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Part One of One (BecauseHappy Halloween! )Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell give massive update on the Christa Bauer Gilley case and Lee Gilley’s Big 'Flee' to Italy. On today’s episode, Mandy...
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True Sunlight
Hosted by LUNASHARK® · true crime · EN-US
About this Podcast:
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 —
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What is True Sunlight about?
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.
Who hosts True Sunlight?
True Sunlight is hosted by LUNASHARK®. The show has published 334 episodes to date.
What has True Sunlight covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Audacity of ‘The Gilleyship’: Christa’s Parents Fight for Custody of Grandchildren and File Lawsuit (170)" (29 October 2026, 61 minutes), "Dick Lies In Court Again: Did He Really Put An Informant On Blast And Throw PMPED Under the Bus? (169pt2)" (26 October 2026, 40 minutes), and "Dick Gets Hammered: Judge McCaslin Changes Murdaugh Murders Case Going Forward (169pt1)" (22 October 2026, 60 minutes).
How often does True Sunlight publish?
True Sunlight publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 334 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on True Sunlight?
Booking probability for True Sunlight is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. True Sunlight requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. True Sunlight's contact route on record: verified email.
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LUNASHARK® hosts True Sunlight, a true crime podcast with 334 episodes published.
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Dick Lies In Court Again: Did He Really Put An Informant On Blast And Throw PMPED Under the Bus? (169pt2)
Oct 26, 202640 minS5Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue to break down how Dick Harpootlian got admonished for lying to the court — and then, in the same Murdaugh Murders Retrial hearing, he may have done it...
Oct 22, 20261 hourS5At Friday's pre-trial hearing in the Murdaugh murders retrial, Judge Debra McCaslin corrected the record on Dick Harpootlian's claim that Alex passed a polygraph "with flying colors" — he actually failed the only...
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Mo Mullen, Mo Problems: “I Didn’t Hear It on This Clip” - Mullen’s Testimony Meets The Recording (168pt2)
Oct 12, 202646 minS5In 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 —...
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Who Leaked Greg Alexander’s Allegations and Why + Dick Outs Murdaugh Grand Jury Witnesses (167pt2)
Oct 5, 202634 minS5Stay 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...
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Episode #167
What’s Behind The Big Leaks About Police Chief Greg Alexander and Murdaugh Murder Weapons? (167pt1)
Oct 1, 20261h 11mS5This 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...
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‘Let Me Find Some Charges’: Checking Judge Carmen Mullen’s Own Words Before Her Hearing (166pt2)
Sep 26, 202645 minS5In 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...
Sep 24, 20261h 5mS5In 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)...
Sep 21, 202641 minS5Investigative 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...
Episode #165
Exposing JP Miller’s Circle Of Supporters: What His Friends at Horry County Police Did For Him (165pt1)
Sep 17, 20261h 3mS5Investigative 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...
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Officer by Officer: Inside the Spivey Complaint's Alleged HCPD Cover-Up Playbook (164pt2)
Sep 12, 202640 minS5In 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...
Episode #164
Spivey v. Strickland et al: The Federal Civil Suit Built to Break HCPD Over Alleged Cover-Up (T164 Part One)
Sep 10, 202653 minS5Part One of Two 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...
Episode #163
T163 What Netflix Left Out Of Mica Francis Miller's Story — From The Journalists On It Since 2024
Sep 3, 20261h 12mS5Turns 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 premiered on Netflix last Wednesday. Beyond the...
Episode #165
[DROP FEED] COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller - Unraveling Evidence Of Abuse
Aug 28, 20261h 4mS5Follow The DROP FEED on Apple, Spotify or Ad-Free from LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon or Supercast COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller is a LUNASHARK® DROP-FEED from the award-winning team behind...
Episode #164
New Filings: Accused Killer Michael Colucci Pleaded the Fifth 100 Times After Skipping Two Depositions
Aug 27, 20261h 4mS5Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell take a break from the Alex Murdaugh retrial drama this week to revisit one of the most devastating cases they’ve covered in their careers: the 2015 death of...
Aug 23, 202641 minS5Part Two of Two There's a new Creighton Waters in town… In Part 2 of Episode 161, Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down the stunning filing in which the lead prosecutor formally corrected...
Episode #161
Judge Scolds Team Murdaugh for Courtroom Shenanigans Over Murder Weapon ‘Rumor’ (TSP161.1)
Aug 20, 202659 minS5Part One of Two Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down everything that happened at Alex Murdaugh’s most recent hearing.Team Murdaugh came to Friday's retrial hearing armed...
- Aug 13, 20261h 9mS5
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. In today’s episode Mandy and Liz share the highlights from the stack...
Episode #159
The Distraction Machine: Becky Hill's Win and Gregg Roman's Supreme Court Detour, TSP #159 [Part Two]
Aug 10, 202635 minS5Part Two of Two Some good news first: Judge Richard Gergel dismissed Alex Murdaugh's federal lawsuit demanding $600,000 from former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill, pointing to the "fatal flaw" sitting at the...
Episode #159
Was Mandy Matney Punished By The Court For Speaking Out Against The SC Judiciary? TSP #159 [Part One]
Aug 6, 20261h 15mS5[Part One of Two] Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell walk through the motion to reconsider filed by Mandy’s attorneys to combat the unprecedented and arguably unconstitutional $176,500 civil...
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Mandy Matney
investigative journalist and host of True Sunlight, Murdaugh Murders Podcast
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David Moses
postdoctoral scholar, Horizon - Residential & Commercial Builders
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Sandy Smith
senior vice president, clinical solutions & strategic partnering, Habitat for Humanity International
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Bradley Williams
Brand Partnerships & Music Executive, National Cotton Ginners Association
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