What suspects should start their own podcasts?
the true crime that's worth your time
As previously discussed, despite reports to the contrary, Florida congressman/alleged sex offender Matt Gaetz did not launch a podcast to defend himself: though he did criticize the allegations against him in a recent episode, it was on a show he’d been doing for more than a year.
But the mistaken stories made Sarah and me wonder — what suspects would we want to hear a defense from via podcast? Of course, no one with a traditional lawyer would allow their clients to speak extemporaneously about their cases, but these are wild times, and a lot of the rules we’re used to have been tossed aside.
I know this is a dicey question, as inevitably victims will get deplatformed when an accused person mounts a defense. This is true even in court, and if you’re like me you don’t want to open up a door to a world where Chris Watts starts a podcast to back his (eventually disproven) claims against his wife.
But surely there are some cases out there where you’re on the bubble, and you really feel like you could make a decision one way or the other if you heard from the accused, yourself — and I’ll bet there are others where even if you think they’re guilty (say, alleged members of the Bling Ring) you’d still like to hear what they have to say. What suspects would you like in your ears? — EB