Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share True Sunlight
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
True Sunlight
By LUNASHARK®True Crime
Based on Podcast App listening data
True Sunlight episodes
- Mo Mullen, Mo Problems: “I Didn’t Hear It on This Clip” - Mullen’s Testimony Meets The Recording (168pt2)
In Part Two of 168 covering Judge Carmen Mullen’s historic disciplinary hearing, ODC attorney Ericka Williams locks Mullen into the recording’s timeline — her first words to deputies captured from the 7:32 mark on — then asks the only question that matters: where on this tape do you ask officers to take Ernie to a hospital? Her answer, under oath: “I didn’t hear it on this clip.”
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down the verb tenses that undercut her I-learned-it-all-on-scene story, her “I sign warrants all the time” moment, the claim that jail was the best mental healthcare available, and a character parade featuring her husband and a former Chief Justice.
Plus: Eric Bland takes us inside the courtroom, and leaves a message for y’all.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Share the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode References
SC Office of Disciplinary Counsel FAQs ⚖️
SC Code 16-17-530 - Public Disorderly Conduct ⚖️
Premium Links
ODC’s Charging Document (March 2026) & Judge Mullen’s Answers to Formal Charges (April 2026) 📄
REPLAY: Judge Carmen Mullen Faces Formal Charges From SC ODC, 9-29-2026 on Patreon 🎞️
REPLAY: Judge Carmen Mullen Faces Formal Charges From SC ODC, 9-29-2026 on Supercast 🎞️
Previous Episode: TSP 168 [Part One] 🎧
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
46 min - Community Caretaker Carmen? Judge Mullen Takes The Stand in ODC Hearing (168pt1)
Nearly four years after first reporting that South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Carmen Mullen was caught on video trying to find probable cause to arrest a mentally ill man in her gated neighborhood, Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are finally seeing justice start to take shape. But will there be consequences?
On Sept. 29, 2026, Judge Mullen appeared before the Commission on Judicial Conduct to answer for her actions on Dec. 7, 2017, on Hilton Head Island, when she inserted herself into a landlord-tenant dispute with sheriff’s deputies at the scene.
Judge Mullen says she was duty-bound to protect the man and get him medical help. Does the evidence show that? Not at all — in Mandy's and Liz's opinions, anyway. However, good ole’ legacy media, as always, seems to have her back.
On Part One, we share hearing testimony — including from the deputy on the scene that night — and go back to the receipts, comparing Judge Mullen's sworn story against what she actually said and did while suggesting ways to get the man charged and jailed — a man deputies said had committed no crime.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Share the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode References
“The law of the heart vs the law: SC Judge defends herself at discipline hearing” - The State, Oct 1, 2026 📰
“SC Circuit Judge Carmen Mullen to face rare disciplinary hearing for alleged abuse of power in 2017” - The Post and Courier, Sept 29, 2026 📰
Premium Links
REPLAY: Judge Carmen Mullen Faces Formal Charges From SC ODC, 9-29-2026 on Patreon 🎞️
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
59 min - Who Leaked Greg Alexander’s Allegations and Why + Dick Outs Murdaugh Grand Jury Witnesses (167pt2)
Stay Tuned for our replay and analysis of Judge Carmen Mullen’s combative ODC hearing Monday for Premium Members.
We knew something was fishy about the Greg Alexander leak — and then Team Murdaugh told on themselves. Right as Part 1 wrapped, Dick and Jim filed a third motion to compel, accusing the state of a Brady violation for sitting on a 2023 witness statement they claim to have "learned of from a newspaper." But the motion does something reckless: it outs the names of alleged state grand jury witnesses and SLED's alleged source — the very secrecy meant to protect witnesses in a case involving the freaking Murdaughs.
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell walk through the subpoena timeline, the Joe McCulloch factor, and the Icarus problem at the heart of the defense's argument: to blow up the Alexander investigation, they have to treat allegations as true that would point straight back at Murdaugh.
Plus: Some words for SLED and the AG's office.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Share the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode References
Alex Murdaugh’s October 16th Status Conference 🗓️
“Pair of Lowcountry cops investigated for allegedly handling missing Murdaugh murder weapons” - The Post and Courier, Sept 27, 2026 📰
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
35 min - What’s Behind The Big Leaks About Police Chief Greg Alexander and Murdaugh Murder Weapons? (167pt1)
This week, The (Charleston) Post and Courier reported that Yemassee Police Chief Greg Alexander — a loyal ally of accused murderer Alex Murdaugh — is under State Grand Jury investigation on accusations that he transported the Murdaugh murder weapons and bloody clothing to his police station after Alex's wife and son were killed on June 7, 2021.
