Jury Duty

In parallel with the premiere of The Jinx Part 2 on the Max streaming service, for Season 10 of this Jury Duty podcast we are presenting The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits.For each of the six weeks of The Jinx 2 series we are re-releasing four of our favorite episodes about the Durst trial from the Jury Duty feed… for a total of 24 episodes.This installment is Season 1 Episode 4: Point Blank.Deputy DA John Lewin tells the jury that Robert Durst entrusted Susan Berman with his darkest secret. The prosecutor then chronicles the key events in each of their lives that led Durst to allegedly shoot his best friend in the back of her head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In parallel with the premiere of The Jinx Part 2 on the Max streaming service, for Season 10 of this Jury Duty podcast we are presenting The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits.For each of the six weeks of The Jinx 2 series we are re-releasing four of our favorite episodes about the Durst trial from the Jury Duty feed… for a total of 24 episodes.This installment is Season 1 Episode 3: Pine Barrens.After his wife Kathie's disappearance, Robert Durst traveled to New Jersey, argues Deputy DA John Lewin. The prosecutor tells the jury that Durst made a series of collect calls from an area of the state near the Pine Barrens, a notorious Mafia burial ground made famous by the HBO series The Sopranos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In parallel with the premiere of The Jinx Part 2 on the Max streaming service, for Season 10 of this Jury Duty podcast we are presenting The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits.For each of the six weeks of The Jinx 2 series we are re-releasing four of our favorite episodes about the Durst trial from the Jury Duty feed… for a total of 24 episodes.This installment is Season 1 Episode 2: A History of Violence.Robert Durst tried to control his wife Kathie through violence, and that violence escalated until the day that Kathie Durst disappeared. "That is what the evidence will show," prosecutor John Lewin tells the jury in Durst's trial for the murder of his friend Susan Berman. Lewin continues his opening statement by asserting that Durst enlisted Berman to do "something for Bobby" that would make Berman a "loose end" that Durst felt compelled to "clean up." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In parallel with the premiere of The Jinx Part 2 on the Max streaming service, we are scheduling a special event for Season 10 of the Jury Duty podcast…. The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits.For each of the six weeks of The Jinx 2 series we will re-release four of our favorite episodes about the Durst trial from the Jury Duty feed… for a total of 24 episodes.We begin with Season 1 Episode 1: This Case Involves Three Different Murders.Robert Durst is on trial for the murder of his friend Susan Berman. Prosecutor John Lewin begins his opening statement by telling the jury that the case actually involves the murder of three people: his wife Kathie Durst, Berman and a man named Morris Black. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, in recognition of the death of O.J. Simpson last Wednesday, April 10, we are reaching into the archives of Crime Story Media to present a series of special interviews related to the way that the historical narrative of Simpson’s trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman has been preserved for posterity.Today, we present Part Two of Kary Antholis’s two-part conversation with Ezra Edelman, Producer and director of the Oscar and Emmy winning, ten hour documentary O.J.: Made in America.During this part of the conversation, they discuss Ezra’s editorial process, the most essential interviews of the film, the cultural impact of the documentary, the responses of some of the interview subjects to the project as well as some questions from the students in the class where the interview was conducted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, in recognition of the death of O.J. Simpson last Wednesday, April 10, we are reaching into the archives of Crime Story Media to present a series of special interviews related to the way that the historical narrative of Simpson’s trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman has been preserved for posterity.Today, we present Part One of Kary Antholis’s two-part conversation with Ezra Edelman, Producer and director of the Oscar and Emmy winning, ten hour documentary O.J.: Made in America.During this part of the conversation, they discuss Ezra’s path into storytelling, the development of his craft as a cinematic storyteller, the evolution of his interest in sports and African-American history, how he was convinced to make the film, and the process of conceptualizing and producing the documentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, in recognition of the death of O.J. Simpson last Wednesday, April 10, we are reaching into the archives of Crime Story Media to present a series of special interviews related to the way that the historical narrative of Simpson’s trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman has been preserved for posterity.Today, we present Part 2 of Kary Antholis’s two-part interview with Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, the creators of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning limited series The People vs. O.J. Simpson.During Part Two of the conversation we take a deep dive into the issues that arose during the writing and production processes of The People vs. O.J. Simpson, and then Scott and Larry field questions from the students in the class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, in recognition of the death of O.J. Simpson last Wednesday, April 10, we are reaching into the archives of Crime Story Media to present a series of special interviews related to the way that the historical narrative of Simpson’s trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman has been preserved for posterity.Today, we present part 1 of Kary Antholis’s two-part interview with Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, the creators of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning limited series The People vs. O.J. Simpson.During Part One of our conversation we discussed how they met, their development as storytellers, the evolution of their partnership, how they became known as the “kings of the anti-bio pic,” how they came to write The People v. O.J. Simpson, the writing process on the series, and we began a discussion of how the production itself came together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have several programming notes for our Podcast.First, we are going to pause our coverage of the trial of Alex Murdaugh for the next seven weeks.Second, this week, beginning with today’s episode, in recognition of the death of O.J. Simpson last Wednesday, April 10, we are reaching into the archives of Crime Story Media to present a series of special interviews related to the way that the historical narrative of Simpson’s trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman has been preserved for posterity.We begin today with Kary Antholis’s exclusive interview with Bill Hodgman who had oversight responsibilities for the team prosecuting O.J. Simpson: Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden. That interview was conducted on January 24, 2020, the 25th Anniversary of the beginning of Oral Arguments in the trial.On Tuesday and Wednesday, we present Kary’s two-part interview with Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, the creators of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning limited series The People vs. O.J. Simpson.And on Thursday and Friday, we present Kary’s two-part interview with Ezra Edelman the producer and director of the Oscar and Emmy winning documentary epic, O.J.: Made In America.And finally, as you know, this Jury Duty Podcast began by covering the LA trial of Robert Durst for the murder of his friend Susan Berman.Over the course of three years we have published more than 150 episodes covering the trial, both before and after the pandemic, including extensive interviews, with the lead prosecutor on the case, two of the trial’s jurors, and Charlie Bagli, a reporter who had covered the Durst family for decades.As you may know, The Jinx 2 — a six part documentary series sequel to The Jinx about the LA trial of Robert Durst — premieres on the Max streaming service on April 21. In parallel with that broadcast, we are scheduling a special event for Season 10 of the Jury Duty podcast.For each of the six weeks of The Jinx 2 series we will re-release four of our favorite episodes about the Durst trial from the Jury Duty feed… for a total of 24 episodes.The first episode of Jury Duty: The Durst Trial’s Greatest Hits will drop on April 22.Now on to the first episode of our Jury Duty Special, The Legacy of the OJ Trial. Here’s Kary Antholis’s January 24, 2020 interview with former LA Assistant District Attorney Bill Hodgman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In SLED Agent Who Interviewed Alex - Part 2, we continue our review of the direct examination of SLED Special Agent David Owen, who testifies about his observations of and interviews with Alex Murdaugh on the night of the shootings of Paul and Maggie.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In SLED Agent Who Interviewed Alex - Part 1, we begin our review of the testimony of SLED Special Agent David Owen, who interviewed Alex Murdaugh after the shootings of Paul and Maggie.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Maggie’s Sister - Part 4, we begin by presenting Judge Clifton Newman’s decision on the admissibility of certain aspects of Maggie Murdaugh’s sister Marian Proctor’s testimony. We then conclude our review of Ms Proctor's testimony, and we cover the testimony of her husband, Barton Proctor.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Maggie’s Sister - Part 3, we continue our look at defense attorney Jim Griffin’s cross examination of Marian Proctor, the sister of Maggie Murdaugh. We also review sidebar arguments over whether Judge Newman will allow Ms. Proctor’s testimony about the change in her perception of the defendant’s state of mind regarding the murders of his wife and son.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Maggie’s Sister - Part 2, we conclude our look at the direct examination of Marian Proctor, the sister of Maggie Murdaugh. We also begin our review of the defense cross-examination of the witness.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Forensic Accountant and Maggie’s Sister - Part 1, we cover the testimony of Forensic Accounting expert Carson Burney and begin our look at the direct examination of Marian Proctor, the sister of Maggie Murdaugh.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Kennel Caretaker — Part 2, we conclude our look at the testimony of Roger Dale Davis, who took care of the kennels for the Murdaughs at their Moselle property.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In GM Vehicle Data Analyst and Kennel Caretaker — Part 1, we begin our look at the testimonies of GM technician Devin Newell, who testifies about data extracted from Alex Murdaugh’s vehicle and Roger Dale Davis, who took care of the kennels for the Murdaughs at their Moselle property.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In SLED Forensic Pathologist — Part 7, we conclude our review of the testimony by SLED Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Ellen Reimer.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In SLED Forensic Pathologist — Part 6, We continue our review of Defense Attorney Dick Harpootlian’s cross-examination of SLED Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Ellen Reimer, as he asks the witness about the autopsy and other aspects of her forensic analysis of the victims’ bodies.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In SLED Forensic Pathologist — Part 5, Judge Clifton Newman gavels in Day 15 of the trial and Defense Attorney Dick Harpootlian begins his cross-examination of SLED Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Ellen Reimer.Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.