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5.9.25 CRU with Nancy Grace: Can Justice Survive Celebrity? Inside the Diddy Trial

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Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum dissect the legal complexities and cultural reverberations of the Sean "Diddy" Combs case.

They discuss how media narratives, witness credibility, and the magnetic pull of celebrity can influence a jury’s perception—regardless of the facts. They unpack how victim stories are often distorted or dismissed and explore the deeply personal, often painful reasons many survivors stay silent for years before finding the strength to speak out

Show Notes:

  • (0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup
  • (0:30) Happy Mother’s day weekend
  • (3:00) Sean Combs…a.k.a Diddy has plead not guilty
  • (6:00) Biggest obstacles for Diddy
  • (7:30) Diddy's charges and public perception
  • (8:00) Charisma in the courtroom
  • (10:00) Defense tactics and likeability bias
  • (13:00) Questioning victims - why didn’t they speak sooner?
  • (15:00) Cassie Ventura’s video
  • (19:00) Defining consent and power imbalances
  • (20:00) Voir Dire - jury selection strategies explained
  • (22:00) Open vs. silent strikes
  • (22:30) Prediction of how long Diddy trial will last

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Nancy Grace is an outspoken, tireless advocate for victims’ rights and one of television's most respected legal analysts. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor. She is the founder and publisher of CrimeOnline.com, a crime- fighting digital platform that investigates breaking crime news, spreads awareness of missing people and shines a light on cold cases.

In addition, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, a daily show hosted by Grace, airs on SIRIUS XM’s Triumph Channel 111 and is downloadable as a podcast on all audio platforms - https://www.crimeonline.com/

Connect with Nancy:

X: @nancygrace

Instagram: @thenancygrace

Facebook: @nancygrace

Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice.

Connect with Sheryl:

Email: [email protected]

X: @ColdCaseTips

Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum dissect the legal complexities and cultural reverberations of the Sean "Diddy" Combs case.

They discuss how media narratives, witness credibility, and the magnetic pull of celebrity can influence a jury’s perception—regardless of the facts. They unpack how victim stories are often distorted or dismissed and explore the deeply personal, often painful reasons many survivors stay silent for years before finding the strength to speak out

Show Notes:

  • (0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup
  • (0:30) Happy Mother’s day weekend
  • (3:00) Sean Combs…a.k.a Diddy has plead not guilty
  • (6:00) Biggest obstacles for Diddy
  • (7:30) Diddy's charges and public perception
  • (8:00) Charisma in the courtroom
  • (10:00) Defense tactics and likeability bias
  • (13:00) Questioning victims - why didn’t they speak sooner?
  • (15:00) Cassie Ventura’s video
  • (19:00) Defining consent and power imbalances
  • (20:00) Voir Dire - jury selection strategies explained
  • (22:00) Open vs. silent strikes
  • (22:30) Prediction of how long Diddy trial will last

---

Nancy Grace is an outspoken, tireless advocate for victims’ rights and one of television's most respected legal analysts. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor. She is the founder and publisher of CrimeOnline.com, a crime- fighting digital platform that investigates breaking crime news, spreads awareness of missing people and shines a light on cold cases.

In addition, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, a daily show hosted by Grace, airs on SIRIUS XM’s Triumph Channel 111 and is downloadable as a podcast on all audio platforms - https://www.crimeonline.com/

Connect with Nancy:

X: @nancygrace

Instagram: @thenancygrace

Facebook: @nancygrace

Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice.

Connect with Sheryl:

Email: [email protected]

X: @ColdCaseTips

Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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