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Trey sits down with criminal defense attorney, and the host of the Crime & Justice podcast, Donna Rotunno, for an in-depth look at two major murder cases: the Lindsay Clancy trial and the Alex Murdaugh retrial. Plus, Trey and Donna discuss his brand-new novel, The Sound of Regret.  Order The Sound of Regret: https://www.foxnews.com/books/the-sound-of-regret Listen / Watch Crime & Justice every Wed & Thu: https://www.youtube.com/@CrimeJusticePod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A South Carolina county of 37,000 people, where the Murdaugh family ran the local prosecutor's office for three generations, will not be hosting Alex Murdaugh's retrial. Judge Debra McCaslin pulled the case entirely outside the 14th Judicial Circuit at an August 14 pretrial hearing, and Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer break down everything else that happened in that courtroom. Murdaugh's defense told the court that weapons from a recent Allendale County homicide may be ballistically linked to the Moselle murder weapons — information prosecutor Creighton Waters said he'd never heard, despite daily contact with SLED. McCaslin ordered independent lab testing on unidentified male DNA recovered from under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails, siding with the defense's argument that SLED's own retesting process risked destroying the sample. She ruled Murdaugh's 2023 sworn testimony — including his admission that he lied about being at the kennels the night his wife and son died — can be replayed for the new jury. She's also now personally managing jury summons after questions arose about whether court official Becky Hill's interference in the original trial began earlier than previously understood. Murdaugh's team separately wants the murder charges voided outright, alleging a SLED agent fabricated evidence presented to the grand jury; that motion has not been ruled on. The next hearing lands November 14, with the retrial set for April 5, 2027. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #JenniferCoffindaffer #HiddenKillers #MurdaughRetrial #SLED #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina #CreightonWaters #PaulMurdaugh 

The Clancy defense rests after five days and ten witnesses. The prosecution's rebuttal opens with a psychiatrist who says depression is not psychosis. And in Texas, a retired judge has until Monday to decide whether Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction still exists.First: where the Lindsay Clancy trial actually stands after Day 18, and every verdict legally on the table in Massachusetts. First degree, second degree, manslaughter, lack of criminal responsibility, hung jury. What each one actually means, why a finding of not criminally responsible does not mean she walks out the door, and the single word in the jury instruction that decides all of it.Then: the Karmelo Anthony retrial hearing in Collin County. Judge John Roach lost the case by going on television. The original murder trial was held in a room with twenty-seven public seats and no livestream, which the court administrator admitted this week was available the entire time. And the unwritten "gentleman's agreement" between prosecutors and the defense collapsed mid-trial over whether Anthony could take the stand, which is why the jury never heard from him.Both sides then opened the sealed background files on Austin Metcalf and Karmelo Anthony in open court. We cover both, and what each one legally would and would not have been allowed to prove.Content advisory: this episode covers the killing of three children and the killing of a seventeen-year-old. Part one includes what Clancy told her children during the killings, testified to publicly for the first time this week.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support.Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevilRobin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstdTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevilInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast.TikTok: tiktok.com/@wesawthedevilpolitics

Explosive new details are emerging in the retrial hearing for Karmelo Anthony, the black Texas teen who was convicted of murdering fellow teen Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet. We are learning there was a backroom, gentleman’s deal between Anthony’s former defense attorneys and prosecutors to keep damning evidence of violence and racism about both young men out of the trial. Anthony’s new attorneys telling the court their client couldn’t testify on his own behalf because of the deal, and are demanding a new trial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Explosive new details are emerging in the retrial hearing for Karmelo Anthony, the black Texas teen who was convicted of murdering fellow teen Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet. We are learning there was a backroom, gentleman’s deal between Anthony’s former defense attorneys and prosecutors to keep damning evidence of violence and racism about both young men out of the trial. Anthony’s new attorneys telling the court their client couldn’t testify on his own behalf because of the deal, and are demanding a new trial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Explosive new details are emerging in the retrial hearing for Karmelo Anthony, the black Texas teen who was convicted of murdering fellow teen Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet. We are learning there was a backroom, gentleman’s deal between Anthony’s former defense attorneys and prosecutors to keep damning evidence of violence and racism about both young men out of the trial. Anthony’s new attorneys telling the court their client couldn’t testify on his own behalf because of the deal, and are demanding a new trial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who told men to give women money? Lindsay Clancy rally. Post-partum depression? Drop your anger. Do the "If—." Karmelo Anthony retrial? Amazon drone mishap.

