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Records dispute Sunny Hostin’s claim that she prevented a guilty verdict in 1991 ‘cannibal’ murder trial

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Her own statements to reporters at the time appear inconsistent.

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  1. Sunny Hostin reveals she was holdout juror in 1991 ‘Butcher of Tompkins Square Park' trial

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  2. Host of 'The View' reveals she was lone holdout on jury that found cannibal killer not guilty by reason of insanity

    Headline from Blaze Media ·

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    Records dispute Sunny Hostin’s claim that she prevented a guilty verdict in 1991 ‘cannibal’ murder trial

    Headline from MLive ·

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  1. NewsBusters

    Sunny Hostin Brags She Was Holdout Juror Who Kept Killer Out of Prison (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    Sunny Hostin Brags She Was Holdout Juror Who Kept Killer Out of Prison With The View discussing how the attorney for killer Lindsey Clancy was looking to investigate the holdout juror in the trial, ABC News co-host Sunny Hostin shared a new story with her cast mates.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Sunny Hostin reveals she was holdout juror in 1991 ‘Butcher of Tompkins Square Park' trial (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 08: Sunny Hostin attends a discussion of the View’s “Behind the Table” podcast at 92NY on October 08, 2024 in New York City.

  3. Townhall

  4. New York Post

    ‘The View’s Sunny Hostin boasts she was holdout juror who spared NYC’s Butcher of Tompkins Square Park cannibal killer (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The gruesome case of Daniel Rakowitz came up during a panel discussion about Lindsay Clancy's attorney's push to investigate the holdout juror.

  5. Fox News

    Sunny Hostin reveals she was holdout juror on case where man killed woman, dismembered her, boiled body parts (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Sunny Hostin revealed she was the holdout juror in the 1991 Daniel Rakowitz dismemberment case, saying she saw clearly that he was psychotic.

  6. Breitbart News

    'The View' Co-Host Sunny Hostin Admits Being Holdout Juror in Woman Butcherer Daniel Rakowitz Trial (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    ABC's "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin admitted that she had been a holdout juror in a 1991 trial, regarding a man who murdered and butchered a woman to pieces, and then boiled her and fed her to homeless people.

  7. Legal Insurrection

    Sunny Hostin Brags She Stopped a Guilty Verdict for NYC Cannibal Killer (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Oh my god.... The post Sunny Hostin Brags She Stopped a Guilty Verdict for NYC Cannibal Killer first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  8. Blaze Media

    Host of 'The View' reveals she was lone holdout on jury that found cannibal killer not guilty by reason of insanity (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Sunny Hostin admitted during the latest episode of "The View" that she was the reason a cannibal killer was found not guilty of his crimes. She was explaining the insanity defense being employed by attorneys for Lindsay Clancy after Clancy strangled and killed her three young children.

  9. Objectivist

    Sunny Hostin’s Horrifying Holdout Juror Revelation Defends the Unthinkable [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    Objectivist's feed description

    Sunny Hostin stunned her fellow hosts by revealing that she wanted Daniel Rakowitz found not guilty, even as she recounted the murder, dismemberment, cooking, and serving of Monika Beerle’s remains.

  10. Breitbart News

    Nolte: Contemporaneous News Report Contradicts 'The View' Host Sunny Hostin’s ‘Holdout Juror’ Tale (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A contemporaneous news report completely contradicts a tale View co-host Sunny Hostin told about being a holdout juror in an infamous 1989 New York City murder.

  11. Not The Bee

    Wait, did Sunny Hostin lie about being the holdout juror in a trial that kept a cannibal enthusiast out of jail? (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    On Wednesday, we reported on this viral story

  12. NewsBusters

    Is Sunny Hostin Lying About Being Holdout Juror? The Truth May Surprise You (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    Is Sunny Hostin Lying About Being Holdout Juror? The Truth May Surprise You ABC’s Sunny Hostin made headlines and set the internet ablaze earlier this week when she made the claim that she was the holdout juror in the murder trial against Daniel Rakowitz, aka The Butcher of Tompkins Square Park, and…

  13. New York Post

    Sunny Hostin’s claim that she was lone holdout in NYC cannibalism trial shot down by multiple sources from the time (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    "He was unemployed and liked the $15 a day and the three free meals," juror Valerie Holmes said in the aftermath of the verdict.

  14. PJ Media

  15. MLive

    Records dispute Sunny Hostin’s claim that she prevented a guilty verdict in 1991 ‘cannibal’ murder trial (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    Her own statements to reporters at the time appear inconsistent.

  16. Objectivist

    Sunny Hostin’s Cannibal Trial Holdout Story Shredded by Reality [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    Objectivist's feed description

    Sunny Hostin insists she was the sole holdout in Daniel Rakowitz’s 1991 trial, but former juror accounts, contemporary news reports and a law enforcement source identified a man, while one report suggested there may have been two holdouts.

  17. Townhall

  18. Revolver News

  19. Fox News

    Sunny Hostin's holdout juror claim complicated by conflicting reports from infamous 1991 murder trial (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Sunny Hostin claimed she was the holdout juror in the NYC cannibal killer trial, but co-jurors told multiple outlets the holdout was an unemployed man.

  20. GOP Daily Brief

    Sunny Hostin’s Claim She Was Holdout Juror in 1991 Cannibal Murder Trial Refuted by Multiple Archival Sources (opens GOP Daily Brief)

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    GOP Daily Brief's feed description

    Daytime television has become a strange kind of courtroom. The hosts are the judges, the audience is the jury, and accountability is perpetually absent. Shows...

  21. BizPac Review

    Facts clash with Sunny Hostin’s sensational claim she was holdout juror in NYC cannibalism trial (opens BizPac Review)

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    As Sunny Hostin doubled down on her claim of helping acquit an infamous admitted murderer and cannibal, receipts told a different story regarding her effort to sympathize […]

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