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Mysterious Circumstances

The Book of Murder - Interview w/ Matt Murphy

Mysterious Circumstances

Age Of Radio + Bleav

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Matt Murphy is a former Homicide prosecutor and current legal analyst for ABC News. He spent more than two decades assigned to the Sexual Assault and Homicide Units of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, where he tried some of the most compelling murder cases in America. During his long tenure in Homicide, he prosecuted cold cases, famous serial killers, no-body murders, and many more. Now in private practice, he regularly appears as a legal analyst on national television shows, including 20/20, Good Morning America, and various programs on Hulu. He is a mainstay on iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas and her evening news program, where he offers his insight on murder cases across the country. For more information, visit his website https://www.thebookofmurder.com/ or on IG at / mattmurphylaw

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0:00.0

This podcast contains adult content.

0:06.5

Some of the themes or topics may include.

0:10.1

Information on murder, kidnapping, torture, dismemberment.

0:15.3

Maybe some demonic content.

0:17.2

With information on positions.

0:20.6

And paranormal activity. This podcast will also include explicit

0:25.3

horrible and foul socially unacceptable totally uninhibited adult themes language so if you're

0:34.1

easily offended if you're easily triggered, if you're easily triggered, then I highly suggest you turn this off now.

0:42.5

And if not, just keep in mind.

0:46.1

Parental discretion is advised.

0:50.3

All right, welcome to Mysterious Circumstances podcast.

0:53.9

I have a great interview for everybody today. As you know, I am into crime as well with my various other podcasts and the teamwork that we do on the side. Today I'm joined by Matt Murphy and he is a former homicide prosecutor, current legal analyst for ABC News, spent over 20 years assigned

1:13.9

to the sexual assault and homicide units of Orange County District Attorney's Office.

1:19.2

You tried a lot of murder cases.

1:21.9

I mean, you've prosecuted cold cases, serial killers, no body murders, which we're gonna,

1:26.9

I definitely want to touch on that.

1:29.2

Now you're into private practice. And you appear as a legal analyst on national television shows,

1:36.0

including 2020, Good Morning America, various other programs on Hulu. I am 100% sure I can go

1:42.8

on reading for like 20 minutes about the stuff that you do

1:45.7

and have done. But Matt Murphy, welcome to the podcast and it is a pleasure to have you on today.

1:52.5

You've written a book called The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death,

1:57.4

where you talk on a lot of those various topics and I'm excited to come out it comes out

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