I don't know who killed Steven Smith, but I do know that his family has been waiting

2,180 days to get justice, and I am determined that someday they will get answers.

My name is Mandy Matney, I'm the news director at Fitznews.com.

I have been investigating the Murdock family for more than two years now,

and this is the Murdock Martyrs podcast.

So to start off this podcast, I just want to say thank you to everyone who tuned in and listened

and to everyone who gave us a five-star review. My fiance, who's also my producer,

and I were just shocked and overwhelmed by all of the support, so thank you.

Also, this week, I learned what vocal fry was for the first time.

Hear it. Thank you commenters. I am a journalist, not a podcaster.

For the last three weeks, I have been on the phone all day, every day, chasing down leads in this case.

Unlike the YouTubers and the other podcasters out there, literally all of the other podcasters

working on this case. I'm actually doing real reporting here. It's exhausting.

My voice will not be perfect, but the information will be accurate. I can promise you that.

Also, it's just plain mean to say that somebody's voice sucks.

I'm sorry, but that's like saying somebody's face is ugly. Like, I can't change it, so I don't know

what you want me to do with that information. To all of you that emailed me to the girl that said,

I sound like Kim Kardashian, so change your voice. I can't change my voice. This is it. Take it

or leave it. In our first episode called South Carolina's Chapaquiddick, I gave a 30,000-foot view

of the saga. All of that information is crucial if you want to fully understand this case.

This story is extremely complicated and deserves so much more time and attention before jumping

to conclusions. On June 22, huge news broke in this case. I was the first to report the

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