The Interview Room with Chris McDonough

In another high-profile killing that involved a knife...Chris takes you back to the scene where Matthew Cecchi, 9, had his life taken from an assailant with a knife inside an Oceanside, Calif. bathroom some 25 years later. On Nov. 14, 1998, Matthew had his life taken while inside a public beachside bathroom in Oceanside. Matthew and his family were visiting the Oceanside Harbor for a family reunion. Chris was the lead investigator on the case. The assailant, Brandon Wilson, 20, used a 4-inch knife on his victim. He confessed to the murder and showed Chris in one of the most chilling videotaped police interviews ever shared how he did it. Wilson was convicted, sentenced to death, and sent to San Quentin Prison's death row. While in prison, Wilson unlived himself in 2011. Trigger Warning: The interview of Wilson is graphic and for mature audiences only. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Susan Smith, the killer mom who drowned her two young boys in a lake in 1994, is up for parole in November 2024. THE INTERVIEW ROOM WITH CHRIS MCDONOUGH looks back at the case that shocked the nation when Susan Smith confessed to killing her sons, Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months. CHRIS TAKES YOU ON THE ACTUAL DRIVE SMITH TOOK FROM HER HOUSE IN UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO JOHN D. LONG LAKE, WHERE SHE DROWNED HER TODDLERS, PROVIDING INSIGHT ONLY A SEASONED HOMICIDE DETECTIVE CAN SHARE. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS! On Oct. 25, 1994, Susan Smith, 23, told police she was carjacked by a black male who took her two young sons inside the car. Her story rocked her small hometown of Union, South Carolina, and the country. For days, she appeared on TV news with her estranged husband, David Smith, crying and pleading for her boys' return. After nine days, Smith confessed to police that she drove her car, with her boys strapped in their car seats inside, into John D. Long Lake. Smith was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison - at Leath Correctional Institution in Greenwood, South Carolina - with a possibility of parole after 30 years. She is up for parole on Nov. 4, 2024. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

This video is a HIGHLIGHT REEL from our panel interview with guest Kerri Rawson, the daughter of serial killer BTK Dennis Rader. Imagine discovering your father was a hunted serial killer for over 30 years. Kerri talks about growing up with her father and the similarities she sees with accused mass murderer Bryan Kohberger. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

The audio of Alex Murdaugh's full confession of the botched murder-suicide insurance scheme is the roadside shooting of Sept. 4, 2021. This was played in court on Feb. 16, 2023. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join Chris for a riveting discussion with his special guest, world-renown forensic psychologist Dr. Gary Brucato about the "elimination murderer," how Alex Murdaugh is one, and how that relates to MOTIVE. Dr. Brucato coined the term "elimination murder" and explains it. Do not miss this! Dr. Gary Brucato's bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/dr... Gary's books: "The New Evil" https://amzn.to/3fhzuD8; "Understanding and Caring for People with Schizophrenia" https://amzn.to/3gTObMY --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join Chris for a live stream as he breaks down the first responder video of Alex Murdaugh and the crime scene on the night of the murders. Chris dives into the details of this video that only a seasoned homicide detective would catch. Join us! Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Chris breaks down the second interview law enforcement did with Alex Murdaugh, three days following the killings of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and his son, Paul, 22, at the dog kennels on his property in Islandton, South Carolina. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join Chris & Karen as they review the bombshell data that debunked Alex Murdaugh's alibi, the new GM Onstar vehicle info that used cell tower data...revealed four weeks into the Murdaugh Murder Trial. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join Chris as he takes a deep dive into the Stephen Smith case, looking at the evidence as only a seasoned ret. Homicide detective can. Be with us! Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join Chris as he reviews testimony in the Murdaugh Murder Trial about how the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) processed the crime scene of the shooting deaths of Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, on June 7, 2021. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

34,028 views Streamed live on Feb 19, 2023 #alexmurdaugh #murdaughmurders #theinterviewroomChris is joined by special guest Forensic DNA Expert Francine Bardole to discuss DNA evidence in the Murdaugh Murder Trial. She is the inventor of the Bardole Method of DNA extraction. Bardole Method: https://www.m-vac.com/why-mvac/resear... Francine Bardole's bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/fr... Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join us for a Livestream as we dive deep into the statement Alex Murdaugh gave to police on June 7, 2021, the night of the murders of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and his son Paul, 22. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

We take you to the exact spot on the rural road in South Carolina -- nearby Alex Murdaugh's 1,700-acre hunting lodge called Moselle -- where he staged a fake car breakdown on Sept. 4, 2021 -- nearly three months after the murders of his wife and son -- and reported being shot in the head. Alex called 911, claiming he had been shot, had a superficial wound, and needed medical aid. Later, Murdaugh's distant cousin and former client, Curtis Edward Smith, 61, "Cousin Eddie," reported that Alex allegedly confessed the murders to him. Murdaugh's attorneys said that wasn't true and that Alex had wanted to end his life. So he had Curtis meet him on the rural road to shoot him in a botched suicide-for-hire attempt so that Murdaugh's son, Buster, 26, could collect on a $10 million life insurance policy. The song at the end of the video: "Can I be Forgiven": Sleepaway Camp Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

We take you to the actual place of the 2019 boat wreck where a heavily intoxicated Paul Murdaugh, then 19, crashed the family boat into a bridge killing Mallory Beach, 19. Mallory's family is suing Alex Murdaugh for millions of dollars. That lawsuit exposed Alex Murdaugh's alleged embezzlement of approximately $9 million and other misdeeds. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join us in the discussion of what Alex Murdaugh testified of in court in the double murder trial of his wife and son...and a look at what's coming next. Be with us! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join us as we discuss the guilty verdict of Alex Murdaugh in the double murder of his wife and son, the sentencing, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Chris is joined by Gloria Satterfield's family attorney Eric Bland to discuss what comes next now that Alex Murdaugh will serve two life sentences for killing his wife and son. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join Chris to discuss the latest search warrant information in the Bryan Kohberger case that's been released...from the perspective only a seasoned Homicide Detective can give. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

A panel of experts joins Chris to shed light on serial killer Ted Bundy and his crimes, including Bundy author Kevin Sullivan, forensic DNA expert Francine Bardole and her adult son, Larry Tucker, who Bundy babysat as a child. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support

Join Chris and his special guest, Mallory Beach family lawyer Mark Tinsley as he weighs in on Alex Murdaugh's double murder conviction and the upcoming Aug. 14 wrongful death trial involving Alex Murdaugh and Parker Convenience. Do not miss this! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support