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Podcast: Darkness Radio
Episode: Pro Bono: The 18 Year Defense of Caril Ann Fugate w/Jeff MacArthur
Description: True Crime Tuesday presents: Pro Bono:Â The 18 Year Defense of Caril Ann Fugate with Author, Jeff MacArthur!
In 1958, 19-year-old Charlie Starkweather went on a murder spree that paralyzed Nebraska, shocked the nation, and left 11 people dead. With him when he was captured was his 14-year-old ex-girlfriend Caril Fugate. The question soon arose, was Caril a kidnapped victim, or a heartless accomplice?
Appointed to her case, attorney John McArthur initially accepted the assignment out of a sense of constitutional duty. But as he delved deeper, he found that the truth was far more complicated than anyone was l...