How many lawyers can say that they have cross-examined a witness so intensely that the witness went home and committed suicide? Add another highlight to the stellar career of CNN news harpy Nancy Grace! Last Thursday, Grace executed one of her tradmark rant/interviews upon Melinda Duckett, who reported her son missing two weeks before. Grace knew, with her innate sense of right and more right, that Duckett killed her son and proceeded to grill the bereaved mother. Before the interview aired the next day, Duckett blew her brains out. The reaction of Grace's show was swift:
Janine Iamunno, a spokeswoman for Grace, said in an e-mail that Duckett's death was "an extremely sad development," but that the program would continue covering the case.Yes, I'm sure it was extremely sad because they couldn't run the interview in the wake of the interviewee killing herself.
Hat tip to TalkLeft.
UPDATE: Although I like my "news harpy" label for Nancy, I also have to admire Norm over at Crime & Federalism for his moniker, "wall-eyed weaselette." Nice turn of phrase.
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