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Explosive new details are emerging in the retrial hearing for Karmelo Anthony, the black Texas teen who was convicted of murdering fellow teen Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet. We are learning there was a backroom, gentleman’s deal between Anthony’s former defense attorneys and prosecutors to keep damning evidence of violence and racism about both young men out of the trial. Anthony’s new attorneys telling the court their client couldn’t testify on his own behalf because of the deal, and are demanding a new trial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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District Attorney Nathan Hochman will reduce charges against an LAPD Officer Daniel Flores who was accused of illegally recording his fellow officers as they offensive remarks. L.A. City Council approved a move that would fast-track construction on some temporary projects for the 2028 Olympics. The man accused of starting a fire that led to last year’s destructive Palisades Fire pleaded not guilty today. Plus, more on the Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.comSupport the show: https://laist.com

President Donald Trump dismissed and downplayed concerns raised by sailors' families regarding conditions on a US aircraft carrier. Alex Murdaugh's defense team secured a win today ahead of his double-murder retrial. Record heat in Europe will barely loosen its grip this weekend. Federal authorities are pursuing another alleged vandalism case in Washington, DC. Plus, an American missionary held captive for nine months is on his way home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, IOI delves into the latest developments in the Murdaugh case, including legal motions, venue transfers, and forensic evidence. The Professor, Matt Siembieda, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a law professor at Temple University, bringing legal insight and analysis to the discussion. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime, past and present, from the southeast region of the U.S. Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcast Company. Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and YouTube. Please support our sponsors Elevate your closet with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash impact for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Founding editor Will Folks discusses how South Carolina is putting the ‘special' in a special election for the U.S. Senate, specifically the seat vacated by last month's sudden passing of Lindsey Graham. From cattle call to court drama, this race is off the rails! Will and research director Jenn Wood also discuss a flurry of filings in Alex Murdaugh's looming retrial - as well as big developments in two Murdaugh-related civil cases. ---Chapters:0:00 - Senate Election Updates9:50 - Murdaugh Saga Continued---The Week In Review (WIR) is South Carolina's most indispensable news program — hosted by the independent media outlet that exposed the Alex Murdaugh crime and corruption dynasty. Each week, we break down the most impactful stories published to our website, FITSNews.com.New episodes drop every Saturday at 9 a.m. EST.---For the latest this story and more, subscribe to FITSNews on site: https://fitsnews.comMore ways to support: On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FITSTube?sub_confirmation=1On X/Twitter: https://x.com/fitsnews/On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitsnews/On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fitsnews#WillFolks #JennWood #AndrewFancher #FITSNews #SouthCarolina

The fight over Alex Murdaugh's retrial is being shaped months before the first witness takes the stand — and at the center of it is a DNA sample recovered from Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails. SLED tested it years ago, identified it as belonging to an unknown male with no connection to the family, and according to defense filings never pursued it further. The defense wants the remaining reserve sample sent to Othram, a forensic genetic genealogy laboratory that has helped solve cases standard law enforcement DNA testing couldn't crack — including helping to identify Bryan Kohberger in the Idaho student murders. The state opposed the request. Prosecutors argued that trace DNA under fingernails can transfer through casual contact and that Maggie had her nails done the day she was killed. The defense counters that SLED's testing method already failed to produce an identification and that running the same method again risks destroying the last of the evidence before a more advanced lab can try. The defense's filing also accuses SLED of a pattern of mishandling biological evidence in this case — pointing to allegations that exculpatory test results on a key piece of evidence were suppressed by SLED's own forensic leadership and the evidence itself was destroyed. Judge Debra McCaslin has set the retrial for April 2027. The DNA question is expected to be addressed at the August 14th pretrial hearing.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #MurdaughRetrial #SLED #Othram #SouthCarolina #ColdOpen #JusticeForMaggie

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A 1970 time capsule buried beneath Fashion Fair Mall's former Weinstock's/Gottschalks/Forever 21 building was safely removed before demolition began. The capsule is now being protected by mall management and will eventually be displayed publicly, but it remains scheduled to stay sealed until 2070, just as originally intended. The Independent reports on allegations that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna shared advance information that Donald Trump would select JD Vance as his running mate, allegedly helping influencer DC Draino place a winning Polymarket bet. Luna and O'Handley deny the claims, and no wrongdoing has been established. The story is part of a broader debate over insider information and the growing popularity of political betting markets. Carlos Reales Dominguez killed two men and seriously injured a woman in a nearly week-long spree before his capture. He faced second-degree murder, attempted murder and involuntary manslaughter charges. Jurors determined Dominguez was not guilty of second-degree murder, but they convicted him on two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with weapons enhancements, for the men. Federal health officials are urging consumers to check their refrigerators as investigators continue examining a large Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 1,600 people across multiple states. Evidence currently points to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico as the likely source. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 1970 time capsule buried beneath Fashion Fair Mall's former Weinstock's/Gottschalks/Forever 21 building was safely removed before demolition began. The capsule is now being protected by mall management and will eventually be displayed publicly, but it remains scheduled to stay sealed until 2070, just as originally intended. The Independent reports on allegations that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna shared advance information that Donald Trump would select JD Vance as his running mate, allegedly helping influencer DC Draino place a winning Polymarket bet. Luna and O'Handley deny the claims, and no wrongdoing has been established. The story is part of a broader debate over insider information and the growing popularity of political betting markets. Carlos Reales Dominguez killed two men and seriously injured a woman in a nearly week-long spree before his capture. He faced second-degree murder, attempted murder and involuntary manslaughter charges. Jurors determined Dominguez was not guilty of second-degree murder, but they convicted him on two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with weapons enhancements, for the men. Federal health officials are urging consumers to check their refrigerators as investigators continue examining a large Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 1,600 people across multiple states. Evidence currently points to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico as the likely source. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Anime Addicts buckle down for some fireworks and also a retro retrial! We revisit some old anime and reassess there they stand! Then, it's time for a weird romance anime (?) MarriageToxin! You can support the podcast in the following ways: Patreon: www.patreon.com/AAAPodcast Discord: www.AAADiscord.com Subscribe: www.aaapodcast.com/join Donations: www.aaapodcast.com/donate Thank you for your generosity and kindness

