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Podcast: Darkness Radio
Episode: A Hate Crime in Brooklyn w/David G. Secular
Description: True Crime Tuesday presents: A Hate Crime in Brooklyn with Defense Attorney/Author, David G. Secular!Â
When Sofia Hushemi, a sheltered Albanian immigrant, carelessly collides with Sylvester Stanley on her way home from Prospect Park, both escape injury. Upon discovering the loss of her precious ring, gifted to her by Victor, the feared kingpin of the Albanian-American Mafia, she frantically presumes Sylvester, a Black man, was not a jogger, but a culprit. Hours later, Sylvester is attacked in broad daylight leaving Sofia facing life behind bars for allegedly ordering the attack.
The trial is a rollercoaster o...