Jury Duty

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Travis McMichael Testifies — Cross Examination Part 1 , host Kary Antholis begins the presentation of Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski’s cross examination of Travis McMichael. Dunikoski's cross covered three sessions of the trial over two days. This episode focuses on the first session which took place on the afternoon of November 17. Hosted on Acast....

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Travis McMichael Testifies — Direct Examination Part 4 , host Kary Antholis concludes an examination of Travis McMichael's direct testimony in his own defense against charges of homicide, felony assault and false imprisonment. This episode covers the events on February 23, 2020 that led McMichael to fire three shots, two of which struck Mr. Arbery, ki...

In this bonus episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery — Citizen's Arrest and 21st Century Lynchings , host Kary Antholis and Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC analyst and one of the nation’s most frequently consulted scholars on issues of race and criminal justice, Paul Butler, discuss the arguments surrounding Judge Timothy Walmsley’s decision to give a charging instruction to the jury regarding Geor...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Travis McMichael Testifies — Direct Examination Part 3 , host Kary Antholis continues an examination of Travis McMichael's testimony in his own defense against charges of homicide, felony assault and false imprisonment. This portion of McMichael's testimony covers his activities on February 23, the day Ahmaud Arbery was shot. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Travis McMichael Testifies — Direct Examination Part 2 , host Kary Antholis continues an examination of Travis McMichael's testimony in his own defense against charges of homicide, felony assault and false imprisonment. This portion of McMichael's testimony covers an encounter that he had with a man whom he believes to have been Mr. Arbery approximate...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Travis McMichael Testifies — Direct Examination Part 1 , host Kary Antholis begins an examination of Travis McMichael's testimony in his own defense against charges of homicide, felony assault and false imprisonment. We made the decision to bring you McMichael's testimony immediately and defer earlier days of testimony in an effort to give you up to t...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Defense Opening — Part 3 , host Kary Antholis continues his analysis of the opening statement of Franklin Hogue, one of Greg McMichael’s defense attorneys. Kary is joined by Paul Butler, Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC analyst and one of the nation’s most frequently consulted scholars on issues of race and criminal justice, to discuss how Hogue's open...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Defense Opening — Part 2 , host Kary Antholis continues his analysis of the opening statement of Bob Rubin, one of Travis McMichael’s defense attorneys. Kary is joined by Paul Butler, Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC analyst and one of the nation’s most frequently consulted scholars on issues of race and criminal justice, to discuss how Rubin is constr...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Defense Opening — Part 1 , host Kary Antholis examines the opening statement of Bob Rubin, one of Travis McMichael’s defense attorneys. Kary is joined by Paul Butler, Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC analyst and one of the nation’s most frequently consulted scholars on issues of race and criminal justice, to discuss the specific images and charged lang...

In this bonus episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery — Defense Attorney: "We Don't Want Any More Black Pastors Coming In Here" , host Kary Antholis and Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC analyst and one of the nation’s most frequently consulted scholars on issues of race and criminal justice, Paul Butler, discuss the shocking comments made in court on Thursday, November 11, 2021, by attorney Kevin Gou...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Prosecutor's Opening — Part 2 , host Kary Antholis examines the second half of Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski’s opening. After introducing the jurors to the deceased Mr. Arbery in the first part of her opening, the latter portion focuses on what exactly happened in the moments leading to Mr. Arbery's death on February 23, 2020. Kary is joined by Paul Butl...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Prosecutor's Opening — Part 1 , host Kary Antholis is joined by Paul Butler, Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC Legal Analyst and Crime Story Consulting Editor, to examine the first part of Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski’s opening statement to a panel of 12 jurors and 3 alternate jurors.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Juror Exclusion On The Basis Of Race — Part 2 , host Kary Antholis details the McMichaels / Bryan defense teams' race-neutral reasons for blocking the Black jurors that they struck from the final jury panel, discusses Judge Walmsley’s decision on the motion, and offers a general overview of the individuals who are on the final jury panel. Paul Butler,...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Juror Exclusion On The Basis Of Race — Part 1 , host Kary Antholis begins the two-part argument presented in the Friday, November 5th, hearing where prosecutor Linda Dunikoski presented a motion to Judge Timothy Walmsley that asserted the defense had improperly used their peremptory juror challenges in the case on the basis of the jurors' race. Kary i...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 5 , host Kary Antholis examines the questioning of FBI Agent Richard Dial by Franklin Hogue and Kevin Gough, the lawyers representing Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan, respectively, during the June 4, 2020, pre-trial probable cause hearing in the case of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 4 , host Kary Antholis continues an analysis of the questioning of FBI Agent Richard Dial by Jason Sheffield, the lead attorney for Travis McMichael, the man who shot Ahmaud Arbery. Kary is joined by Paul Butler, Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC Legal Analyst and Crime Story Consulting Editor, to examine what Sheffield's questioni...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 3 , host Kary Antholis examines how and what Jason Sheffield, the lead attorney for Travis McMichael, the man who shot Ahmaud Arbery, focused on as he begins his questioning of FBI Agent Dial. Kary is joined by Paul Butler, Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC Legal Analyst and Crime Story Consulting Editor, to discuss what Sheffield'...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 2 , host Kary Antholis continues an exploration of Prosecutor Jesse Evans's questioning of Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Richard Dial at a hearing where Judge Wallace Harrell would determine whether there was probable cause for Greg and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan to face trial for the Felony Murder of Ahm...

In this episode, The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 1 , host Kary Antholis details the facts and arguments laid out in the June 4, 2020, pre-trial probable cause hearing in the case against Greg and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Kary is joined by Paul Butler, Georgetown Law Professor, MSNBC Legal Analyst and Crime Story Consulting Edi...

This groundbreaking podcast created, hosted and produced by Oscar and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Kary Antholis tells the story of a high-profile criminal trial — as that trial is happening. Jury Duty is back with a new season and a new case: The Georgia trial of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryant, the suspects in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Hosted on Acast....

In this episode, Durst Sentencing – Part 2: Susan's Family Speaks , host Kary Antholis and co-host Brittany Bookbinder continue their discussion of the Thursday, October 14th, court appearance of Robert Durst. Kary and Brittany present excerpts from the victim impact statements delivered by members of Susan Berman’s family and examine Judge Mark Windham’s sentence for Robert Durst for the murder o...

In this episode, Durst Sentencing - Part 1: How Judge Windham Saw the Durst Trial , host Kary Antholis and co-host Brittany Bookbinder discuss the Thursday, October 14th, court appearance of Robert Durst, his first since being convicted of the murder of his friend Susan Berman. In Part 1, Kary and Brittany focus on the defense team’s motion for a new trial through the prism of the prosecution's re...

In this Breaking News Bonus Episode, reporter Charles Bagli breaks the news that Dick DeGuerin has "completed the assignment" and no longer represents Robert Durst. DeGuerin's departure comes on the heels of his telling the L.A. Times that Durst has Covid and has been placed on a ventilator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Charles Bagli on Chavin's Choice , journalist Charles Bagli, who covered the Durst trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com, profiles Nick Chavin, the man who became his trusted source on the Durst story and, ultimately, Los Angeles prosecutors’ star witness. Host Kary Antholis and co-host Brittany Bookbinder join Charlie for a discussion about Chavin's key role in the lega...

On our last episode, host Kary Antholis and co-host Brittany Bookbinder recapped the events surrounding the reading of the jury’s guilty verdict against Robert Durst for the murder of Susan Berman. In this episode, The Trial's Most Memorable Moments — Part 2 — Charles Bagli's Top Ten , our reporter in court virtually every day of the trial — and who has been covering the Durst story for over 20 ye...