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Murdaugh SUES Crooked Clerk, Tyler Robinson Defense Tactics, and Prosecuting Athena Strand’s Killer, with Wise County DA James Stainton

MK True Crime

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4.6601 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

The MK True Crime Show hosts Phil Holloway and Dave Aronberg join the program to discuss the latest updates on Alex Murdaugh’s civil suit against the corrupt clerk of court Becky Hill, what Murdaugh’s attorneys hope to gain from the case, how Murdaugh’s lawsuit against Hill may affect his retrial for the murders of his wife and son, the latest defense tactics in the trial of accused Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson, why his defense continues to seek to shut the public out of hearings, whether or not prosecutors will be held in contempt for violating the judge’s pre-trial gag order, the heartbreaking moment Anna Kepner’s dad accepted her high school diploma, the upcoming hearing that will determine if Kepner’s 16-year-old stepbrother will remain out of jail ahead of his September trial for her assault and murder, Wise County District Attorney James Stainton joins Phil and Dave to discuss his experience prosecuting Tanner Horner for the brutal murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand, why he decided to pursue the death penalty, what infuriated him about the evidence the defense presented at trial, how he shaped his closing arguments, and more. Phil Holloway: https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsq Dave Aronberg: https://davearonberglaw.com Shopify: Launch your dream business with Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at https://Shopify.com/mktc and start selling today! AquaTru: Head to https://AquaTru.com & use code TRUECRIME for 20% off your purifier and a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee Q30: For a FREE Q-Collar sleeve with your Q-Collar purchase, head to https://Q30.com/MK and use code MK. #sponsored 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.

0:07.0

I'm Phil Holloway. I'm a criminal lawyer. I'm a former prosecutor and I'm a former police officer.

0:13.0

I know a great true crime show when I see one and we have one in store for you today.

0:18.0

I'm pleased to be joined by my co-host, Dave Ehrenberg, who is the

0:22.4

former state attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, and managing partner at Dave Aaronberg Law.

0:29.2

So Dave, let's go ahead and go over what we have on our docket today. Fresh off his overturned

0:35.4

murder convictions in South Carolina, the disgraced former attorney,

0:39.5

Alec Murdoch, is now suing the court clerk accused of jury tampering in his 2023 double murder trial.

0:47.1

We'll bring you those details.

0:48.9

And an update in the Tyler Robinson case out of Utah.

0:52.7

Attorneys for the alleged Charlie Kirk shooter

0:55.1

are again pressing the court to restrict public access to evidence at an upcoming pretrial hearing.

1:02.2

And will the prosecution be held in contempt for violating the court's gag order?

1:05.8

Spoiler alert, no. We'll discuss.

1:08.6

Dave, you know, that's, I can't wait to talk about that because I'm finding that particular defense

1:12.9

theme to be kind of obnoxious as far as all the secrecy.

1:16.1

But we'll talk about that in a few minutes.

1:17.7

But later on in the program, joining us is Wise County, Texas, District Attorney James Stanton,

1:24.6

who will share his insights on the Capitol murder case involving Tanner Horner.

1:30.2

He's the former FedEx driver and now convicted killer of little seven-year-old Athena Strand.

1:36.6

Our guest has personally prosecuted that case, and I look forward to hearing what his insights are from that courtroom.

1:43.6

And let's start with the Murdoch lawsuit.

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