Soledad O'Brien

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Murder on the Towpath with Soledad O’Brien · Exhibit A · 28 May 2025 podcast

Ray pled guilty to a bunch of crimes. It was serious. But it's hard not to think about Ray's mental state after the spectacle of Mary's trial. Here's Terry Coopers again.

Some would say Ray made the perfect fall guy, but it cost him dearly.

There are some historical figures whose lives and stories are immortalized. Dubby wrote a memoir about her life. Mary didn't get to tell her story on her terms, but she's been written about extensively. But Ray, he was at the center of this whole trial, and yet his story is mostly untold.

We don't know if his relatives consider him a man who was wrongfully accused of Mary's murder or if they have their own doubts. His relatives never returned our invitations to speak for this podcast. Aside from his criminal record, we really don't know what happened to him or his family.

The one thing we do have is a letter. It's addressed to Dovey on August 10th, 1965, 10 days after Ray was acquitted.

And so, knowing what we know about Ray, that a jury found him not guilty, but his future involved bad behavior, we're still left wondering, if it wasn't Ray, then who could have murdered Mary Pinchot Meyer? Her killing left so many unanswered questions. It was only a matter of time before people filled in the gaps.

Mary was a woman who had the ear of some of the most powerful people in the country. Journalists, government officers, a sitting U.S. president. What did she know? Was it enough to cost her her life? Oh, and did we mention the diary?

We'll get to all of that and more on next week's episode of Murder on the Towpath. From Luminary, Murder on the Towpath is a production of Film Nation Entertainment in association with Neon Hum Media. Our executive producers are me, Soledad O'Brien, Alyssa Martino, Milan Popelka, and Jonathan Hirsch. Lead producer is Shara Morris. Associate producers are Natalie Rinn and Lucy Licht.

Senior editor is Catherine St. Louis. Music and composition by Andrew Eapin. Sound design and mixing by Scott Somerville. Fact-checking by Laura Bullard. Special thanks to Allison Cohen, Sarah Vacchiano, Rose Arce, Kate Mishkin, Ronald Young Jr., and Michaela Salella.

Behind the Bastards · Part Two: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets · 15 May 2025 podcast

I'm Soledad O'Brien, and on my new true crime podcast, Murder on the Towpath, I'm taking you back to 1964, to the cold case of artist Mary Pinchot Meyer.

It turns out Mary was connected to a very powerful man.

Listen to Murder on the Towpath with Soledad O'Brien on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Soledad O'Brien, and on my podcast, Murder on the Towpath, I'm taking you back to the 1960s. Mary Pinchot Meyer was a painter who lived in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Every day, she took a daily walk along the towpath near the E&O Canal.

The police arrived in a heartbeat. Within 40 minutes, a man named Raymond Crump Jr. was arrested. He was found nearby, soaking wet, and he was black. Only one woman dared defend him, civil rights lawyer, W. Roundtree. Join me as we unravel this story with a crazy twist. Because what most people didn't know is that Mary was connected to a very powerful man.

John F. Kennedy. Listen to Murder on the Towpath with Soledad O'Brien on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The police arrived in a heartbeat. Within 40 minutes, a man named Raymond Crump Jr. was arrested. He was found nearby, soaking wet, and he was black. Only one woman dared defend him, civil rights lawyer W. Roundtree. Join me as we unravel this story with a crazy twist. Because what most people didn't know is that Mary was connected to a very powerful man.

Listen to Murder on the Towpath with Soledad O'Brien on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Soledad O'Brien, and on my new true crime podcast, Murder on the Towpath, I'm taking you back to 1964, to the cold case of artist Mary Pinchot Meyer.

It turns out Mary was connected to a very powerful man.

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