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S6 E40: The Trial of Michael Barisone: Major Crimes Detective Jason Gould
In Major Crimes Detective Jason Gould, we begin our coverage of week two of the trial with the testimony of Jason Gould, a detective with the Morris County Prosecutor’s office at the time of the Kanarek shooting who investigated the incident as part of the Prosecutor’s Major Crimes Unit.
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...
A Note From The Editor
Crime Story Media has always held that exploring the themes, characters, functions, and dysfunctions of the criminal legal process is best done by close examination of cases that play out in a courtroom and the storytelling presented by the advocates in those cases. As part of our effort to bring you compelling, in-depth trial analysis, we are shifting away from coverage of the narratives behind crime policy and politics and winding down the Crime Story Daily feature.
The work compiled here presents a fascinating look at the criminal legal process in America during a time of incredible upheaval brought on...
Subscribe to the Jury Duty Crime Story Patreon
Did you know that Crime Story Media has a Patreon page where you can subscribe to get our content early and ad-free. The Jury Duty Crime Story Patreon has a "court rat" tier, and for just $5 per month you all Jury Duty episodes ad-free as well as full access to Crime Story Media catalog — including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary Antholis' conversations with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon, George Pelecanos, Vince Gilligan, and David Chase; all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion and interview pieces; and Judge Katherine Mader’s INSIDE THE ROBE. In the...
“Black Bird” Breaking Through With Audiences
Crime Story-produced Black Bird on AppleTV+ is showing signs of intensifying popularity with audiences and critics alike.
Industry trend analysts Parrot Analytics relorted that Black Bird was the # 1 “trending recently released show in the US” according to the Film Updates Twitter account (which reaches 328,200 followers).
Legendary novelist Stephen King tweeted “BLACK BIRD (Apple+): Brilliant and riveting. A Dennis Lehane masterpiece. All episodes now available.” That tweet itself was liked over 6,300 times.
And the Rotten Tomatoes Critics and Audience ratings for the limited series went up to new highs of 99% and 96% respectively.
You can find full coverage of...
UPDATE: Sonja Sohn’s “The Slow Hustle” Nominated for Emmy; Produced in Association With Crime Story Media
Director Sonja Sohn’s The Slow Hustle, was nominated for News & Documentary Emmy in the Crime and Justice Documentary category.
Sohn shared the news of the nomination on her Instagram saying, "Congratulations to the entire cast and team behind this film. It was my honor & privilege to offer a lens into the complexities of finding justice in today's biased world. A special deep, heartfelt thanks to the Suiter family for allowing access to their lives during such a challenging time. Your grace and authenticity - and Sean's life, speak for themselves."
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The documentary explores the cost of...
‘Black Bird’ Released to Universal Acclaim; Profile of Crime Story Media Published by Deadline
This week, Apple TV+ released Black Bird, a new limited series executive produced by Crime Story Media and so far, it's received a slew of rave reviews from critics and a 98% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Here are a few excerpts from those reviews:
Apple TV+’s prison-set drama series capitalizes on Egerton’s movie-star charisma and twists it into something darker and much more haunting than he’s ever been on screen. - The Daily Beast
The riveting Black Bird sustains six hours of tension in its telling of a remarkable true story. - RogerEbert.com
This taut and compelling series is all...