Matt Siembieda, the Professor, explains what happened in the recent Murdaugh status conference. He explores courtroom dynamics, trial logistics, and the strategic moves in this high-profile case. Matt Siembieda, is an attorney and law professor at Temple Law School. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime, past and present, from the southeast region of the U.S. Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcast Company. Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and YouTube. Please support our sponsors Elevate your closet with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash impact for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Part One of Two] The first hearing in Alex Murdaugh's retrial was supposed to signal a new era for Team Murdaugh. Dick Harpootlian promised bigger, bolder, different. What we got instead? Old Dick. Old Trick. Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ break down every move from the June 29 scheduling hearing before Judge Debra McCaslin — the no-nonsense judge who called the warden herself, set a firm April 5, 2027 trial date, and wasn't about to let Dick charm, delay, or bully his way through her courtroom.  From the shackle saga to the laptop drama to Team Murdaugh's DNA boondoggle, it's all here. Plus: what Dick's courtroom behavior may reveal about his real strategy — and why the Becky Hill federal lawsuit might not be about the money at all. Let's Dive In…

Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RQ0NCkrGE9U  This Case Brief covers the first pre-trial status conference for Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial, held on June 29, 2026. The court addressed key procedural matters, including establishing a tentative trial date of April 5, 2027, initially denying Murdaugh a personal laptop while in custody for security reasons but will ask more questions to the warden, and discussing the defense's request for additional Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) DNA testing. The session concluded with a schedule for the next pre-trial hearing on August 14, 2026. RESOURCES Bryan Kohberger Case - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gKASBczV3CsUx-t5oRAK0ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The defense asked for a laptop so Alex Murdaugh could review discovery from prison. The judge denied it after the warden said no inmate gets one. The compromise leaves Murdaugh dependent on his attorneys to bring their own devices to a conference room. With a trial date set for April 2027 and the defense claiming they need six months just to get eight new expert witnesses up to speed, the logistics of preparing a capital-eligible murder defense without digital access to evidence becomes a strategic problem in itself.Bob Motta examines what the defense showed the court at the first retrial hearing: transcripts from first responders suggesting other people were present at Moselle, a DNA motion targeting the same forensic lab used in the Kohberger case, and Harpootlian's public statement that the defense has a strategy for the kennel video. The question for a second jury: does the defense now have enough tools to dismantle the circumstantial case that convicted Murdaugh in three hours the first time? Tony Brueski and Bob Motta.End Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitterhttps://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #MurdaughRetrial #Moselle #KennelVideo #DickHarpootlian #TrueCrime

The first retrial hearing in the Murdaugh case produced a moment that deserves more attention than it received. Dick Harpootlian presented the court with transcripts from interviews conducted with the first people to arrive at the Moselle property after Maggie and Paul were found dead. He told Judge McCaslin the accounts contain conflicting information about who was present at the property that night — and that the defense has received tips from people claiming to have case information that were forwarded to SLED with no confirmation they were ever investigated.That revelation came alongside a barrage of defense moves at the June 29 hearing. The team has eight new expert witnesses who need six months to prepare. They want Othram — the forensic genetic genealogy lab that worked the Kohberger case — to analyze the unknown male DNA recovered from under Maggie's left-hand fingernails, designated as Item No. 70. Jim Griffin told the judge the DNA was catalogued by SLED and never further analyzed. He cited the David Camm case from Indiana, where untested crime scene DNA ultimately identified the actual killer and led to the defendant's acquittal at a third trial.Judge McCaslin set the retrial for April 5, 2027. She denied Murdaugh a laptop in prison but arranged a conference room compromise. She deferred the DNA ruling to the next hearing on August 14 after ordering both sides' experts to confer. The venue motion is unresolved. And the death penalty — never sought in the first trial — is now allegedly on the table. Everything about this retrial is different from the first.End Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitterhttps://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #Moselle #MurdaughHearing #ItemNo70 #OthramDNA #DavidCamm #DickHarpootlian #TrueCrime