For years, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have reported on Alexander's ties to Murdaugh — and huge questions have existed from the start about his movements that night and why he was at the murder scene at all.
Alex's little brother tried to answer those questions at the 2023 trial, but only added to the confusion.
While it's encouraging that SLED and the Attorney General's Office are finally investigating, Mandy and Liz smell something fishy. Why is this leaking now? Who benefits from these headlines six months before Alex's trial? And what role, if any, does Team Murdaugh have in making it public?
We'll get into more Murdaugh filings on Part Two with all the Mullen matters reserved for next week - tune in Monday 10/5/26 on Patreon, YouTube or Facebook to watch the redacted hearing.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Share the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode References
“Pair of Lowcountry cops investigated for allegedly handling missing Murdaugh murder weapons” - The Post and Courier, Sept 27, 2026 📰
“Murdaugh Retrial | Defense Attorneys Hold Press Conference” - Live 5 News, May 18, 2026 🎞️“Yemassee police captain found not guilty” - Hampton County Guardian, Nov 27, 2012 📰
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hr 12 min - ‘Let Me Find Some Charges’: Checking Judge Carmen Mullen’s Own Words Before Her Hearing (166pt2)
In her official answer to the ODC, Judge Carmen Mullen says she was just a good citizen worried about a mentally ill man's safety. In Part Two of True Sunlight #166, Investigative Journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell play the recording from that December 2017 night in Port Royal Plantation and let her own words do the talking.
Mullen tells deputies she has sentenced Ernie "the Attorney" before. She questions whether he has a lease and says she told the homeowner to press charges, then introduces herself to that homeowner… for the first time…? She says "you gotta get rid of him" and asks to "find some charges." According to the police report, she also suggests she could sign the warrant herself.
We also dig into the threat-filled lawsuit against Ernie that Mullen dismissed months earlier, and a Hilton Head real estate agent named Moose Rini whose name keeps coming up in police reports, trial transcripts, and sentencing memos.
Judge Mullen's hearing before the Commission on Judicial Conduct is Tuesday, September 29, in Columbia and our team will be there to capture and share all the details.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Share the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode References
What is breach of trust? - Legal Information Institute, Cornell School of Law
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
45 min - Judge Carmen Mullen (Finally?) Faces Formal Misconduct Charges By ODC (166pt1)
In part one of this two-part episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell finally get an answer to the question they've asked for years: when will South Carolina's Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) and Commission on Judicial Conduct (CJC) act on the ethics complaints against 14th Circuit Court Judge Carmen Tevis Mullen?
At 10 a.m. Sept. 29, 2026, Judge Mullen will appear before the CJC in Columbia to defend herself against at least four counts of judicial misconduct stemming from a 2017 tenant dispute in her gated Hilton Head Island neighborhood. According to a police report, she wanted a man known as “Ernie the Attorney” arrested, searched for probable cause, and even suggested she could sign a warrant on the spot.
Judge Mullen claims she only wanted Ernie to get mental health care. Mandy and Liz examine the charging document and her answers. In Part Two, the receipts come out.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Share the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode References
Refresh on LUNASHARK®’s reporting on Judge Carmen Mullen 🎧
“Legislative Appointments for Judges: Lessons from South Carolina, Virginia, and Rhode Island” - The Brennan Center for Justice, Sept 29, 2017 📰
The South Carolina ODC’s Disciplinary Process ⚖️
Rule 501: Code of Judicial Conduct ⚖️Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hr 6 min - Protect the Pastor: How Tricia Ross and HCPD Helped JP Control the Story (165pt2)
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue sharing details from the Mica Francis Miller case that the new Netflix documentary "Death of the Pastor's Wife" didn't include.
In Part Two of True Sunlight #165, Mandy and Liz talk about what went down when Pastor JP Miller's most prized church member assets — a couple in law enforcement — finally saw the light. JP not only seemed to think the Horry County Police Department existed to promptly respond to his needs and accept his version of the truth, he seemed to believe he could turn the department against one of their own in retaliation.
