I don't know if the beach family or any of the survivors of the horrific 2019 boat crash

could ever possibly be made whole, but I believe that the $15 million settlement reached

this week by Mark Tensley and other attorneys was a massive step toward accountability,

and that is a big deal.

My name is Manny Matney. This is True Sunlight, a podcast exposing crime and corruption

previously known as the Murdock Murders podcast. True Sunlight is written with journalist Liz

Farrell and produced by Luna Shark.

Well, we are back after another world win of a week. I wanted to start off by sharing some

really good news. The defamation lawsuit filed against me has been dismissed by Judge Jocelyn

Newman, and that, also, is a big deal. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from me,

and now that this nightmare is over, I'm ready to take on more battles and keep fighting the

good fight. I've learned a lot from this lawsuit about the justice system and how unfair it all

can be, and I'm ready to work really hard to change that. No one should ever be able to use

the justice system to terrorize true tellers. As I mentioned on Cup of Justice this week,

I've been having a hard time with a lot of different things going on in my life in the

past few months, especially online harassment, and I've been taking more time to myself

and more time away from the cruel virtual world of my work. I'll say this again, there is no shame

in taking time off, which I did a lot of in the last week. David and I visited our friends in

Colorado and I got to see Taylor Swift and Denver, and it's crazy. What just a few days away from

Twitter and the ugliness of the internet can really do for a person. So while I was away, Liz was

able to carry a majority of the load for this episode, and I just want to give her some major props

and say thank you for always being up when I'm down and always being there to help carry the

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