Sandra Birchmore’s Texts, Alex Murdaugh's DNA Win, and Deadly Discipline Trial, with Cathy Russon

The MK True Crime Show hosts Phil Holloway and Ashleigh Merchant join the program to discuss updates in the Sandra Birchmore trial, the news that Matthew Farwell’s mistresses will be allowed to testify, how their testimony relates to the notorious surveillance footage of Farwell in Birchmore’s apartment building the day prosecutors allege Birchmore died, some of the numerous messages investigators recovered between Farwell and Birchmore, updates in the murder trial of Virginia man Naresh Bhatt, the blood and DNA evidence prosecutors have presented so far, Mamta Bhatt’s last documented cellphone activity, the CCTV footage showing Naresh buying knives shortly before Mamta was reported missing, and later Phil and Ashleigh are joined by Managing Editor of Law&Crime and Court TV Cathy Russon to discuss her new show Court Chatter with Cathy Russon on Law&Crime+, the fatal abuse trial of Wisconsin man Timothy Hauschultz regarding the 2018 hypothermia death of his seven-year-old great-nephew Ethan Hauschultz, the testimony of Timothy’s stepson Damian Hauschultz, the nature of the “punishment” Ethan was carrying out when he died, other parties previously convicted in Ethan’s death, the latest pre-trial hearing in Alex Murdaugh’s retrial for the alleged double murder of his wife Maggie and his youngest son Paul, why Cathy refers to Judge Debra McCaslin as “Judge Mom,” the courtroom antics we’ve seen from both the defense and the prosecution, the mistake defense attorney Dick Harpootlian had to own up to regarding a polygraph test Murdaugh reportedly failed, what we can learn from the evidence issues raised by the defense so far, and more. Phil Holloway: https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsq Ashleigh Merchant: https://www.criminaldefenseattorneysmarietta.com Cathy Russon: https://lawandcrimeplus.com/ Original Grain: For an extra 10% off your order, head to https://OriginalGrain.com/MKTRUECRIME and use code MKTRUECRIME #sponsored Smalls: Invest in your cat’s health with Smalls. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order plus free shipping and free treats for life at https://Smalls.com/TRUECRIME Q30 Sports Science: Head to https://Q30.com and use code MK for a FREE sleeve with your order 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 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61595217260540 Meet the MK True Crime hosts - MK True Crime Channel