True Sunlight
Previously known as the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, 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 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 Sun...
Episodes
TSP #111 - A New Trial for Alex Murdaugh? Good Luck with That! + Worst Is Yet to Come for Weldon Boyd’s Co-Shooter
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell were pleasantly surprised last week to find out how much power the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office’s packed with its punch back to Alex Murdaugh and his increasingly embarrassi…
TSP #110 - Did Months-Long Obsession Have Weldon Boyd Primed for a Fight the Day He Killed Scott Spivey?
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue to connect the dots in the Scott Spivey shooting case as they impatiently wait for South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to appoint a special prosecutor to revisit what has tu…
TSP #109 - Did Weldon Boyd Record Video of Scott Spivey Shooting? + SC Attorney General Alan Wilson Has a Reason to Keep People Afraid…
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell share part three of their look into how the family of Scott Spivey was treated by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. In April 2024, Prosecutor Heather Weiss tried to explain…
TSP #108 - Clocking That Tea: Unmasking the Spivey Case Lies Told By The Attorney General’s Office
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell can’t wrap their heads around the patchwork logic behind the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office’s decision not to file charges against North Myrtle Beach businessman Weldon Boyd a…
TSP #107 - The Wheels of Injustice: When Public Agencies Protect Alleged Predators...
Why Did It Take So Long to Arrest An SC Lawmaker Charged With Distributing Videos of Men Raping Babies? Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are accustomed to being disgusted by politicians who happily take part in the G…
TSP #106 - SC Attorney General’s Office Calls Scott Spivey Shooting a ‘Citizen’s Arrest’ + A Closer Look At Weldon Boyd’s Star Witness
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue their in-depth, real-time reporting on the Scott Spivey shooting case (aka the Horry County Police Department public corruption case). On this week’s episode: Was Heather Weis…
TSP #105 - Surprise! We Found More Corruption in Weldon Boyd Case + Why Are Members of the Media Treating Michael Colucci Like a Credible Person?
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have had enough with mainstream media. After a South Carolina judge dismissed Michael Colucci’s murder charge last week in the strangulation death of his wife in 2015, Mandy and Liz not…
TSP #104 - How Alan Wilson’s Office Failed Sara Lynn Moore Colucci And Paved The Way For Her Husband’s Murder Case To Get Dismissed
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have spent the past year preparing for Charleston-area good ole boy Michael Colucci to be tried again for the 2015 murder of his wife, Sara-Lynn Moore Colucci. Twice a retrial was sch…
TSP #103 - How Weldon Boyd Embedded His ‘Self-Defense’ Narrative with Police and Witnesses + 10 Things to Know about Michael Colucci's Retrial
Is Michael Colucci finally going to trial for allegedly murdering Sara Lynn Colucci in 2015? Why does Weldon Boyd claim witnesses back up his story in the Scott Spivey shooting? Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell discuss…
TSP #102 - Third Horry County Cop Caught on Video Helping Weldon Boyd at Shooting Scene + JP Miller Married Suzie Skinner
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell encountered something new on the JP Miller beat over the past week and it might just be his villain origin story. Myrtle Beach churchy-business bro “Pastor” John-Paul Miller — who stand…
Introducing: Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore
Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a case wide open. From shocking murders to serial killers, Clues dives into all the forensic de…
TSP #101 - Why We Still Have Questions About JP Miller’s Girlfriend’s Husband’s Death + What A Lawyer In The Scott Spivey Case Is Whining About
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are back and we begin today’s episode revisiting (01:02) how Scott Spivey was shot to death in his vehicle by Weldon Boyd and Bradley Williams in September 2023. A significant developm…
LUNASHARK Premium Dive #7 - Red Flags on Divorce And Challenging Flaws in Legislation
On this special LUNASHARK Premium Dive episode, LUNASHARK Librarian Kate Thomas examines divorce laws, particularly in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia, highlighting the complexities and potential dangers, especially for victims …
TSP #100 - Murdaugh Clerk Charged With Four Felonies + Weldon Boyd Calls Reveal Changing Stories About What Happened to Scott Spivey
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — and the whole LUNASHARK team — are celebrating 100 episodes of True Sunlight Podcast, the show that emerged from their relentless pursuit of justice in the highly acclaimed Murdaugh M…
TSP #99 - A Symphony of Lies: Scott Spivey’s Sister Forces Officials to Face Truth + More Weldon Boyd Calls and Texts Paint A Dark Picture
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell dive into the fight for justice for Scott Spivey, who was killed in a shooting incident in Horry County, SC, after allegedly being chased for nine miles. Scott's sister, Jennifer Spivey…
TSP #98 - ‘Act Like A Victim’: The Evidence That Broke The Good Ole Boys + Angie Solomon’s Stunning Conversation With Undercover Cop In Hitman Sting
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell share a jam-packed episode of shocking revelations in several ongoing cases. We’ll start with developments in the Houston, TX prosecution of (2:47) Lee Gilley from his "Closed-Door" h…
TSP #97 - ‘I Was Working... In The Shadows’: What Deputy Police Chief Told Homicide Suspect Weldon Boyd in the 24 Hours after Scott Spivey’s Killing
For years, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have wondered how the conversations go when Good Ole Boy police officers try to help keep their friends out of trouble. And for years, the Good Ole Boys have told them that t…
TSP #96 - ‘Hired Hitman’ Arrest and New Witnesses in Solomon Cases + Overlooked Evidence in Scott Spivey Shooting?
