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

/

Hosted By

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

To support this podcast and others produced by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, please visit the Community Journalism Project's website here.

Get the latest Arkansas news: https://www.arkansasonline.com.

Other Episodes

Episode 0

February 09, 2025 00:01:04
Episode Cover

TRAILER: The Orsini Tapes

In this podcast series, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporters Daniel McFadin and Tony Holt take deep dive into the true crime saga of Mary Lee Orsini,...

Listen

Episode 3

March 23, 2025 00:41:22
Episode Cover

Episode 3: Bubbly Yet Deadly

Mary Lee Orsini finds a new mark. Two men agree to carry out a violent plan. An unusual crime in a nice neighborhood baffles...

Listen

Episode 4

March 30, 2025 00:57:28
Episode Cover

Episode 4: July 2, 1982

A minute-by-minute account of the tragic events of July 2, 1982, a day that shocked Little Rock and shattered the McArthur family. Written and...

Listen