Bob Bennett (Lawyer, Clerk in 1965)

Or, as Bob Bennett explained it, The police don't usually, after an acquittal, go out and investigate to find someone else. unless there's good reason to.

Or, as Bob Bennett explained it, The police don't usually, after an acquittal, go out and investigate to find someone else. unless there's good reason to.

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This was the hottest case in the courthouse.

This was the hottest case in the courthouse.

It was a big deal. And of course, the press was there. Mary Pinchot Meyer was a very prominent, wealthy woman. She was on the social pages and everything. And so it had all those characteristics. And yeah, it was a big story.

It was a big deal. And of course, the press was there. Mary Pinchot Meyer was a very prominent, wealthy woman. She was on the social pages and everything. And so it had all those characteristics. And yeah, it was a big story.

It was an exciting case, and yes, I did enjoy it.

It was an exciting case, and yes, I did enjoy it.

I mean, Judge Corcoran was a very patient judge. kind of a laid-back fellow. He was calm. He was deliberative. And because he was new, he wanted to do everything just perfectly right.

I mean, Judge Corcoran was a very patient judge. kind of a laid-back fellow. He was calm. He was deliberative. And because he was new, he wanted to do everything just perfectly right.

There were a lot of people sitting in the benches and the rows.

There were a lot of people sitting in the benches and the rows.

He looked very young, and he wasn't threatening at all. He was a little guy, as I remember it. I don't know what his height was, but he gave the appearance of being smallish and thinnish, as I remember it.

He looked very young, and he wasn't threatening at all. He was a little guy, as I remember it. I don't know what his height was, but he gave the appearance of being smallish and thinnish, as I remember it.

He was one of her children. She acted, if I remember right, very kindly towards him, and she created the image that she was going to take care of this poor fellow who was incorrectly charged. And she created a very motherly appearance in the courtroom as a protector of Raymond Crump.

He was one of her children. She acted, if I remember right, very kindly towards him, and she created the image that she was going to take care of this poor fellow who was incorrectly charged. And she created a very motherly appearance in the courtroom as a protector of Raymond Crump.

He was. He was a very strong prosecutor. He was a very big fellow. He was very aggressive. Very capable, very capable.

He was. He was a very strong prosecutor. He was a very big fellow. He was very aggressive. Very capable, very capable.