In 1973, a massive manhunt in New York's Adirondack Mountains ended when
police captured a man named Robert Garrow. And that’s when this story really
gets started.
This episode we consider a string of barbaric crimes by a hated man, and the
attorney who, when called to defend him, also wound up defending a core
principle of our legal system. When Frank Armani learned his client’s most
gruesome secrets, he made a morally startling decision that stunned the world
and goes to the heart of what it means to be a defense attorney - how far
should lawyers go to provide the best defense to the worst people?
NOTE: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault and
violence.Produced by Matt Kielty and Brenna Farrell. Reported by Brenna Farrell.Special thanks to Tom Alibrandi, author of Privileged Information, with Frank
Armani, Laurence Gooley, author of Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story
of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow, Charl Bader and the students in her
Criminal Defense Clinic at Fordham University, Leslie Levin and the students
in her Legal Profession class at The University of Connecticut School of Law,
Clark D. Cunningham at Georgia State University College of Law, Debra Armani,
Mary Armani, Lohr McKinstry, Tom Scozzafava, Stephanie Jenkins, Brian Farrell,
Jennifer Brumback and Nick Capodice.
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In 1973, a massive manhunt in New York's Adirondack Mountains ended when
police captured a man named Robert Garrow. And that’s when this story really
gets started.
This episode we consider a string of barbaric crimes by a hated man, and the
attorney who, when called to defend him, also wound up defending a core
principle of our legal system. When Frank Armani learned his client’s most
gruesome secrets, he made a morally startling decision that stunned the world
and goes to the heart of what it means to be a defense attorney - how far
should lawyers go to provide the best defense to the worst people?
NOTE: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault and
violence.Produced by Matt Kielty and Brenna Farrell. Reported by Brenna Farrell.Special thanks to Tom Alibrandi, author of Privileged Information, with Frank
Armani, Laurence Gooley, author of Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story
of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow, Charl Bader and the students in her
Criminal Defense Clinic at Fordham University, Leslie Levin and the students
in her Legal Profession class at The University of Connecticut School of Law,
Clark D. Cunningham at Georgia State University College of Law, Debra Armani,
Mary Armani, Lohr McKinstry, Tom Scozzafava, Stephanie Jenkins, Brian Farrell,
Jennifer Brumback and Nick Capodice.
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