THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Tom Carpenter, former Mary Lee Orsini attorney

April 23, 2025 00:44:19
THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Tom Carpenter, former Mary Lee Orsini attorney
The Orsini Tapes
THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Tom Carpenter, former Mary Lee Orsini attorney

Apr 23 2025 | 00:44:19

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Daniel McFadin Tony Holt

Show Notes

Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter and co-host of “The Orsini Tapes” podcast, interviews Little Rock's city attorney Tom Carpenter, who once had a job he doesn't put on his resume: serving as one of Mary Lee Orsini's lawyers during her 1982 murder trial. In this interview, Carpenter recounts how he became involved in the case and how the experience became a "nightmare" he would never repeat.

Interview by Daniel McFadin/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Produced by Kyle McDaniel/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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