COJ #109: Four More Trials For Alex Murdaugh’s Banker Buddy? + What Shook Us About The CEO Assassin Suspect

Cup Of Justice

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True Crime, News Commentary, How To, Education, News

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — and attorney Eric Bland — discuss the first post-prison court appearance of Alex Murdaugh’s alleged co-conspirator Russell Laffitte. On Monday, Russell was looking like a different and defeated man when his whiny attorneys — Mark Moore and state Rep. Todd Rutherford — tried to postpone his state court date to “Never” and asked the court to unfreeze his $10 million to $12 million (!) fortune so they can get paid. The biggest news to come out of the courtroom Monday was that Russell could end up having THREE state trials, in addition to his federal one. Also on the show, Mandy, Liz and Eric talk about the arrest of Luigi Mangione — aka the alleged “CEO Assassin” — and his unlikely (and questionable) rise to folk hero. The murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson has led to a cultural shift, where people took to social media to share their horror stories with health insurance companies. Will that conversation stop now that an arrest has been made? 🥽 Let's Dive In... 🦈 Premium Episode Resources Eric Bland's New Book!!! Mandy's Book in Paperback!! EB’s Bluesky Post of Russell Laffitte in Court “Luigi Mangione named person of interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting” - NewsNation Premium Members also get access to episode videos, case files, live trial coverage and exclusive live experiences with our hosts. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3BdUtOE. Check out Luna Shark Merch With a Mission shop at lunasharkmerch.com/ Proud Sponsors of COJ: Pretty Litter - PrettyLitter.com/coj Save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy! Peloton - onepeloton.com Find your push. Find your power with Peloton at onepeloton.com. What We're Buying... Eric Bland's New Book!!! - Mandy's Book in Paperback!! - Marcia Clark's New Book - Amanda Knox's New Book - Tamron Hall's New Book - Erin Lee Carr's Book Peloton - onepeloton.com Find your push. Find your power with Peloton at onepeloton.com. Here's a link to some of our favorite things: https://amzn.to/4cJ0eVn Find us on social media: Twitter.com/mandymatney | Twitter.com/elizfarrell | Twitter.com/theericbland https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ | https://www.instagram.com/cojpod/ YouTube | TIKTOK | Blue Sky SUNscribe to our free email list to get alerts on bonus episodes, calls to action, new shows and updates. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3KBM *** Alert: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! *** *The views expressed on the Cup of Justice episodes do not constitute legal advice. Listeners desiring legal advice for any particular legal matter are urged to consult an attorney of their choosing who can provide legal advice based upon a full understanding of the facts and circumstances of their claim. The views expressed on the Cup of Justice episodes also do not express the views or opinions of Bland Richter, LLP, or its attorneys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.0	How we doing?
0:57.0	Eric, you just got back from Orangeburg.
1:00.0	I did. I went to the courthouse and saw Russell a feet.
1:04.0	You know, when somebody's been away for a while and they're just beat up and they have that hollow look on his face. He had that hollow look on his
1:11.9	face. He was rocking, which, you know, some, you see convicts do that a lot. He was rocking and he
1:19.5	was playing with his fingers. His wife came up. Didn't Alec rock too? Yeah. It was interesting. It was
1:26.5	he definitely lost weight. His clothes were draping off
1:31.6	him. He never smiled. The hearing was supposed to begin at 2 o'clock. It didn't really start until
1:37.7	about 240s. So there was a lot of things going on back chambers. Judge Heath Taylor, who's a new
1:42.8	judge, who's assigned to this case. And I believe
1:46.4	Mark said he was going to be assigned to his case, the Arthur Badger Civil case, was presiding
1:52.9	over the hearing. And, you know, the normal people were there, Creighton Wooders and his paralegal
1:59.4	Carly. And there was an investigator from SLED. Mark Moore was there, Todd Ron Wooders and his paralegal Carly and there was an investigator from SLED.
2:03.0	Mark Moore was there, Todd Rutherford, and then I think an associate of Mark Moore.
2:08.0	Russell had his mother and his wife with him.
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