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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

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72:51

TSP #107 - The Wheels of Injustice: When Public...

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2025/07/10

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 Good Ole Boy system when it comes to protecting bad actors from taking accountability. But this latest case has them screaming with anger. Last month, South Carolina state Rep. Robert John “RJ” May III was arrested and charged with 10 federal counts of

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TSP #106 - SC Attorney General’s Office Calls Scott...

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2025/07/03

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 Weisz from South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office working as a prosecutor or Weldon Boyd and Bradley William’s free defense attorney? Also on the show, the first part of True Sunlight’s deep dive into the so-called star witness for Weldon and Bradley

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69:48

TSP #105 - Surprise! We Found More Corruption in...

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2025/06/26

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 noticed a trend … members of the media seemed to be deviating from the facts of the case in favor of carefully coddling Michael by pushing his narrative for him. But for Sara-Lynn Colucci, they did no such thing. Instead they were careless with their words and

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87:40

TSP #104 - How Alan Wilson’s Office Failed Sara Lynn...

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2025/06/19

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 scheduled. And twice it didn’t happen. On Tuesday, after the jury had been seated, South Carolina Judge Roger M. Young quashed the indictment of Colucci and dismissed what was to be a two-week trial and the end of what had become the oldest open murder case in the

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87:10

TSP #103 - How Weldon Boyd Embedded His...

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2025/06/12

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 two separate but related cases in South Carolina that highlight obvious systemic failures within the justice system. First, we focus on the upcoming retrial of Michael Colucci for the murder of his wife, Sara Lynn Moore Colucci, emphasizing red flags in his

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75:34

TSP #102 - Third Horry County Cop Caught on Video...

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2025/06/05

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 stands accused of stalking and harassing his estranged wife Mica Francis and allegedly contributing to her death in April 2024 — got married this past weekend to his rumored longtime paramour Suzie Skinner — the widow of a quadriplegic man who was found dead at the

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Introducing: Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore

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2025/06/02

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 details and brilliant sleuthing of the world's most infamous cases. CLUES is a Crime House Original, powered by PAVE Studios. Follow and listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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79:21

TSP #101 - Why We Still Have Questions About JP...

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2025/05/29

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 development comes in the form of a "legal filing", an "absurd 9-page motion to stay" by Bradley Williams' attorney, Robert E. Lee… yup, that’s the name he prefers… We’ll also share a disturbing, but pertinent call between Weldon and his granny discussing the

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63:45

Red Flags on Divorce And Challenging Flaws in...

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2025/05/22

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 of abuse.Today, we are motivated by the loss of Mica Francis, whose tragic death raises questions about how outdated divorce laws may have failed to protect her from an alleged abuser. We explore the requirements for divorce in these three case study states,

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80:47

TSP #100 - Murdaugh Clerk Charged With Four Felonies...

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2025/05/15

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 Murders Podcast (which, of course, is the basis for the star-studded Hulu scripted series currently filming in Atlanta). What better way to celebrate two years of post-Murdaugh reporting than with an old throwback … breaking Murdaugh news on a Wednesday! Former

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83:09

TSP #99 - A Symphony of Lies: Scott Spivey’s Sister...

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2025/05/08

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 Foley, has emerged as a powerful force demanding accountability. Along with attorney Mark ‘The Tiger’ Tinsley, Jennifer's lawsuit has unearthed a "treasure trove of evidence" pointing to an allegedly "corrupt and inept investigation by Horry County Police" and a

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71:37

TSP #98 - ‘Act Like A Victim’: The Evidence That...

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2025/05/01

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" hearing on Tuesday and then move to (11:41) Angie Solomon’s simultaneous 'Live-Broadcast-Against-Judge's-Orders' Probable Cause / Preliminary hearing in Franklin, Tennessee. Before Angie’s arrest earlier this month, she had vocally accused her ex-husband, former

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71:49

TSP #97 - ‘I Was Working... In The Shadows’: What...

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2025/04/24

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 there’s nothing to see here. That these conversations never take place and if you think they do then that’s your misinterpretation of it.But then a North Carolina woman named Jennifer Spivey Foley hired attorney Mark Tinsley in the pursuit of a justice she KNEW

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71:14

TSP #96 - ‘Hired Hitman’ Arrest and New Witnesses in...

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2025/04/17

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 under mysterious circumstances (and with his father, former news anchor Aaron Solomon, nearby). In the years since his death, Grant’s mother has fought for law enforcement to take another look at her son’s case and sought for protection for her daughter, who

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TSP #95 - ‘We’re About to Have a F***ing Shootout’:...

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2025/04/10

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 is a big deal — especially considering he’s yet another man with resources who seems to think he can buy his way out of consequence with a pricey defense team that includes the likes of Robert Durst’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, and maybe even an image consultant,

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TSP #94 - Buster Murdaugh Claims ‘Sinister, Depraved...

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2025/04/03

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 Houston, where her husband, Lee Gilley, stands accused of murdering her and her unborn baby. (3:34) Also on today’s show, Mandy and Liz comb through Buster Murdaugh’s amended defamation complaint against Warner Brothers and share their thoughts on Buster’s arguments

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TSP #93 - Buster Murdaugh Plans to Offer Evidence in...

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2025/03/27

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 Lee Gilley for the death of his pregnant wife Christa Bauer Gilley.[3:37] Hear the latest developments in the tragic and suspicious 2021 drowning death of Chris Skinner, the quadriplegic husband of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, “Pastor” John-Paul Miller’s

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TSP #92 - Plot Twist? Man Who Heard Crying And...

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2025/03/20

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 mysterious “witness” to her very last moments … who turned up dead last week.The story of Johnnie Jacobs — aka the “fisherman” who heard Mica crying until it was stopped by what he said was a single gunshot — raised a lot of red flags over the past year after he

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TSP #91 - The Coverup that Was Never Questioned: What...

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2025/03/13

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 father (exclusively obtained by LunaShark Media through a whole lot of peskiness. Up until today this news segment hasn’t been available to the public … possibly since 1993 when it last aired in the Florence and Myrtle Beach areas. Today, we dive in deep on previously

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TSP #90 - JP And Wayne Miller’s Churchy-Business...

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2025/03/06

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 Hall Academy (formerly known as Grand Strand Academy), a school owned JP’s father Wayne Miller, who is named as a co-defendant in the case. In 1999, when JP Miller was 20 years old he allegedly molested the child after inviting her to play piano with him alone in

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