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While on bail for assaulting her, Tyrone Thompson broke into Mackenzie Anderson’s home and stabbed the 21-year-old mother 78 times as her toddler looked on. 

Laura’s conversation with Tabitha Acret continues and the focus turns from the courtroom to the culture that enables violence against women. Laura and Tabitha examine how women are treated within society and the justice system, and explore how these crimes are often minimised, normalised, or reframed, and why accountability must extend beyond individual perpetrators to the wider systems and social attitudes that protect them.

Mackenzie’s was a Murder in Slow Motion™.  Laura and Tabitha explore the intervention and prevention points in Mackenzie’s case - the moments where action could have changed the outcome - and the case law and government reforms still urgently needed. They also speak directly to the role men must play in changing this culture, including how influencing young boys and men begins in the home.

This episode is not only about what happened to Mackenzie - it is about what must change. It is a call for accountability, prevention, intervention and meaningful reform. And it reminds every listener that we all have a role to play in challenging harmful narratives and creating safer communities. Together we can save lives.

 

#MackenzieAnderson #TabithaAcret #DomesticViolence #Femicide #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #NewSouthWales

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The Hulu’s series, ‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ has generated renewed interest in the case. This special release of the original investigative series Laura shared in April 2023 is in addition to recent interviews about the series. Incensed that Maggie had become a footnote in her own murder, Laura began her deep dive that to fix the narrative and deconstruct and decode Alex Murdaugh’s behaviour with forensic precision.  

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Listen to the new introduction. It’s important information regarding Alex Murdaugh’s appeal and psychopaths like Murdaugh and Dominique Pelicot (Gisèle Pelicot) being called ‘good guys.’

Laura shares important facts and evidence that point to motive and continues to unravel the timeline including Murdaugh’s significant debt and borrowing, his horrific abuse of power and trust of vulnerable clients and so-called drug addiction.

Pamela Pinckney, her son Hakeem Pinckney along with Alania Plyler Spohn and Hannah Plyler turned to Murdaugh at the very worst time in their lives. He used and exploited them, funnelling off money from their legal wins in addition to the money he earned from inflated legal fees and expenses. Laura shares what this behaviour reveals about Murdaugh’s psychology and how it relates to the motive for brutally killing Maggie and Paul and staging their murders as a revenge kill for the boat crash.

Join Laura as she breaks it all down.

#MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #MalloryBeach #HakeemPinckney #AlaniaPlylerSpohn #HannahPlyler #MurdaughMurders #Murder #AlexMurdaugh #MaleViolence #Timeline #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast

Clips  

https://www.facebook.com/HLN/videos/alex-murdaugh-the-south-carolina-attorney-accused-of-arranging-for-a-former-clie/463324845181026/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11796695/Murdaugh-shamelessly-exploited-quadriplegic-client-hed-cheated-1MILLION-commercial.html

https://www.live5news.com/2022/11/14/six-witnesses-take-stand-during-trial-former-bank-executive-connected-murdaugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWHIsk9nmko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHRknEJ6PRY

 

 

Sources  

https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/in-the-news/alex-murdaugh-vowed-help-says-defrauded-rcna54289

https://www.foxnews.com/us/newly-unearthed-alex-murdaugh-commercial-ad-video-allegedly-exploits-former-disabled-client

https://www.wjcl.com/article/alex-murdaugh-shooting-911-call/38039450

https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2023/07/17/after-settlement-whats-next-in-legal-matters-involving-beach-family-updates-murdaugh-sc/70422485007/

 

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21-year-old Mackenzie Anderson was stabbed 78 times with her 15-month-old son present. Her ex, Tyrone Thompson broke into her home whilst he was on bail for assaulting her. Not content with terrorizing and murdering Mackenzie, Tabitha Acret, Mackenzie’s mother, shares how Thompson continued to abuse the system to terrorize Mackenzie’s family even before the trial began.

His outrageous claims of self-defense and the disturbing facts revealed for the first time in court will outrage you, compounded by the lenient sentence for what was described as an ‘unremarkable crime’ exposing a stark truth about how women’s lives are too often valued less than men’s within the justice system.

This episode is a powerful testament to resilience, accountability, and the urgent need for systemic reform.

#MackenzieAnderson #TabithaAcret #DomesticViolence #Femicide #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #NewSouthWales

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In this episode Laura shares an update regarding Alex Murdaugh’s appeal hearing in the Supreme Court on February 11 2026.

