The State of Luigi's Defense, Inside Alex Murdaugh's Retrial, and Prosecuting Serial Killer “Pee Wee” Gaskins, with Dick Harpootlian episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 26, 2026 · 54 MIN

The State of Luigi's Defense, Inside Alex Murdaugh's Retrial, and Prosecuting Serial Killer “Pee Wee” Gaskins, with Dick Harpootlian

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In The Well hosts Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy join the show to discuss the rarity of Luigi Mangione’s dual prosecution, the ramifications of the withdrawal of Luigi Mangione’s psychiatric defense, what this means for Mangione’s federal case, why a psychiatric defense undermines the validity of Luigi’s crusade, attorney, former state senator, and author Dick Harpootlian joins Mark and Matt to discuss defending client Alex Murdaugh, the nuances of having a client who is also a trial attorney, Harpootlian speaks about the decision to put Murdaugh on the stand, the misconduct of Clerk of Court Becky Hill, details on the judge overseeing the Murdaugh retrial, the defense’s discovery motion to be filed on Monday, how Harpootlian got involved with the Murdaugh family originally, Buster Murdaugh’s support of his father Alex, Harpootlian discusses his new book “Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South” about prosecuting serial killer Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins, Mark and Matt discuss the bodycam footage of former MMA star Dustin Poirier’s arrest at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, how patiently the police handled the drunken athlete, why his light charge was a gift, and more.    Mark Geragos: https://geragos.com    Matt Murphy: https://www.mattmurphylaw.com   Dick Harpootlian: https://www.amazon.com/Dig-Me-Grave-Inside-Seduced/dp/0806542888   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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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