It’s been a week filled with breaking news and, as usual, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are on it, starting with the arrest of Grant Solomon’s mother. Grant was 18 years old when he was killed outside of Nashville u…
TSP #95 - ‘We’re About to Have a F***ing Shootout’: The Case That Sheds Light on Why Mica Francis Felt Hopeless + Lee Gilley Indicted for Capital Murder
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have great news to share … (00:52) Lee Gilley — the Houston man accused of strangling his wife, killing her and their unborn baby — has been officially indicted by the Grand Jury. This …
TSP #94 - Buster Murdaugh Claims ‘Sinister, Depraved and Menacing’ Depiction Of His Family; Court Docs Say + Why The Latest 911 Call From JP Miller Scares Us
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell share updates (1:19) about South Carolina’s thrice-accused rapist Bowen Turner and his quest to get off the sex offender list, plus the latest in the (2:30) Christa Bauer case in Housto…
TSP #93 - Buster Murdaugh Plans to Offer Evidence in Stephen Smith Death + It’s Time to Indict Lee Gilley in Wife Christa’s Murder
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell provide updates on the case of Chris Skinner's suspicious death, Buster Murdaugh’s defamation case, Johnnie James’ suspicious/not suspicious death and the capital murder charge against …
TSP #92 - Plot Twist? Man Who Heard Crying And Gunshot Before Mica’s Death Killed In Crash + The Victim In The Bowen Turner Case That The System Wants To Silence
After hearing news about the latest plot twist in the Mica Francis case, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are taking another look into the day Mica allegedly took her own life in a North Carolina swamp and the mysterio…
TSP #91 - The Coverup that Was Never Questioned: What Really Happened When Wayne Miller Was Accused Of Sexual Assault In The 1980s
This week, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — with the help of reporter and researcher Beth Braden — share Part One of the elusive 1989 WPDE investigative news report on the sexual allegations against JP Miller’s fathe…
TSP #90 - JP And Wayne Miller’s Churchy-Business Kingdom Crumbles With Jane Doe No. 2’s Abuse Allegations In New Lawsuit
This week, investigative journalists — Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — broke news that a second Jane Doe case had been filed against Myrtle Beach pastor John-Paul Miller, accusing him of sexually abusing a 14-year-old student at Cathedral Ha…
TSP #89 - ‘I’m a survivor’: Lawyer Behind Explosive Lawsuit Accusing JP Miller Of Rape Has No Fear + Pastor Disaster In Court This Week
Investigative journalists — Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — broke major news this past Tuesday with the announcement that Myrtle Beach pastor JP Miller has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at his father’s church, Cathedral Baptist C…
TSP #88 - Accused Killer Lee Gilley’s Shocking ‘Innocence Website’ + Could Bowen Turner Get Released Next Week? + More JP Miller Chaos
Investigative journalists — Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have encountered one of the strangest things they’ve ever seen from a murder suspect who hasn’t even been arraigned yet … a campaign website! Last week a listener sent in a tip about …
Introducing: CRIME HOUSE TRUE CRIME STORIES
Crime House True Crime Stories is the ultimate destination for true crime fans. Every episode features two notorious cases from that week in crime history, tied by a common theme like infamous serial killers, mysterious disappearances, trag…
TSP #87 - Bowen Turner Arrested (Again!) For Violating Parole + JP Miller’s Settlement Offer to Protesters
Once again, investigative journalists — aka “bloggers,” “viral podcasters,” “spewers of bilious screed” and “self-proclaimed journalists”— Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have to tear up the script as their usual onslaught of breaking news hit…
TSP #86 - JP Miller’s Legal Retaliation Against Protesters Backfires Again + Court Docs Show JP’s Chummy Relationship with ‘Journalist’