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The next chapter in the Alex Murdaugh saga has begun. Alex Murdaugh returned to a Lexington courtroom as the judge set the stage for his upcoming murder retrial, establishing key deadlines and revealing what's next in one of the most closely watched true crime cases in America. In this episode of Impact of Influence, we take you inside the hearing, and give you our first takes on what happened, why it matters, and what it could mean for both the prosecution and the defense as the countdown to retrial begins. Could these early courtroom decisions shape the outcome of the case? We break down the biggest moments and what to watch for in the months ahead. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime, past and present, from the southeast region of the U.S. Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcast Company. Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and YouTube. Please support our sponsors, including Quince. Elevate your closet with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash impact for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns code word Impact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The South Carolina Supreme Court threw out Alex Murdaugh's double-murder conviction after ruling that court clerk Becky Hill tampered with the jury. Now the defense is building the retrial around a piece of evidence the state never fully processed: DNA from an unknown male found under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke work through the audience's hardest questions. Murdaugh has admitted stealing twelve million and lying to everyone close to him for years. His voice is on Paul's phone at the kennels minutes before the shootings, after months of denying he was there. The comments say that's the case. But a caught lie proves concealment. The question is how far concealment actually gets you toward the trigger.Tony and Robin also confront the jury problem. After years of documentaries, podcasts, and a globally televised trial, every potential juror has been soaking in this case. The comments call the retrial a waste. The constitution says he gets one anyway. Whether a genuinely neutral panel can be seated may be the question that determines everything. A Hidden Killers investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #SouthCarolina #DNA

The defense is building Alex Murdaugh's retrial around evidence SLED collected and never fully analyzed: DNA from an unknown male found under Maggie Murdaugh's left-hand fingernails. They want Othram — the lab behind the Kohberger identification — to run an independent analysis on a rush order.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke take the audience's hardest questions head on. Is a proven liar's denial worth anything? Does his voice on Paul's phone at the kennels prove he's the killer, or just that he was concealing something? The first trial stayed in his home county, and he was convicted. Now his lawyers want out. What went wrong with his read on that room?From prison, he's filed a federal suit against Becky Hill. Listeners smell a fishing trip through discovery to drag others down. Tony and Robin work through whether that's desperation or instinct — and whether a clean jury can even exist after three years of wall-to-wall coverage. A Hidden Killers investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #SouthCarolina #DNA

Alex Murdaugh's defense team has asked a judge to send untested DNA evidence to Othram, the forensic lab that worked the Kohberger case. The sample was found under Maggie Murdaugh's left-hand fingernails. SLED identified it as belonging to an unknown, unrelated male and stopped testing. The defense wants to know who it belongs to.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke take on the audience's most heated questions about the retrial. Can a man who stole twelve million and lied to everyone for years be believed about anything? Does the kennel video — his voice at the scene, minutes before the shots — end the conversation, or does it only prove he was hiding something? And does unknown DNA under the fingernails of his murdered wife change the behavioral read, or is it a distraction the defense is dressing up as a bombshell?The jury question looms over everything. After three years of documentaries and a global media trial, is a neutral jury even possible? The comments are sure they already know the answer — on both sides. Tony and Robin push past the certainty. A Hidden Killers investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #SouthCarolina #DNA

Tentative Murdaugh trial date contingent on time to complete advanced DNA testing. Parents indicted in death of their 255 pound non-verbal 7-year-old. 'Scorned' husband gets 40 years for setting his wife's married "affair partner" on fire. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was in the courtroom for Alex Murdaugh's 1st hearing since being granted a new trial - let's break it down.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis--4447192/support.ALL MERCH 10% off with code Sherlock10 at checkout  - NEW STYLES Donate: (Thank you for your support! Couldn't do what I love without all y'all) PayPal - paypal.com/paypalme/prettyliesandalibisVenmo - @prettyliesalibisBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prettyliesrCash App- PrettyliesandalibisAll links: https://linktr.ee/prettyliesandalibisMerch: prettyliesandalibis.myshopify.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/PrettyLiesAndAlibis(Weekly lives and private message board)

Alex Murdaugh's attorneys have filed several motions including:DNA samples they hope to send to Othram regarding the unknown and unrelated male DNA found under Maggie's fingernailsA motion for a change of venueA motion to allow Alex to have a laptop to review case files Motion to wear street clothes in courtBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis--4447192/support.ALL MERCH 10% off with code Sherlock10 at checkout  - NEW STYLES Donate: (Thank you for your support! Couldn't do what I love without all y'all) PayPal - paypal.com/paypalme/prettyliesandalibisVenmo - @prettyliesalibisBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prettyliesrCash App- PrettyliesandalibisAll links: https://linktr.ee/prettyliesandalibisMerch: prettyliesandalibis.myshopify.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/PrettyLiesAndAlibis(Weekly lives and private message board)

