSP #156 [Part Two] - Reasonable Fear of an Unreasonable Justice System: More on Mandy's $176,500 Punishment Without Process](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/59761a44-822a-11f1-9ddc-f39001c88637/image/3ff691b4e5c5c100de50af6554b95958.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #156 [Part Two] - Reasonable Fear of an Unreasonable Justice System: More on Mandy's $176,500 Punishment Without Process
[Part Two of Two]
In Part Two, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down exactly how Parker's attorneys weaponiz...
![TSP #156 [ Part One ] - A Dark Day At The House Of True Sunlight After $176,500 Contempt Sanction](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/18e392a8-82f8-11f1-b60f-d7d14578b069/image/dab2059dfcc318734831c49dce4444aa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #156 [ Part One ] - A Dark Day At The House Of True Sunlight After $176,500 Contempt Sanction
[Part One of Two]
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell react to a stunning contempt ruling ordering Mandy to pay a...
TSP #156 [Part One] - A Dark Day At The House Of True Sunlight After $176,500 Contempt Sanction
[Part One of Two]
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell react to a stunning contempt ruling ordering Mandy to pay a $5,...
FEED DROP: Wherever It Leads... Milan: 'Festina Lente' Making Haste Slowly Through Milano With Tour de Force Marta Mondelli
We're taking a break from True Sunlight this week, but we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Wherever It Leads... Milan'
Follo...
![TSP #155 [Part Two] - Pink in the Courtroom: Why Greg Parker Apparently Fears Free Speech](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/db43dbf0-76d2-11f1-9a4d-e772d49032de/image/3ff691b4e5c5c100de50af6554b95958.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #155 [Part Two] - Pink in the Courtroom: Why Greg Parker Apparently Fears Free Speech
[Part Two of Two]
Investigative journalist Mandy Matney is still processing — but she’s not shrinking.
In Part...
![TSP #155 [Part One] - Judge McCaslin Takes the Wheel: Murdaugh Retrial Hearing Recap](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dbfd4d56-ba6c-11f0-9e20-e736b84ccc71/image/dab2059dfcc318734831c49dce4444aa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #155 [Part One] - Judge McCaslin Takes the Wheel: Murdaugh Retrial Hearing Recap
[Part One of Two]
The first hearing in Alex Murdaugh's retrial was supposed to signal a new era for Team Murdaugh. Dick Harpootlian promi...
TSP #154 — Weldon Boyd’s Bizarre (And, Frankly, Embarrassing) Legal Filings Against Mark Tinsley Get the Full Tiger Treatment
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell dig into the spectacular self-destruction of Weldon Boyd's case against attorney Mark "the Ti...
![TSP #153 [Part Two] - “We All Look Like A Bag of Crap”: What One Brave Horry County Cop Revealed About The Spivey Investigation](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/751e8a60-6c4a-11f1-a356-47fd391dfb9c/image/3ff691b4e5c5c100de50af6554b95958.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #153 [Part Two] - “We All Look Like A Bag of Crap”: What One Brave Horry County Cop Revealed About The Spivey Investigation
[Part Two of Two]
Before we return to the Horry County internal affairs files, we have to talk about the civil contempt hea...
TSP #153 — Horry County Police Interviews that Brandon Strickland and His Lawyer Bert Likely Don’t Want You to Hear
[Part One of Two]
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell dig into the Horry County Police Department's in...
Presenting: The Final Hours with Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole
Today, we’re sharing a preview of The Final Hours, a true crime podcast from Crime House, powered by PAVE Studios.
Hosted b...
![TSP #152 [Part Two] - SLED’s Warrant Search of Weldon Boyd’s Home and Restaurant + Our Thoughts on Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Retrial Judge](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/19bfcee4-6679-11f1-93a1-072767f68316/image/3ff691b4e5c5c100de50af6554b95958.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #152 [Part Two] - SLED’s Warrant Search of Weldon Boyd’s Home and Restaurant + Our Thoughts on Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Retrial Judge
[Part Two of Two]
In Part Two of this two-part episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell share some...
![TSP #152 [Part One] - Billionaire Greg Parker Accused of Paying $383K to Israeli Bot-Farm Agency During Beach Wrongful Death Lawsuit](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/db982bd8-ba6c-11f0-9e20-67b24e93e8cc/image/dab2059dfcc318734831c49dce4444aa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #152 [Part One] - Billionaire Greg Parker Accused of Paying $383K to Israeli Bot-Farm Agency During Beach Wrongful Death Lawsuit
[Part One of Two]
In Part One of this two-part episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell put it all...
![TSP #151 [Part Two] - Celebrities, Sour Grapes & Flying Pigs - Weldon Boyd Sues Mark Tinsley](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/90543520-60e5-11f1-a724-432179160466/image/3ff691b4e5c5c100de50af6554b95958.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #151 [Part Two] - Celebrities, Sour Grapes & Flying Pigs - Weldon Boyd Sues Mark Tinsley
Break out the tin foil hats, movie theater popcorn, and lots of pins — this one's a doozy.
In Part Two, investigative journ...
![TSP #151 [Part One] - Scott Spivey Investigation: The Case of the Missing Crime Scene Log](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/db74db74-ba6c-11f0-9e20-63d5d19d5f89/image/dab2059dfcc318734831c49dce4444aa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #151 [Part One] - Scott Spivey Investigation: The Case of the Missing Crime Scene Log
[Part One of Two]
In Part One of this two-part episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell begin shar...
