About this episode

The episode discusses Mandy Matney's experience of being ambushed in court by Greg Parker's legal team during a hearing related to a civil conspiracy case.

Last week, investigative journalist Mandy Matney showed up in Cherokee County Courthouse in Gaffney, South Carolina, for a hearing related to her request that her deposition in the Mallory Beach civil conspiracy case be held in the offices of her lawyers or Beaufort County Courthouse — somewhere secure. But when the hearing began, the attorneys of billionaire gas station owner Greg Parker — who is a defendant in the case — AMBUSHED Mandy, a non-party in the case. Instead of the court hearing arguments in favor of each side’s motions, Debbie Barbier immediately called Mandy to the stand in a highly unusual and confusing move that was clearly meant to intimidate, silence and berate a journalist whose opinions Greg Parker doesn’t like. Debbie, by the way, is not only one of Greg Parker’s many attorneys in this case but also the attorney for Alex Murdaugh co-conspirator Cory Fleming. Interesting how that came around, right? On today's episode, investigative journalist (and Mandy’s co-host of True Sunlight) ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ gives a rundown of what happened in the courtroom and shares her thoughts about Debbie’s invasive and dishonest questioning of Mandy and Greg Parker’s continued…

People in this episode

Host: Liz Farrell

Guest: Mandy Matney

Topics covered

• courtroom ambush
• legal intimidation
• investigative journalism
• civil conspiracy case
• retaliatory legal tactics

Keywords

• Mandy Matney
• Greg Parker
• courtroom
• intimidation
• investigative journalism
• civil conspiracy
• South Carolina

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cherokee County Courthouse, Beaufort County Courthouse, Alex Murdaugh, Cory Fleming

Places: Gaffney, South Carolina

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