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Lead defense counsel Dick Harpootlian stated publicly that the defense team has developed a strategy to counter the kennel video — the audio recording that placed Alex Murdaugh at the Moselle dog kennels minutes before the killings. Multiple witnesses identified the defendant's voice on the recording during the first trial. The defendant subsequently admitted he had lied about his whereabouts. Harpootlian declined to disclose the nature of the defense strategy.The prosecution faces a parallel challenge. The South Carolina Supreme Court's opinion directed that financial crimes evidence be substantially curtailed, characterizing the original twelve-and-a-half-hour presentation as excessive and prejudicial. The defense has identified untested male DNA recovered from beneath Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails and has initiated a federal civil rights action against former court clerk Becky Hill.Both sides are restructuring their cases from substantially different evidentiary positions than the first trial presented.A look back at the most compelling stories of the week.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #DickHarpootlian #KennelVideo #CreightonWaters #TrueCrimeToday #BeckyHill #MaggieMurdaugh #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina

Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson served as housekeeper to the Murdaugh family for approximately twenty years. Her trial testimony addressed the defendant's clothing the morning of June 7th, a wet towel, and her observations of Maggie Murdaugh's emotional state. In her first extended interview since the Supreme Court reversed the convictions, Simpson addresses observations from the Moselle property that were not covered during her testimony — details she characterizes as inconsistent with the scene as documented.Simpson also presents a theory of the crime that directly confronts the defense team's third-party suspect strategy. Drawing on twenty years of observing the defendant's use of intermediaries, Simpson argues the killings are consistent with the defendant's established behavioral pattern.Separately, the defense team has initiated a federal civil rights action against former court clerk Becky Hill — a seventeen-page complaint seeking six hundred thousand dollars. Defense counsel has stated publicly that the purpose is to obtain subpoena and deposition authority unavailable through the criminal proceeding. No state-initiated investigation into Hill's conduct has been publicly announced.A look back at the most compelling stories of the week.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #BlancaSimpson #MurdaughRetrial #BeckyHill #TrueCrimeToday #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #Moselle #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina

Dick Harpootlian told national media his team can counter the kennel video. He wouldn't say how. The kennel video is the single piece of evidence that placed Alex Murdaugh at the murder scene minutes before Maggie and Paul were killed. Multiple witnesses identified his voice. He admitted he lied about being there. The first jury heard it and convicted in three hours.Meanwhile, prosecutors have lost the narrative weapon that carried the first conviction. The Supreme Court called twelve and a half hours of financial crimes testimony excessive. The retrial must sharply limit it. The defense also claims untested male DNA under Maggie's fingernails and has filed a federal lawsuit against Becky Hill that gives them deposition tools the murder case never offered.The first trial lasted six weeks. The retrial is being rebuilt from scratch by both sides. This conversation breaks down what each side kept, what each side lost, and which strategy is more likely to fail.A look back at the most compelling stories of the week.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #DickHarpootlian #KennelVideo #CreightonWaters #HiddenKillersLive #BeckyHill #MaggieMurdaugh #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina

The retrial hasn't begun and the prosecution is already losing the people who built its case. Ryan Kelly, the SLED agent who testified as one of the state's final witnesses at the 2023 murder trial, was fired from the Charleston County Sheriff's Office on June 8, 2026. Kelly had been running the office's internal affairs unit — investigating other officers' misconduct — when allegations of harassment, unbecoming conduct, and improper procedures ended his tenure after a little over a year.At SLED, Kelly was the lead investigator on Alex Murdaugh's staged roadside shooting. His testimony helped prosecutors argue that Murdaugh's lies about the shooting paralleled his lies about the night Maggie and Paul were killed at Moselle. Kelly told the jury that Murdaugh never identified Curtis Smith during the 911 call, the ambulance ride, or his hospital interviews. He also testified that SLED found no evidence connecting Smith to the June 7 murders — shutting down alternative-suspect theories.Kelly is now the latest in a line of prosecution-connected figures whose credibility has fractured. David Owen admitted to misleading the grand jury about blood evidence and has since been named in a separate murder case for concealing exculpatory information. Becky Hill pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction. Owen and Ryan Neill both quietly retired after the trial.The first retrial hearing is June 29. Harpootlian told the Post and Courier his team will be investigating developments since the trial. He has called the SLED investigation riddled with holes and told reporters the defense has evidence it didn't have before. The state is heading back into court to retry Alex Murdaugh for the murders of Maggie and Paul — and the witnesses it needs to get there keep disappearing from positions of authority.Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#AlexMurdaugh #RyanKelly #MurdaughCase #MurdaughRetrial #SLED #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina #DickHarpootlian #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh

Everyone is covering the Alex Murdaugh retrial. Almost nobody is reading both sides the way a defense attorney does. Bob Motta has spent his career at the defense table and he sees patterns in what Harpootlian, Griffin, and Creighton Waters are doing that most commentators are missing.The defense is not just preparing for trial — they're running a parallel investigation through a federal lawsuit. They're publicly announcing strategies that defense attorneys almost never reveal in advance. They're hiring new experts and pushing DNA evidence that was collected from the murder victim and never checked against the national database.The prosecution is recalibrating a case that just lost the twelve-and-a-half-hour financial crimes narrative that made the first conviction feel inevitable. What's left is circumstantial — the kennel video, the lie, and no physical evidence tying Alex to the murders. The AG is floating the death penalty. Waters says the genie is out of the bottle. And somewhere in the middle is the question of whether Becky Hill was really the only person who got to that jury. Bob Motta covers all three lanes. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #BeckyHill #KennelVideo #MaggieMurdaugh #SouthCarolina #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Both sides of the Alex Murdaugh retrial are building something the public hasn't fully seen yet. The defense went on national television and started tipping its hand — a claimed strategy for the kennel video, untested DNA under Maggie's fingernails, new forensic cell phone experts, a federal lawsuit against Becky Hill with tools the criminal case doesn't offer. The prosecution is facing a case that just lost its most powerful storytelling weapon after the Supreme Court called the financial crimes presentation excessive.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta has spent his career on the defense side of cases like this. He sees angles in what both sides are signaling that casual observers miss. In this three-part interview, he breaks down the defense playbook, the prosecution's constraints, and what the Hill lawsuit might actually reveal — including whether Hill was the only person who influenced the jury.No weapon. No confession. No DNA. A death penalty now on the table. A defense team with eight thousand pages of locked testimony to use as an impeachment weapon. And a prosecution that has to win without the narrative that made the first conviction feel inevitable. Bob Motta on all of it. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #BeckyHill #KennelVideo #MaggieMurdaugh #SouthCarolina #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

The retrial of Alex Murdaugh for the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh is being shaped right now — in press conferences, in federal court filings, and in strategy signals neither side would normally make public. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta reads all of it through a lens most commentators don't have.On the defense side: a stated plan for the kennel video, unknown male DNA under Maggie's fingernails that was never submitted to CODIS, new forensic cell phone experts, eight thousand pages of locked testimony from the first trial, and a federal lawsuit against Becky Hill that opens up sworn interviews the criminal case never allowed. The defense is asking whether Hill acted alone — and building the tools to find out.On the prosecution side: the Supreme Court gutted the financial crimes presentation that made the first conviction feel like a formality. Creighton Waters has to prove motive efficiently and win a circumstantial case without the emotional narrative doing the heavy lifting. No weapon. No confession. No DNA. The death penalty is on the table for the first time. And if Alex takes the stand again, prosecutors can use everything he said the first time against him. Bob Motta on the full picture. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The Alex Murdaugh retrial is shaping up to be a completely different case than the one the first jury saw. The defense is openly signaling its strategy — a plan for the kennel video, new forensic experts challenging the timeline, unknown DNA evidence that was never checked, a federal lawsuit designed to find out whether Becky Hill acted alone. The prosecution just watched its most powerful narrative tool get stripped by the Supreme Court.Bob Motta is a criminal defense attorney who has been inside cases like this from the defense table. He understands what the signals mean, what both sides are really building, and where the pressure points are. This three-part conversation covers the defense strategy, the prosecution's narrowing options, and the federal lawsuit against Hill that could open doors the murder case never did.The death penalty is now on the table. Eight thousand pages of locked testimony give the defense a built-in weapon against every prosecution witness. And a circumstantial case with no physical evidence connecting Alex to the killings has to stand on its own without twelve hours of financial devastation propping it up. Bob Motta on who has the advantage. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #BeckyHill #KennelVideo #MaggieMurdaugh #SouthCarolina #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

The prosecution's most powerful storytelling tool just got taken away. Twelve and a half hours of financial crimes testimony painted Alex Murdaugh as a desperate thief who would do anything to keep his world from collapsing. The South Carolina Supreme Court said it was too much, too inflammatory, and went far beyond what was needed to establish motive. The retrial has to be “efficient” with no inflammatory detail of limited probative value.That changes the entire shape of the case. The prosecution's physical evidence has always been circumstantial. No weapon. No confession. No eyewitness. The kennel video and Alex's lie about being at the scene are the anchors. But the first time around, those anchors sat inside a narrative about a man who stole from disabled clients and defrauded his own law partners. That context made everything feel inevitable. Without it, the jury has to reach guilty on the physical case with far less emotional ammunition.The AG is also floating the death penalty for the first time, and the defense is claiming statistics favor acquittal on retrial. Both sides are already fighting over timeline, venue, and who testifies. Bob Motta on whether the prosecution can still get a conviction. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #CreightonWaters #MurdaughRetrial #SouthCarolina #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #MaggieMurdaugh #AttorneyGeneral #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