![TSP #150 [Part Two] - Revealing The Receipts On How 'Egg Lady' Was Removed From Murdaugh Jury](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d058e538-5ae3-11f1-9cde-33f46da72de6/image/87f3f19b3fe72af7eaaddb68ff7ee940.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #150 [Part Two] - Revealing The Receipts On How 'Egg Lady' Was Removed From Murdaugh Jury
[Part Two of Two]
How does a pro–Alex Murdaugh troll theory end up in The New Yorker? In Part Two of Episode #150, investigative journal...
![TSP #150 [Part One] - How Does a Pro-Alex Murdaugh Troll Theory End Up in The New Yorker?](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/db533816-ba6c-11f0-9e20-7336a672ff68/image/b792accc863b26b893f28276382ca528.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #150 [Part One] - How Does a Pro-Alex Murdaugh Troll Theory End Up in The New Yorker?
[Part One of Two]
In Part One of this two-part episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down James Lasdun'...
TSP #149 [Part Two] - Alex Murdaugh Madness 2.0: Suing the Hand That Got Him A New Trial + Death Penalty On The Table?
[Part Two of Two]
Read this with a Film Noir voice in your head (Think Maltese Falcon or China Town) 🙂
It al...
![TSP #149 [Part One] - Will Accused Murderer Lee Gilley Actually Get Asylum After Creating An International Diplomatic Debacle In Italy?](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/db2fb3d2-ba6c-11f0-9e20-6782ed5c32af/image/99d63a074dee874426ff457564632cb4.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #149 [Part One] - Will Accused Murderer Lee Gilley Actually Get Asylum After Creating An International Diplomatic Debacle In Italy?
[Part One of Two]
As Houston, Texas accused murderer Lee Gilley awaits word on his fate after fleeing to Milan, Italy, inv...
TSP #148 - Alex Murdaugh to Get New Trial in Murders of Wife and Son + Mandy & Liz Break Down the 5-0 Reversal
It happened on a Wednesday…
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down the 27-page Alex Murdaugh murder convicti...
![TSP #147 [Part Two] - Latest Lawsuit Against HCPD: Retaliations, Coverups and Suspicious Promotions for Scott Spivey Investigators](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bafb92c6-4b25-11f1-9703-07f1456cba73/image/b7de21d5caf91803c9e5006490977ed1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #147 [Part Two] - Latest Lawsuit Against HCPD: Retaliations, Coverups and Suspicious Promotions for Scott Spivey Investigators
[Part Two]
Join us May 15 at 10am in York, SC for Mandy’s Beach v. Parker non-party contempt hearing — wear pink.
And we st...
TSP #147 [Part One] - Accused Murderer Lee Gilley Uses ‘Fake’ Belgian Passport to Flee Country Ahead of Trial, Feds Say
[Part One]
Lee Gilley — the Houston man accused of murdering his wife Christa Bauer Gilley and their unborn baby — has fled the country…...
![TSP #146 [Part Two] - The Strange Similarities between the Deaths of Dr. Randy Beallis’ 2nd and 3rd Wives](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/30e774a2-44ee-11f1-90b7-2b3ef87f7969/image/b7de21d5caf91803c9e5006490977ed1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #146 [Part Two] - The Strange Similarities between the Deaths of Dr. Randy Beallis’ 2nd and 3rd Wives
On today's episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell share their latest reporting on the Charity Beallis case out of Bonanza,...
![TSP #146 [Part One] - The (Very Messy) ‘Green Sea 14’ Sex Scandal at Horry County Police and the Polygraph that Blew It All Up](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dacb6274-ba6c-11f0-9e20-cb8fdd7a8d4d/image/99d63a074dee874426ff457564632cb4.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #146 [Part One] - The (Very Messy) ‘Green Sea 14’ Sex Scandal at Horry County Police and the Polygraph that Blew It All Up
On today's episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have to share a little warning first: What you’re about to hear today is...
![TSP #145 [Part Two] - Prosecutors Questioning if Lee Gilley Poisoned His Wife Christa Before Her Death + Should Horry County Dismantle Its Police Department?](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7ea30322-3f59-11f1-930d-9f03ce5a3d3e/image/b7de21d5caf91803c9e5006490977ed1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #145 [Part Two] - Prosecutors Questioning if Lee Gilley Poisoned His Wife Christa Before Her Death + Should Horry County Dismantle Its Police Department?
In Part Two of Episode 145, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell dig into two stories about power, accountability, and the systems...
![TSP #145 [Part One] - Does Mica’s Law Stand a Chance in the Hands of South Carolina’s Male Lawmakers?](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/da89b414-ba6c-11f0-9e20-178e31738983/image/99d63a074dee874426ff457564632cb4.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
TSP #145 [Part One] - Does Mica’s Law Stand a Chance in the Hands of South Carolina’s Male Lawmakers?
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are hopeful that South Carolina will pass a law criminalizing coercive control abuse … eventu...
TSP #144 - Mandy Faces Cruel Courtroom Ambush by Billionaire Greg Parker’s Legal Team in Conspiracy Case
Last week, investigative journalist Mandy Matney showed up in Cherokee County Courthouse in Gaffney, South Carolina, for a hearing related to her requ...
Premium Preview: Girl Talk (Liz & Mandy's Version) - Two Beers? One Pharmacologist. Zero Relevance! Lets Learn About Steroids
A lot happened in the last three days and we are immensely grateful for the support we have received. We are alive. We are safe... But we are not read...