Right after we got back from Alex’s federal sentencing, Cup of Justice co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell broke down observations from the courtroom. Our intrepid journalists discuss the ins and outs of the 40-year federal sentence handed down to murderer Alex Murdaugh for his financial crimes. Why is the Court allowing Alex to NOT pay fines? How is it that such a big portion of his $8 million restitution is going to his former law partners? And does Alex really believe he’s being treated unfairly?
Also on today’s show we spoke with our friend Brandi Churchwell, creator and host of the 13th Juror Podcast. We met Brandi during Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial when she created what would become the first of her thorough and majorly helpful Churchwell Charts. During the trial, she collected all the facts about the night Alex killed Maggie and Paul and organized them into an amazing spreadsheet, showing that the defense’s claims about Alex’s whereabouts and actions didn’t add up when compared to what the GPS and phone data were telling us.
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COJ S2 E63 ‘She’ll Be the Judge and the Jury’: What to Expect As We Edge Closer to Alex Murdaugh’s Hearing for New Trial
COJ #62 - Asking the Experts… Double Feature Crossover Episode with Attorney Emily D. Baker and Crime Analyst Laura Richards
COJ #61 - What to Know About Justice Jean Toal + Becky Hill’s Email Dump
COJ #60 - More Drama Surrounding Becky Hill Case + Alex Murdaugh’s Money Trail Heats Up
COJ #59 - Credibility, Defamation and the Rules of Civility: How the Takedown of Becky Hill Has Gone Off the Rails
COJ #58 - Deconstructing Alex Murdaugh 2.0: A Look at the World’s Most Bizarre Sentencing Hearing
COJ #57 - Alex Murdaugh to Face His Financial Victims + Why Is Law Enforcement Focused on Becky Hill’s Son and Not the Stephen Smith Case?
COJ #56 - Alex Murdaugh’s Plea Deal: Is This Justice?
Bonus: Kathleen Madigan & Mandy Matney - A Sunny Side Bonus Episode
COJ #55 - Team Murdaugh’s Jury-Tampering Lie Has Been Exposed + Are Certain Lawyers Untouchable?
COJ #54 - The Worst Thing Team Murdaugh Has Done So Far + Judicial Hearing for Bowen Turner Prosecutor This Week
COJ #53 - Who Has The Courage To Take on Alex Murdaugh’s Law Firm? + What Dick and Jim’s Latest Motion Might Tell Us About the Money
COJ #52 - Unpacking Alex Murdaugh's Chances of a New Murder Trial + Expectations For His Upcoming Financial Trials
COJ #51 - The Big Gall on These Guys: In Murdaugh and Bowen Turner Cases, the Good Ole Boys Can’t Seem to Stop
COJ #50 - Silence and Leaks in the Stephen Smith Case + Why Cory Fleming’s Mysterious Absence Could Be Significant
COJ #49 - Russell Laffitte Is FINALLY Behind Bars + How Is Alex Murdaugh Paying Dick and Jim?
COJ #48 - Alex Murdaugh’s Latest Plot: Get Judge Clifton Newman Removed from His Case
COJ #47 - Judge Newman Isn’t Playing Games - Team Murdaugh Gets Knocked Down
COJ #46 - Dick and Jim Strike Again… But Will Their Scheme Work?
COJ #45 - Buster Murdaugh And The Latest Propaganda to Save A Family’s Reputation
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