The South Carolina Supreme Court gave prosecutors a warning they can't ignore. Twelve and a half hours of financial crimes testimony at the first trial was excessive. The justices said the state went too deep into details that had nothing to do with proving murder and everything to do with making Alex Murdaugh look like a terrible person. Testimony from Tony Satterfield about his brother's disability had “zero probative value.” That kind of evidence is off the table now.What's left is a circumstantial murder case that has to stand on its own for the first time. The kennel video places Alex at the scene. His lie about being there is damning. But there's no murder weapon, no confession, no eyewitness, and no DNA connecting him to the killings. The first jury heard that evidence wrapped inside a devastating portrait of a man who stole millions from people who trusted him. The second jury won't get that portrait — at least not in the same detail.Creighton Waters says the genie is out of the bottle — every juror already knows Alex's financial crimes from media coverage. The question is whether that helps or hurts the prosecution when they can't control the narrative from the witness stand. Bob Motta on the prosecution's problem. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #CreightonWaters #MurdaughRetrial #SouthCarolina #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #MaggieMurdaugh #AttorneyGeneral #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Judge Debra McCaslin has been vested with exclusive jurisdiction over the Alex Murdaugh retrial and all related proceedings. During her judicial confirmation before the South Carolina General Assembly, McCaslin reportedly identified Dick Harpootlian — Murdaugh's lead defense attorney — as one of three lawyers who shaped her legal career. She reportedly rented office space from him while in private practice. Neither the prosecution nor the defense has filed a motion to recuse.Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis provides analysis on the recusal standard, what McCaslin's appointment means for both the prosecution and the defense, and the pre-trial ruling that may carry more weight than any witness. The South Carolina Supreme Court's opinion ordering the retrial directed that financial crimes evidence be sharply curtailed. McCaslin will determine the scope of that limitation. Faddis explains why that single evidentiary ruling could effectively determine the outcome before opening statements begin — and what the State must prove without the motive architecture it relied upon in the first proceeding.Attorney Eric Bland, who constructed the financial fraud case prosecutors used as their motive theory and who represented the Satterfield family, examines the implications of the Supreme Court's characterization of specific victim testimony as having “zero probative value.” Bland addresses whether the prosecution exceeded the evidentiary limits the law permitted, what the ruling means for the families who testified, and the defense's six-hundred-thousand-dollar Section 1983 complaint against Becky Hill — which asserts recovered funds would benefit Murdaugh's financial crime victims, the individuals Bland represents.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #DebraMcCaslin #TrueCrimeToday #DickHarpootlian #EricBland #EricFaddis #BeckyHill #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina

The woman now overseeing Alex Murdaugh's retrial reportedly rented office space from his defense attorney and named him under oath as a lawyer who shaped her career. Judge Debra McCaslin was handed exclusive jurisdiction over every Murdaugh proceeding by the South Carolina Supreme Court — the same court that reversed his murder convictions and ordered a new trial in the killings of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Nobody has filed a motion to remove her.Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis examines whether McCaslin's reported connection to Dick Harpootlian is a genuine problem or a headline, what her reportedly tough sentencing record tells us about how she'll run this courtroom, and the ruling that could matter more than any testimony. The Supreme Court said the first trial's financial crimes evidence went too far. McCaslin decides how far is too far the second time. That decision shapes what the next jury sees, what it never hears, and whether prosecutors can build a murder case without the motive theory they leaned on the first time.Attorney Eric Bland adds the perspective nobody else can. He built the financial fraud case. He represented the Satterfield family and watched his clients testify about what Murdaugh did to their lives. The Supreme Court said some of that testimony had “zero probative value.” Bland confronts what that language means for the people it was taken from. He also responds to Harpootlian's six-hundred-thousand-dollar civil rights lawsuit against Becky Hill, which claims any recovered money goes to Murdaugh's financial crime victims. Bland represents those victims — and his take on whether that promise carries weight lands hard.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #DebraMcCaslin #MurdaughCase #DickHarpootlian #EricBland #EricFaddis #BeckyHill #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina

When the South Carolina Supreme Court assigned Judge Debra McCaslin exclusive jurisdiction over the Alex Murdaugh murder retrial, the appointment carried a history that neither the prosecution nor the defense has publicly addressed. McCaslin reportedly rented office space from Murdaugh's lead defense attorney, Dick Harpootlian, during her years in private practice. She reportedly named him among the lawyers who made a lasting impression on her professional life during proceedings before state legislators. The two worked together on a class-action. And McCaslin presided over pretrial matters in a separate murder case in which Harpootlian served as defense counsel.The Attorney General's office has not moved to recuse her. Harpootlian has not disclosed a conflict. Neither side has filed a single motion questioning her assignment. Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis evaluates the legal standard for judicial recusal in South Carolina, what this documented history would require under the applicable rules, and why the silence from both legal teams may reveal more about their strategic calculations than any motion ever could.Faddis then turns to the decisions McCaslin will make before the retrial reaches a jury. The Supreme Court's reversal explicitly noted that the original trial included excessive financial crimes testimony and that any retrial must be sharply limited. McCaslin holds sole authority over where that boundary falls — a ruling that determines whether prosecutors retain the motive evidence that anchored the first conviction or enter the courtroom without the narrative that carried the guilty verdict.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #DebraMcCaslin #DickHarpootlian #EricFaddis #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SouthCarolina

