What makes a good homicide detective or lawyer? The answer might not be what you think! Matt Murphy, who has built a reputation as one of the most formidable prosecutors in the country during his time in the Orange County DA’s elite Homicide Unit, shares that it’s actually those who are a little rough around the edges who see success in the field.
How would star prosecutor Matt Murphy define a serial killer? His answer goes all the way back to the 1800s – peeling back the layers of these criminals, including what they all have in common.
Star prosecutor Matt Murphy, a legal powerhouse with a staggering success record in the courtroom, shares why the power and control serial killers crave from their crimes can also translate to their own cases – often opting to be their own attorneys.
52 homicide trials. Zero losses. Star prosecutor Matt Murphy has come face-to-face in the courtroom with some of the most dangerous people alive, including the “Dating Game Killer” Rodney Alcala and the “Golden State Killer” Joseph DeAngelo. From cold cases cracked wide open to his at times punishing commitment to mastering the craft of murder prosecution, Murphy shares what it really means to walk into court with someone’s life, or death, on the line.
Matt Murphy, who has built a reputation as one of the most formidable prosecutors in the country, says he didn’t fully understand serial killers until he came face-to-face with them in the courtroom. Murphy shares how the mixture of charm and hyper-intelligence when in contact with serial killers like Rodney Alcala, the so-called “Dating Game Killer,” was “surreal.”
In this episode of “The Truth of the Matter,” host Natasha Zouves sits down with prosecutor Matt Murphy, a legal powerhouse with a staggering record: 52 homicide trials, zero losses. Murphy has come face-to-face with some of the most dangerous people alive, including serial killers like Rodney Alcala, the so-called “Dating Game Killer.” Over nearly [...]
In this episode of “The Truth of the Matter,” host Natasha Zouves sits down with prosecutor Matt Murphy, a legal powerhouse with a staggering record: 52 homicide trials, zero losses. Murphy has come face-to-face with some of the most dangerous people alive, including serial killers like Rodney Alcala, the so-called “Dating Game Killer.” Over nearly two decades in the Orange County DA’s elite Homicide Unit, he built a reputation as one of the most formidable prosecutors in the country. Murphy pulls back the curtain on a life spent chasing justice and the toll it takes. In this raw, wide-ranging conversation, he opens up about the cases that haunt him, the moral weight of wielding prosecutorial power and the personal cost of…
Savannah Guthrie returned to duties on the “Today” show as the search for her missing mother sits at a standstill. Former homicide investigator Matt Murphy joins “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” to discuss. “Leadership matters. And unfortunately, tragically, this is a case where leadership has failed not only the Guthrie family, but the entire voting block of Pima County,” Murphy says. #savannahguthrie #nancyguthrie #search Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, enters Day 25 with a surge of unexpected activity at her Catalina Foothills home near Tucson. Multiple unmarked vehicles and a convoy of black SUVs were seen arriving at the property, including one dark SUV that pulled directly into the garage and remained inside before leaving. Federal prosecutors were later confirmed to be on scene assisting the FBI with what officials described as a routine legal process, even as the Pima County Sheriff’s Department publicly claimed there was no activity at the house. In this episode of "Drop Dead Serious," Ashleigh Banfield is joined by veteran homicide prosecutor Matt Murphy to break it all down. Host:…
The search for Nancy Guthrie just took another turn, and this time it involves a pair of gloves that investigators say were found during search efforts. Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing from her home in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson, Arizona. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by former prosecutor Matt Murphy to walk through clues from the FBI, the mystery suspect in nest camera video, case developments, new searches, and more.