Killer Cross Examination

Linda Kenney Baden has defended or taken part in the defense of Phil Spector, Jayson Williams, Casey Anthony, Michael Skakel and Aaron Hernandez, to name a few. If you have read about a high profile case in which someone was acquitted and the case involved forensic evidence, there is a good chance that Linda Kenney Baden was involved. But her defense of Phil Spector, the music industry icon, in his trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson, is one of the things that she will be most remembered for by the public.  She was portrayed by Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren in the HBO Film, Phil Spector, who starred in the movie alongside Al Pacino (who portrayed Spector).  She is a host on Dan Abrams Law & Crime Network.  She is also married to one of the foremost forensic pathologists in the country, Michael Baden. Linda Kenney Baden is my guest on the Killer Cross Examination Podcast.

Jack Zimmermann is a true American hero. Zimmermann proudly admits to taking on the hardest, toughest cases and causes. He’s fought in war, defended soldiers wrongly accused in court martial cases, tried some of the toughest cases in Texas, freed people from death row and even got involved in the Branch Davidian David Koresh controversy in WACO and testified before Congress. Zimmermann is a true legend.  A former partner of the legendary Racehorse Haynes, he joins me to tell us about his life and career on this episode of Killer Cross Examination.

A whopping verdict of 98 million against the State of Washington for negligence in the deaths of the Powell children, one of the most tragic and followed cases in the history of that state. It wasn’t magic but she did represent one of the great magicians of all time, David Copperfield. Anne Bremner is an award winning trial lawyer, one of the nation’s most recognized legal analysts and a Court TV regular. She tells all on this episode of the Killer Cross Examination Podcast.

What’s it like to win the biggest acquittal for the biggest star ever? Tom Mesereau knows. He defended the King of Pop Michael Jackson, Iron Mike Tyson, Robert Blake and Bill Cosby and … he’s here! If you ever wanted the behind the scenes take from the man himself and to hear some never before heard of stories from the Jackson trial, don’t miss this episode!

From an 18 year old facing jail to winning a record setting 9 figure defamation verdict. Want to know how he did it? Want to learn his techniques? You can. You need to hear his story.

Few lawyers have tried 1 high profile case on TV, let alone two - and one that was covered by Netflix! Want to get behind the scenes of The Staircase, the Netflix documentary series about the prosecution and defense of novelist Michael Peterson who was charged with murder? Did you know his lawyer, David Rudolf, also defended NFL star Rae Carruth in a capital case? Rudolf is a legendary lawyer who now practices with his wife, Sonya Pfeiffer, and they host a podcast called Abuse of Power. I’ve got em both on Killer Cross Examination.

Want to know what Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller and OJ Simpson have in common? Want to know how to win trials? Pick a jury with OJ Simpson as your client AFTER he was acquitted of a double murder?  Get behind the scenes at Court TV with someone who knows Nancy Grace and who knew Johnnie Cochran? Meet Yale Galanter, one of the country’s most celebrated lawyers. He’s my guest on the Killer Cross Examination Podcast.

Have you ever admitted to something you didn't do just to get out of an emotionally difficult situation or moment? Most of us have. If so, you've experienced how false confessions occur. Did you know that 25% of all wrongful convictions involve false confessions? Do you know how to spot one? Do you you think you're immune from making a false confession or how to protect yourself from being the subject of one? They happen. A lot. James Trainum, a former detective with the Washington D.C. Police Department, is my guest and he’s an expert in police interrogation techniques and false confessions. He has appeared in/on NPR, the New Yorker magazine, The New York Times, 48 Hours, USA Today and Netflix on the series about Confession Tapes. He walks me through how they occur and how they can be prevented.

Your jaw will hit the floor when you hear how police interrogation techniques work and how confessions are extracted.