The woman now controlling every motion, every evidentiary fight, and the retrial itself in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case once shared an office with the man defending him. Judge Debra McCaslin reportedly rented space from Dick Harpootlian — Murdaugh's lead attorney — when both were in private practice. They worked a class-action together. And in a separate murder case where Harpootlian represented the defendant, McCaslin was the judge who reportedly denied the state's request to revoke bond.The South Carolina Supreme Court handed McCaslin exclusive jurisdiction after reversing Murdaugh's convictions for the killings of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. The reversal came after findings that former court clerk Becky Hill's misconduct tainted the original jury. Now the question isn't just whether Murdaugh is guilty — it's whether the system running his retrial can survive its own history.Eric Faddis has been on both sides of courtrooms where a judge's connection to counsel shaped everything. He walks through what warmth toward one lawyer actually looks like in practice — in rulings, in tone, in the calls that could go either way. Then he digs into the ruling that may matter more than any witness: the first jury heard hours of financial crimes testimony. The Supreme Court said that was excessive. McCaslin now draws the line on what the next jury hears. That single decision could determine whether prosecutors can rebuild the motive that carried the first conviction — or whether they walk into round two without their strongest weapon.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #DebraMcCaslin #DickHarpootlian #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SouthCarolina

The evidence that helped convict Adam Montgomery of murder the first time — multiple independent witnesses to a pattern of violence against Harmony, documented injuries nobody disputed — has been excluded from the retrial. The New Hampshire Supreme Court's ruling severing the assault and murder charges means the prosecution walks into the Harmony Montgomery retrial without the material that made the first conviction feel certain.What remains: Kayla Montgomery's testimony, the cover-up evidence, and a defense team ready to argue that Kayla killed Harmony and Adam hid the body. The first jury took less than a day. The second jury hears less evidence, a compromised star witness, and an alternative theory the defense has been sharpening since the first trial.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta (Defense Diaries) joins Tony Brueski for the complete interview — the reversal mechanics, the retrial strategy, and the unanswered questions that define this case. Including: whether Montgomery's silence about Harmony's location can ever be broken, whether the civil judgments carry weight in a criminal courtroom, and what the system owes a family that has been waiting for justice since December 2019. Tony Brueski and Bob Motta.Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#HarmonyMontgomery #AdamMontgomery #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #DefenseDiaries #BobMotta #MurderRetrial #JusticeForHarmony #NewHampshire #TrueCrimePodcast

Strip away the twelve and a half hours of financial crimes testimony that dominated the first trial. Take out the emotional victim impact that the Supreme Court just called prejudicial. What's left is a circumstantial murder case built on a cell phone video and a lie about being at the kennels. Eric Bland says that might be enough. He also says it might not.Bland built the financial crimes case the prosecution leaned on. He knows which pieces were essential to motive and which were emotional padding. In this interview, he does something nobody's asked him to do on any other show — he walks through what he'd tell Creighton Waters to keep and what to cut if the prosecutor called him for advice.He also tackles the defense's escalating strategy. Harpootlian says they have new evidence. Griffin is pointing to unknown DNA under Maggie's fingernails. The AG has put the death penalty on the table and handed Harpootlian a vindictive prosecution argument on a platter. And Alex Murdaugh may or may not take the stand again.Bland has spent years in discovery on the financial side of this case. He knows what's in those records. The question nobody's asking is whether the defense can reframe anything Bland has seen. He answers it here.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #EricBland #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina #HiddenKillers #NewEvidence #DNA #CircumstantialEvidence #MurdaughCase

[Part Two of Two] In Part Two of this two-part episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ share some big news that SLED teams searched the home, business and possibly farm of one of Scott's shooters, Weldon Boyd.  Also in the civil wrongful death case against Weldon Boyd and Bradley Williams, Weldon filed a motion on Tuesday asking that Judge Eugene “Bubba” Griffith — who denied Stand Your Ground immunity to Weldon and Williams — recuse himself from the Spivey case altogether, claiming that Judge Griffith tried to get Bradley to lie in exchange for immunity.  Weldon's attorney accuses Judge Griffith of violating the most technical rules on allowing the media to film court proceedings. We also share insights on the appointment of Judge Debbie McCaslin who will oversee all decisions in Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial. Plus a quick look at the Netflix Murdaugh 'Instadoc' and the unsealing of court records dealing with the dismissal of Murdaugh juror 785… Let's Dive In…