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Kary Antholis founded Crime Story Media, LLC in July 2019, after retiring as President of Miniseries and Cinemax Programming at HBO. For full biography, see Publisher Biography link.

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UPDATE – SCOOP Confirmed by Court: Robert Durst Trial Has New Start Date (July 27) and Courtroom (in Inglewood)

UPDATE: 12:20 PM, May 24 - The Public Information Office has just issued a Media Advisory confirming the CRIME STORY report from Thursday night. The release says: "The trial in the People v. Robert Durst case, SA089983, is tentatively scheduled to resume on Monday, July 27. Judge Mark E. Windham is moving the trial to the Inglewood Courthouse, Department 1, located at One Regent Street, Inglewood, 90301. This larger courtroom will better enable the Court to implement social distancing protocols for the health and safety of the parties, jurors, witnesses, media and the public, and court staff in accordance...

Exclusive Interview with the VP of the LA Association of Deputy District Attorneys – Part 2

On today’s podcast we present part two of an exclusive three-part conversation with Eric Siddall vice president of the ADDA the professional association for Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles county. You can find part one of my interview with Eric here. Kary Antholis: Would you talk to me a bit about the relationship between the prosecutors and police. And how you engage with them in determining whether to file charges and what charges to file in a case? Eric Siddall: Yeah. For the most part it's a very good relationship. Usually it's the detective that comes in and presents evidence they have...

Exclusive Interview with the VP of the LA Association of Deputy District Attorneys – Part 1

Kary Antholis: On today’s podcast we present part one of an exclusive three-part conversation with Eric Siddall Vice President of the ADDA the professional association for Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles county. In his capacity as Vice President of the ADDA, Eric spoke with me about his path to becoming a prosecutor, his work as a deputy DA and as a leader of the ADDA. We will also explore his response to initiatives aimed at reforming the criminal legal process.  Kary Antholis: Thanks for taking the time to chat with me today. And I'd like to start by getting a bit...

Wrongful Convictions and COVID-19 in Prisons (Week 40)

This week at crimestory.com Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson spoke with two Exonerees who were wrongfully convicted based on bad evidence.  And we began a series of stories tracing the week by week development of the media coverage of COVID-19 pandemic in American prisons and jails. On Monday,  we published “Prisoners are humans as well”: An Interview with Marty Tankleff by Amanda and Chris. In 1990, 19-year-old Marty Tankleff was wrongly convicted of the 1988 murder of his parents. After spending over 17 years in prison, a new investigation uncovered the real murderers and his conviction was vacated. Tankleff is now a lawyer, professor, and advocate...

A Controversial Case in Oklahoma, Kathie Durst Speaks from the Past and Ohio Prisons (Week 39)

This week at crimestory.com Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson examined a controversial case form Oklahoma, and looked into the plight of the incarcerated in Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic.  And we presented a unique moment in witness testimony in the trial of Robert Durst. On Monday, we published Amanda Knox: “How Could He Be Innocent?”: The Case of Daniel Holtzclaw. In the piece, Amanda examines how Holtzclaw became a poster child for racism, sexism, and abuse of power when he was found guilty of sexually assaulting eight at-risk black women while on duty as an Oklahoma City police officer. Holtzclaw was sentenced to 263 years in prison. Knox...

Amanda Knox Takes on Tiger King (Week 38)

This week at crimestory.com Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson examined a piece of pop culture that has hit the zeitgeist and also continued their series of interviews on Exoneration and Incarceration in a Time of Pandemic. And we presented another story on testimony given in the trial of Robert Durst. On Monday, we published Amanda Knox on Tiger King: The Rush to Judgement of Carole Baskin. In the piece, Amanda weighs in on Netfilx's documentary series phenomenon Tiger King, suggesting that the treatment of Carole Baskin is "not only unsatisfying but unfair," and is best encapsulated in a viral TikTok video parody, featuring the lyrics: “Carole Baskin killed her...