Kary Antholis

In The Caregiver — Part 3 and SLED Crime Scene Agent, we conclude our review of the testimony of Mushell Smith, the caregiver for the defendant’s mother, Libby. We also review the testimony of SLED Agent Kristen Moore as the defense and prosecution present competing narratives about evidence discovered at Libby Murdaugh’s home. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon.  For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces...

In The Caregiver — Part 2, we continue our review of the testimony of Mushell Smith, the caretaker of the defendant’s mother, as prosecutor John Meadors concludes his direct examination and defense attorney Jim Griffin conducts his cross-examination. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon.  For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month.

In The Caregiver — Part 1, we begin our review of the emotional and explosive testimony of Mushell "Shelley" Smith, the caretaker of the defendant’s mother. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon.  For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month.

In Financial Crimes Evidence — The Judge’s Decision (Pt 12), we conclude our review of the in camera hearing before Judge Clifton Newman so that the court may determine the admissibility of evidence of the defendant’s financial crimes in his murder trial. The episode include the testimony of a final witness in the hearing, Alex Murdaugh’s former law partner Ronnie Crosby, as well as Judge Newman’s decision on whether all or some of the financial crimes evidence should be admitted. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon.  For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free...

In Financial Crimes Evidence — Pt 11, we conclude our review of the in camera testimony of Mark Tinsley, the lawyer who represented the family of Mallory Beach in their suit against the Murdaugh family for the death of Ms. Beach in a boating accident caused by Paul Murdaugh.  Defense attorney Phillip Barber seeks to challenge Mr. Tinsley’s assessment that Alex Murdaugh faced a day of reckoning for his financial crimes caused by the discovery motions that Tinsley made on behalf of the Beach family. Prosecutor Creighton Waters uses his rebuttal to allow the witness to offer additional testimony supporting...

In Financial Crimes Evidence — Pt 10, we continue our review of the in camera testimony of Mark Tinsley, the lawyer who represented the family of Mallory Beach in their suit against the Murdaugh family for the death of Ms. Beach in a boating accident caused by Paul Murdaugh. Prosecutor Creighton Waters uses his questioning of the witness to illustrate Alec Murdaugh’s capacity to manipulate the emotions of others, and inquires whether or not the deaths of Maggie and Paul affected Mr. Tinsley’s assessment of Alec Murdaugh’s financial resources as it might relate to the recovery of a financial...