In 2024, JP and faithful sidekick Tricia Ross went after a former church member's job at HCPD — because the officer allegedly sinned by gossiping about "God's anointed". They appealed to now-former Deputy Chief Brandon Strickland — he who was “working in the shadows” of the Scott Spivey investigation — and Brandon apparently hopped to it.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Share the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode References
Rate and Review COERCED: The Devotion and Death of Mica Francis Miller on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🎧
Mica’s List & Mica’s Law - June 5, 2024 💜⚖️
Beth Braden’s FB Post “JP Miller Appointed a Sex Offender to be ‘Care Pastor’ at Solid Rock” 🧾
National Sex Offender Public Website 🌐
“Grassroots group backs proposal to dissolve Horry County Police Department” - WBTW, Aug 20, 2025 📰
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
42 min - Exposing JP Miller’s Circle Of Supporters: What His Friends at Horry County Police Did For Him (165pt1)
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue sharing details from the Mica Francis Miller case that the new Netflix documentary "Death of the Pastor's Wife" didn't include.
Part One of True Sunlight #165 looks at Police reports obtained through FOIA telling the story of a woman repeatedly reaching out for help and being told there was nothing they could do. But after nearly two years covering the Scott Spivey case and HCPD's corrupt investigation, Mandy and Liz have a whole new perspective: it wasn't just bad policing … it was policing from an agency known for helping out their friends.
Mica wasn't just up against her powerful pastor husband … she was up against his flock of wolves in police clothing.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Join the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
Episode References
“A Convenience-Store Magnate, Teen Drinking and a Fatal Boat Crash: The Legal Case Shaking South Carolina” - WSJ, Aug 13, 2022 📰
JP Miller’s Jury Trial Selection - Oct 13, 2026 (for now…) 📅 📄
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! *** This episode was adjusted near 04:00 as the Beach family alleges, Parker’s defense attorneys violated a court order by withholding information pertaining to $383,000 in payments to an Israeli company purportedly associated with Gregg Roman and engaged by Parker’s for litigation-related services and that they instructed Research America to not cooperate with a valid subpoena… We removed a portion of the episode included in error per our corrections policy stating Parker’s defense attorneys instructed Gregg Roman’s bank not to provide Roman’s banking records to Plaintiffs. Thank you Mebbie for listening so keenly and for all the bitchy little footnotes.
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hr 3 min - Officer by Officer: Inside the Spivey Complaint's Alleged HCPD Cover-Up Playbook (164pt2)
In Part Two of Two, Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell go officer by officer through the allegations contained in the Spivey family's federal complaint against Horry County police. And through every level of the investigation, the alleged conspiracy comes sharply into focus.
According to the lawsuit, the conspiracy to protect Weldon Boyd and Bradley Williams started immediately after they shot and killed Scott Spivey on Sept. 9, 2023, on an Horry County, SC, highway. And it continued through the power and influence of the now former Deputy Chief of Police Brandon Strickland, a close friend of Weldon, who allegedly directed the investigation in a direction favorable to his buddy.
But Strickland isn’t the only officer with dirt on his hands, according to the Spiveys..
Officer Daniel Spencer allegedly feeding investigation details to Weldon Boyd.
Officer Kerry Higgs telling Weldon to stop talking.
Damon Vescovi granting Weldon's attorney access to an unsecured scene.
Lt. Doug Dishong allegedly ordering body cameras off while evidence was still being handled.
And Scott’s body left baking in his truck, towed 45 minutes to an impound lot, and an autopsy the coroner never recommended — allegedly pushed to inflate a blood alcohol reading.
Plus a never-before-heard internal affairs interview, the September 11th "be nice to Weldon" meeting, and the phone download that allegedly hid 100-mph chase speeds from the case file.
Are these just a series of failures and coincidences… or is this what a cover-up looks like when it's finally dragged into the sunlight?
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Join the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode Links
“Horry County Officer Writes "ACT LIKE A VICTIM - CAMERA" On Note To Homicide Suspects” 🎞️
How Decomposition Can Artificially Inflate Blood Alcohol Levels (National Library of Medicine) 🧪
Body-Worn Camera Policy & Best Practices Toolkit (U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance) 📹
Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement (National Institute of Justice) 🔦
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
41 min - Spivey v. Strickland et al... The Federal Civil Suit Built to Break HCPD Over Alleged Cover-Up (164)
Part One of Two
If this episode is not playing correctly on Apple App - simply remove the download, close/reopen Apple Podcasts and/or restart phone.
