Kary Antholis

Episode 3: Pine Barrens Episode Synopsis After his wife Kathie's disappearance, Robert Durst travelled 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. You can listen now by clicking on your preferred platform below. Apple PodcastsSpotify Castbox - Podcast Player Acast Please SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW, LISTEN, SHARE and RATE the podcast on your chosen platform. Here is a bit more information about the series.Jury Duty: The Trial of Robert DurstThe story of billionaire...

Team Crime Story: This was another intense week at crimestory.com, we explored the idea of Prison Abolition. We highlighted the thoughts of a poet and teacher who, as a former inmate, offers unique insight into the American prison experience. We continued our series on the media coverage of the impact of the COVID-19 virus on America's prisons and jails. And we continued our podcast series on the Robert Durst trial.  Also, I represented Crime Story in a couple of appearances on a nationally renown political news and opinion webside. On Monday, we presented a conversation between Amanda Knox and Reginald Dwayne Betts, an acclaimed poet, memoirist, and attorney...

This past week I made two appearances on Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo website. TPM, as it is also known, is a leading political news and opinion site. The company helped incubate Crime Story Media, and owns a small percentage of it. The first appearance was on Josh's podcast with Kate Riga and David Taintor. The second was this piece for TPM Cafe, the "outside voices and analysis" section of the site. Both of my contributions were focused on Attorney General William Barr and were meant to offer context for Barr's anticipated appearance before the House Judiciary Committee this coming week. During...

Episode 2: Fighting, Slapping, Pushing, Wrestling 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. In episode two of the podcast, 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."

On today’s podcast my guest is, once again, Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC Legal Anylyst and Crime Story Consulting Editor, Paul Butler. In our conversation, Paul and I discuss the idea of prison abolition, its historical roots in the movement for black lives, and why he has chosen to study it as a scholar, and promote it as an advocate. Kary Antholis: Paul Butler, thank you for joining us again. Paul Butler: Hey, Kary. It's great to be here as always. Kary Antholis: Today, I'd like to explore a subject with you that we've touched upon in the past, but I'd like to try to do...

Episode 1: This Case Involves Three Different Murders  Team Crime Story,We are thrilled to let you know that today we premiered the first episode of Jury Duty: The Trial of Robert Durst.Durst is on trial for the murder of his friend Susan Berman. In episode one of the podcast, 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. You can listen now by clicking on your preferred platform below. Apple PodcastsSpotify Castbox - Podcast Player Acast Please SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW, LISTEN, SHARE and RATE...