The focus and timing of this coinciding with part 13 of the remastered series is wild! As wild as the fact this case is truly never ending.

Laura unravels the timeline and shares that, in addition to the boat crash case and PMPED’s COO and CFO Jeanne Seckinger’s confrontation with Murdaugh about the missing $792k missing legal fees on June 7th, there was another very serious investigation into Murdaugh’s behaviour and finances, which began before Maggie and Paul’s murders.

Laura then details Gloria Satterfield’s troubling case and how a Judge signed off on a $4.3m settlement, which included $1.45m attorney fees and $105,000 prosecution expenses, which went to guess who? Gloria’s family knew nothing about this. One month before signing off on the settlement, that same Judge recused herself from the boat crash case due to her long-standing relationship with Murdaugh.

In this episode, Laura also highlights first hand testimony from those who knew Murdaugh the best which helps develop the behavioural profile of Murdaugh and talks to motive. Join Laura as she breaks it all down.

#MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #StephenSmith #GloriaSatterfield #MalloryBeach #MurdaughMurders #Murder #AlexMurdaugh #MaleViolence #DomesticAbuse #DomesticHomicide #Timeline #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast

 

Clips  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qUgdtQlAnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fLV7aWq7t0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r3IkeqM7a4

https://www.fitsnews.com/2022/04/26/murdaugh-murders-saga-south-carolina-grand-jury-was-probing-alex-murdaughs-finances-prior-to-double-homicide/

 

 

Sources  

https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/alex-murdaugh-indicted-federal-conspiracy-wire-fraud-bank-fraud-and-money-laundering

https://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/talahassee-democrat.jpeg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StHXgB0oSoQ

https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-murdaughs-pmped-law-firm-colleagues-describe-his-work-behavior-in-murder-trial

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-judge-says-multi-million-dollar-murdaugh-insurance-policy-doesnt-cover-boat-crash-that-killed-mallory-beach/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mallory-beach-death-alex-murdaugh-boating-crash/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10045843/Alex-Murdaughs-wife-Maggie-met-divorce-attorney-just-six-weeks-killed.html

https://people.com/crime/maggie-murdaugh-saw-divorce-lawyer-six-weeks-before-murders/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/06/us/alex-murdaugh-whats-next/index.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-trial-voicemail-pills-b2284637.html

https://wpde.com/news/local/judge-approves-43m-judgement-for-estate-of-alex-murdaugh-housekeeper-gloria-satterfield

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/curtis-eddie-smith-bond-alex-murdaugh-b2313351.html

 

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On March 25, 2022, 21-year-old Mackenzie Anderson was brutally murdered in Mayfield, New South Wales. She was stabbed more than 78 times by her ex-partner, Tyrone Thompson, in front of her toddler. Thomspon had been released on bail just 16 days earlier, despite a documented history of serious domestic violence.

In the weeks before her death, Mackenzie did everything she was told would keep her safe.
She called emergency services repeatedly when he broke into her home.
She reported ongoing abuse.
She worked with police.
She secured an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order.

None of it was enough.

In this confronting and emotional episode, Laura is joined by Tabitha Acret, Mackenzie’s mother, who shares who her daughter was beyond the headlines—and the devastating reality of living with a loss that never eases. Together, they speak honestly about the warning signs that were missed, the failures that left Mackenzie unprotected, and the permanent impact on her family, especially her child.

This episode centers Mackenzie’s life, not just her death, and asks the hard questions about why women who ask for help are still not being heard. It’s yet another stark reminder that intimate partner violence is predictable, preventable, and too often ignored—until it’s too late.

#MackenzieAnderson #TabithaAcret #DomesticViolence #Femicide #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #newSouthWales

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2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community     

Laura offers 2026 Masterclasses covering topics such as profiling behavior, stalking class on February 12, preventing murder and suicide in slow motion on February 19, coercive control February 25, DASH Risk Masterclass March 11 and 12 and DASH Train the Trainer.  

Register for Masterclasses     
Laura is hosting a FREE Criminal Behavioural Analysis: Profiling Behaviour & Escalating Risk- Learn about behaviours to prevent homicides & identifying the red flags and risks associated with domestic abuse, stalking, coercive control, child abuse & sexual violence. You can register here. 

www.dashriskchecklist.com   www.thelaurarichards.com     

For more insight and knowledge, advocacy and professional development join The Crime Analyst Squad. It’s a growing and dynamic community offering expert insight, in-depth conversations, exclusive episodes and videos, and live events: www.Patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst   

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