Alex Murdaugh Murder Convictions OVERTURNED, Lynette Hooker’s Boat Seized, and Kouri Richins Juror on Her Sentencing

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The MK True Crime Show host Phil Holloway and guest co-host Jonna Spilbor join the program to discuss the shocking South Carolina Supreme Court ruling overturning Alex Murdaugh’s double murder conviction, why it was a fair outcome regardless of Murdaugh’s guilt or innocence, the role corrupt court clerk played in the decision, what could come next for Murdaugh as he faces another murder trial, the latest updates in the case of still-missing Michigan mom Lynette Hooker, the mystery sailors the US Coast Guard is looking to interview, why the agency seized the Hookers’ sailboat Soulmate, potential complications as they search the vessel for evidence, Kouri Richins juror #1 Mark Robinson joins Phil and Jonna to discuss Kouri's sentence of life without parole for the murder of her husband Eric Richins, what evidence carried the most weight for the jury as they contemplated their verdict, the heartbreaking victim impact statement Eric’s sister delivered in court, why Kouri’s three young sons begged the court to put her away for life, Kouri Richins rambling allocution delivered at sentencing, and more. Phil Holloway: https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsq Jonna Spilbor: https://x.com/jonnaspilborlaw Quo: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://www.Quo.com/MK BeeKeeper's Naturals: This Memorial Day go to https://beekeepersnaturals.com/MEGYN or enter code MEGYN for 25% off your order Lean: Discover why LEAN is becoming the choice for real weight‑loss results—shop now at https://TAKELEAN.com use code MK. Follow MK True Crime on all social platforms: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime X - https://x.com/mktruecrime Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mktruecrime TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mktruecrime

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MK True Crime Show. I'm Phil Holloway. I'm a criminal lawyer. I'm a former
0:09.9	prosecutor and I'm an ex-cop. I have been in and around the criminal justice system in the
0:14.3	United States for the better part of 40 years now. And I believe I know a great true crime show
0:19.2	when I see one and we've got one on tap for you today.
0:23.0	I'm very pleased to be joined by Jonna Spillbore, my guest co-host.
0:27.2	She's a criminal defense lawyer and co-host of the new, our sister MK, True Crime Channel show called Positively Legal.
0:34.9	Welcome to the program, Jana.
0:36.6	Let's go over what we have on the docket today.
0:40.0	There's a shock move in the Alex Murdoch murder case. The appeal has been decided and the
0:46.7	conviction is overturned. Murdoch gets a new trial. We'll bring you up to speed on why.
0:53.5	That's big. And Corey Richens spoke during her sentencing yesterday.
0:58.3	We'll share what she had to say and her fate. And joining us a little bit later in the program
1:04.3	to discuss that sentence is Richon's trial juror number one, Mark Robinson. So we can't wait to hear, John, what he has to say.
1:13.9	And, John, again, I want to say thank you for joining us.
1:16.6	Ashley Merchant is off today.
1:18.3	So let's go ahead and start with the Murdoch news.
1:22.0	Jonna?
1:23.8	Yeah, so this is big because I almost forgot about one of my favorite trials of all time, which was the case against Alex Murdoch.
1:31.8	Now, he filed an appeal, as you guys would remember, for a very good reason, Phil.
1:38.2	That reason being the clerk of the court was kind of caught with her, you know, hand in the cookie jar,
1:46.4	influencing jurors while she was writing a book and maybe trying to sell a few more books.
1:52.8	And that was the essence of the Murdoch appeal.
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