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Matt Murphy spent 26 years in the Orange County, California District Attorney's office, mostly prosecuting homicides. He also loves to surf and calls colleagues "dude." Anyone who watches 20/20 or ABC crime segments has seen him -- a tall, lean, intense and good-humored man. His stories of famous California cases range from con man/killer Dirty John Meehan to serial killer Rodney Alcala. But he also talks about himself and the toll his intense focus on a difficult job took. He authentically reveals his emotional reaction to cases and second-guesses some of the personal choices he made that allowed him to…

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