Investigative journalists — aka “bloggers,” “viral podcasters,” “spewers of bilious screed” and “self-proclaimed journalists”— Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue their in-depth coverage of the Mica Francis case with the latest on Pastor …
TSP #85 - JP Miller’s War Against Protesters Heats Up: 28 Lawsuits Filed + A Deranged 911 Call
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue shining sunlight on the Mica Francis story. On today’s episode, a former church member being sued by JP Miller turns the tables on him with a fiery counterclaim. According to c…
TSP #84 - The Man With Endless Audacity: JP Miller Files Pathetic Lawsuits + More Inconsistencies in Chris Skinner Case
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue shining sunlight on the Mica Francis case and the SUNLIGHT IS WORKING.This week, the True Sunlight Podcast dives deep into the bizarre legal world of JP Miller, the pastor at t…
TSP #83 - JP Miller’s Cozy and Strange Emails to Police Part Two + Would Mica’s Law Have Actually Helped Mica Francis?
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue their deep dive into the Mica Francis case in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Today’s episode begins with a clarification concerning Mica’s divorce attorney Regina Ward and the se…
TSP #82 - JP Miller Tried To Blame Mica’s Death On A Cop, New Emails Show + Wayne Miller’s Churchy Business Loans Make An Odd Appearance
Investigative journalists — and proud “podcasters” — Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell reveal the latest in the Mica Francis story, starting with emails from JP Miller and his sidekick Tricia Ross that were sent to police days after Mica’s death…
TSP #81 - From Alex Murdaugh to Lee Gilley: True Highlights From 2024 + More Churchy Businesses For JP Miller?
From the Alex Murdaugh trial’s alleged jury tampering and subsequent appeals; investigations into the deaths of Stephen Smith and Mica Francis (Miller), examining potential foul play; and the ongoing legal battles surrounding Bowen Turner a…
TSP #80 - "Keep Checks" and Chaos: JP Miller's Costly Pattern Of Tithing The Taxpayers - Plus! The Curious Case of the Vanishing Traffic Tickets
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Beth Braden look at the actions and interactions the actions and interactions of JP Miller, a South Carolina pastor, following the death of his wife, Mica Miller. Our investigation dives into 'sooo…
TSP #79 - Bad Blood: JP Miller’s Father and the Very Bad Lessons He Taught His Son
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell - along with researcher and reporter Beth Braden - take a fresh look at what Myrtle Beach Pastor JP Miller seemed to be saying in his bizarre ramblings in front of his congregation the …
TSP #78 - What Happened to Mica Francis On Her Way to Work? + Russell Laffitte’s Hearing and Alex Murdaugh’s Appeal
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have spent months behind-the-scenes — along with researcher and reporter Beth Braden — trying to piece together what happened to Mica Francis in the 34 minutes between when she left for…
TSP #77 - The Tangled Web of What JP Miller Knew on the Night Mica Died + Is Big Creighton Energy Coming Back For More?
The Mica Francis case takes another turn as Solid Rock moves to "The Rat Hole". Questions continue to be raised about what Myrtle Beach Pastor JP Miller knew about his estranged wife’s death on the night her body was found in a North Caroli…
TSP #76 - Land of Too Many Coincidences: Pastor JP Miller and the Mysterious Death of His Alleged Paramour’s Husband...
Less than three years before Mica Francis’ body was found in a North Carolina swamp after her alleged suicide, there was another strange death near Solid Rock at Market Common, the Myrtle Beach church that belonged to Mica’s husband Pastor …
TSP #75 - Russell Laffitte’s Big Break + How Christa Bauer Gilley’s Family Is Fighting to Keep Her Babies Safe
After accused killer Lee Gilley appeared in court in Houston, Texas supported by lead defense attorney Dick DeGuerin, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell dive in to what happened to Christa Bauer Gilley of Summerville, So…