On the eve of the third anniversary of Scott Spivey's killing, his family filed a bombshell federal lawsuit against Horry County and 13 current and former police officers — including former Deputy Chief Brandon Strickland, former Chief Joseph Hill, and "act like a victim" Officer Damon Vescovi.
The complaint alleges a coordinated conspiracy to steer the investigation toward exonerating Weldon Boyd and Bradley Williams from the very first hours: unseized phones, returned weapons, disabled body cameras, coached witnesses, a retroactively altered on-call schedule, a wiped tablet — and, for the first time in a court filing, the allegation that officers planted drugs in Scott's truck.
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down the full list of accusations, revisit Strickland's own recorded words about working "in the shadows," and explain why the Spivey family's fight against qualified immunity may be the battle of all battles.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Join the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️
🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe 🩷🩷
Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected]
Episode Links
Listen to COERCED: The Devotion and Death of Mica Francis Miller on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🎧
What Is Qualified Immunity? (Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute) ⚖️
The Project on Immunity and Accountability (Institute for Justice) ☀️
Section 1983: Suing Government Officials for Civil Rights Violations (FindLaw) 🏛️SC Code § 16-17-600: Desecration of Human Remains (Justia) 🕯️
Previous Episodes: Sunlight on Scott Spivey Spotify Playlist 🎧
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreon or at lunashark.supercast.com to get bonus episodes like our Premium Dives, Wherever It Leads..., Girl Talk, and Soundbites that help you Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight. Plus BTS content from Murdaugh: Death in the Family AND Mandy's book Blood On Their Hands.Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
Quince - Hungry Root - Bombas
https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn
*** ALERT: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
For current & accurate updates:
lunashark.supercast.com
Instagram.com/mandy_matney | Instagram.com/elizfarrell
bsky.app/profile/mandy-matney.com | bsky.app/profile/elizfarrell.com
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
Instagram.com/TrueSunlightPod
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
54 min
About True Sunlight
From the publisher's feed
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 for all the victims you've met so far like Stephen Smith, Dallas Stoller, and others.
True Sunlight is the antithesis of True crime. True Sunlight values accuracy over "access journalism". True Sunlight is shed with empathy — not exploitation. True Sunlight was created as a matter of public service — not just entertainment. While the name of the podcast has changed, our mission, values and team have not. We are simply expanding our horizons while continuing to shine a much needed bright light on crime and corruption wherever it appears.
Ranked #1 and #2 globally in 2021 and 2023 respectively as the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, True Sunlight provides unmatched insight into the crimes and criminals exposed on MMP and dives deep into new instances of where crime meets corruption across the US.
We empower listeners to understand their legal and judicial systems through investigative journalism while providing tools to hold agencies and public figures accountable in order to change those systems for the better.
Listen on any streaming service or visit TrueSunlight.com to learn more.
Premium Members also get access to searchable case files, written articles with documents, case photos, episode videos and exclusive live experiences with our hosts on lunasharkmedia.com all in one place. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3BdUtOE. And for those just wanting ad-free listening without all the other great content, we now offer ad-free listening on Apple Podcast through a subscription to Luna Shark Plus on the Apple Podcasts App. And we also offer access to exclusive video content through our new YouTube Premiere subscription.
Check out our Merch With a Mission shop at lunasharkmerch.com/
SUNscribe to our free email list to get alerts on bonus episodes, calls to action, new shows and updates. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3KBM
For current & accurate updates:
TrueSunlight.com
facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/
instagram.com/truesunlightpod/
Instagram.com/mandy_matney
Instagram.com/elizfarrell
youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia
tiktok.com/@lunasharkmedia
Best of True Sunlight
Ranked by our users in the last 21 days
More shows like True Sunlight
20/20
11,952 Listeners
48 Hours
10,679 Listeners
Dateline NBC
46,893 Listeners
Culpable
22,192 Listeners
Court TV Podcast
1,070 Listeners
Pretty Lies And Alibis
1,557 Listeners
The Idaho Massacre
6,736 Listeners
Unraveled
10,531 Listeners
Carolina Crimes
1,544 Listeners
Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases
2,930 Listeners
Betrayal Season 6
8,374 Listeners
Cup Of Justice
4,269 Listeners
Murdaugh Murders Podcast
484 Listeners
13th Juror Podcast
1,344 Listeners