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Remove Redirect of Mandy Matney and create own page?

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Can someone remove redirect of Mandy Matney and create her own page? I have some information that could be included along with sources. Thank you! -- Kate.thom

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Mandy Matney is an independent journalist originally from Shawnee, Kansas. Matney graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in 2008. She graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Kansas in 2012. Matney has worked for newspapers in Missouri, Illinois, and South Carolina before launching Luna Shark Media that includes three podcasts: Murdaugh Murders Podcast, True Sunlight podcast, and Cup of Justice podcast.

Podcasts

Murdaugh Murders Podcast

After the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh in June 2021, Matney launched first podcast, Murdaugh Murders Podcast (MMP). Episode topics also include information on the 2019 boat crash that involved Paul Murdaugh, the unsolved death of Stephen Smith, the death of Murdaugh housekeeper Gloria Satterfield, and Alex Murdaugh’s financial crimes. MMP is a scripted podcast written by Matney and who was later joined by fellow journalist, Liz Farrell. In May 2023, MMP was renamed True Sunlight: Exposing Crime and Corruption.

Hulu announced that it's developing a scripted show based on Matney's podcast.

Cup of Justice

Matney currently hosts a roundtable-type podcast, Cup of Justice (COJ) along with Farrell and attorney Eric Bland. Episodes include discussions on South Carolina's legal system, Murdaugh-associated cases, and beyond. Bland brings an easy-to-understand style of legal analysis for listeners. COJ started as bonus episodes on MMP, but launched on its own feed in January 2023.

True Sunlight

In the summer of 2022, MMP was rebranded into True Sunlight podcast. The format did not change, but Matney and team expanded their reporting beyond the Murdaugh orbit into other cases such as Sara Lynn Colucci's murder and Mica Miller's death. The ultimate goal is to expose crime and corruption all over the United States.

Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty

Matney wrote Blood on Their Hands with Carolyn Murnick as a memoir retelling her start in journalism through the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh along with the boat crash that killed Mallory Beach in 2019 to learning about Stephen Smith's death and finding court documents about an unknown settlement for Gloria Satterfield's family. She writes about the institutional sexism she faced, corruption in South Carolina Lowcountry, and threats to her personal safety and mental well-being. Matney tells her story along with highlighting important relationships in her life: her husband, David Moses and her journalist partner, Liz Farrell.