How the media influenced a mother’s death sentence after a deadly robbery

True Crime News: The Podcast

True Crime News

True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Years after the execution of Barbara Graham, questions remain about her real involvement in a robbery that turned fatal. Was she the cold-hearted killer prosecutors and the press made her out to be? Or was the struggling woman an easy scapegoat in a shaky case? Marcia Clark joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	A word of warning. This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong
0:35.9	language. It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it
0:41.7	disturbing.
0:42.9	Hello and welcome to a special edition of True Crime News, the podcast.
0:46.5	I'm your host, Anna Garcia.
0:48.1	Everyone in the world of true crime has a story to tell about a case they worked on or
0:52.9	that they lived through.
0:55.2	Some are high profile,
1:00.8	some you've never heard of, but they're all fascinating. Today's case has a very famous storyteller.
1:05.9	Former Deputy D.A. Marsha Clark, who prosecuted the trial of the century, the O.J. Simpson murder case. Marsha has written a new book about another sensational case, the conviction and execution of Barbara Graham, whose story became an Oscar-winning film called I Want to Live, starring Susan Hayward in 1958.
1:21.7	Our guest, Marcia Clark, is a New York Times best-selling author. She's written 10 books, and her latest one is trial by ambush, which explores the injustice
1:31.1	and the truth of the case involving Barbara Graham.
1:34.1	Marcia, this is incredible.
1:35.4	We're so happy to have you.
1:37.1	Thank you for having me, and it's my pleasure.
1:39.8	Well, you as a prolific author now have this new book out and your attention to detail.
1:48.1	We've had a chance to talk a little bit on True Crime News, the show about your book.
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