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The Book of Murder A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death

Matt Murphy

Examining murder from an insider’s perspective, Matt Murphy—a former senior deputy district attorney and current ABC News Legal Analyst—discusses cases from his career, how they strained his personal life, and how he found peace seeking justice for victims and their families. Part taxonomy of murde...

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The book was introduced by guest Matt Murphy, with the host noting that he had written it and that it would be discussed later in the show.

Episode: The After Show: Matt Murphy

Matt Murphy said he had written a book titled The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death, and that they would discuss it later in the show.

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When we come back, Matt literally wrote the book on murder. In fact, it's called The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death. And we're going to talk about it when we come back.

The Megyn Kelly Show

The book was highlighted because former homicide prosecutor Matt Murphy authored a memoir about his death‑penalty cases and encounters with notorious serial killers, and Megyn Kelly and Murphy himself promoted its upcoming release and pre‑order availability. The hosts emphasized that it provided insider insight into high‑profile cases, described it as a fascinating read, and urged listeners to purchase it.

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It was mentioned as Matt Murphy's forthcoming book, a prosecutor's journey through love and death, that was due for release in September and available for pre-order.

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His forthcoming book is called The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death. And it's out in September and available for pre-order right now.

That's my kind of book. I'm definitely ordering and reading that. I recommend you do the same.

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It was discussed at length during the podcast. The book details the author's experience as a prosecutor in California, including his involvement in high-profile cases like the 'Dating Game Killer' case.

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It's called Fellow True Crime Junkies, The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death.

The book is out right now. It just hit and it is a fascinating read.

The name of Matt's book is the book of murder. It's not about these cases, but the reason Matt can speak so intelligently about these cases is he's a lifelong prosecutor in Orange County.

Some of the worst serial killers on earth put behind bars thanks to Matt and he talks about it in the book of murder.

And that brings me to this guy who it's amazing. Cause when I listened to the book, um, it like every dateline I've ever listened to every 2020 I've ever listened to Matt Murphy was the prosecutor in half of these cases.

Episode: Bombshell Diddy Charges, and "Dating Game Killer,"...

The book was described as a fascinating read, detailing the author's experiences as a prosecutor and his encounters with some of the worst serial killers, including the 'Dating Game Killer'. It includes insights into the habits of serial killers and how they operate.

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It's called Fellow True Crime Junkies, The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death.

And this is a guy who knows of what he writes because he put the worst prisoners in jail for his entire career.

The book is out right now. It just hit and it is a fascinating read.

Some of the worst serial killers on earth put behind bars thanks to Matt and he talks about it in the book of murder.

This story is laid out among many others in the book of murder by Matt Murphy, which you should get right now.

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Matt Murphy was introduced as a former homicide prosecutor and the author of The Book of Murder, highlighting his background in truecrime writing.

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Matt's a former homicide prosecutor and author of the book, The Book of Murder.

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Matt Murphy announced his upcoming memoir detailing his career as a prosecutor, titled The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death. He said it would be released in September and was already available for preorder.

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Matt Murphy ... His forthcoming book is called The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death. And it's out in September and available for pre-order right now. That's my kind of book. I'm definitely ordering and reading that. I recommend you do the

Episode: Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS...

It was noted that Matt Murphy had authored a book titled The Book of Murder, drawing on his experience with deathpenalty cases.

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Matt Murphy literally wrote a book called The Book of Murder and has done, has tried death penalty cases.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Matt Murphy said he has a book called The Book of Murder, which was fantastic, profiling his highprofile homicide cases and his personal journey through the toll the job took on his life.

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He has a book out called The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death, which is fantastic. It's so good. And he profiles all these different cases he's worked on as well as educat...

— Episode: Matt Murphy (homicide prosecutor)

Episode: Matt Murphy (homicide prosecutor)

Matt Murphy said he has a book called The Book of Murder, which was fantastic, profiling his highprofile homicide cases and his personal journey through the toll the job took on his life.

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He has a book out called The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death, which is fantastic. It's so good. And he profiles all these different cases he's worked on as well as educates you a ton on how the actual mechanics of that job work, which I find fascinating.

The Book of Murder, A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death. There are a dozen of those stories in there as well as your own. And what else I want to add about it is it's a great education on a district attorney's job. You learn a lot about jurisprudence while you're hearing about all these crazy cases.

Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald

Matt Murphy details his time as a prosecutor in the homicide unit and his experiences during that time, sharing personal musings and anecdotes.

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So it's, it is, I had a, I had a dinner with Sia Niu right when I started putting it together. And essentially it's, it's, it's my story of my time in the homicide unit.

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Matt Murphy details his time as a prosecutor in the homicide unit and his experiences during that time, sharing personal musings and anecdotes.

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So it's, it is, I had a, I had a dinner with Sia Niu right when I started putting it together. And essentially it's, it's, it's my story of my time in the homicide unit.

So I quadrupled down on all the personal musings. So this is very much like interpersonal from my perspective.

And I, I think it'll be interesting. Hopefully it'll be educational.

I do a whole chapter on that in the book.

I'm in negotiations right now. They're probably going to get mad at me for saying this. I, so let's get another book out of them.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Matt Murphy was introduced as the author of The Book of Murder, highlighting his background as a former prosecutor and legal analyst.

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But before I go to her, I want to go out to Matt Murphy, high profile lawyer, former Orange County homicide prosecutor, ABC legal analyst and author of The Book of Murder.

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Matt Murphy was introduced as the author of The Book of Murder, highlighting his background as a former prosecutor and legal analyst.

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But before I go to her, I want to go out to Matt Murphy, high profile lawyer, former Orange County homicide prosecutor, ABC legal analyst and author of The Book of Murder.

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