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Best Case Worst Case

309 | Mass Shooting Victims Need Lawyers Too

Best Case Worst Case

X-G Productions

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.23.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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An Atlanta lawyer specializes in helping victims of mass shootings.

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0:00.0

Eight people were killed in five were injured.

0:07.0

There's been a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis.

0:16.0

Aren't they in the same position as any person in the public who entered into their property?

0:37.0

Hello, welcome to the best case, worst case.

0:40.0

This is Jim Clemente, retired FBI profiler, former New York City prosecutor, and writer-producer of CBS's Criminal Minds, including Criminal Minds Evolution on Paramount Plus.

0:51.0

And with me today, from afar, thankfully is.

0:54.0

Hi, everybody. It's Francie Higgs, former state and federal prosecutor and executive producer and writer of Audible's Midwest Monster.

1:03.0

Even though you just insult me, I have to say it's nice to see you. And I'm really excited because again, this is like a record on best case, worst case.

1:13.0

Again, we have a new guest, someone our listeners and our Patreon subscribers have never heard from before. So Mel, introduce yourself to our listeners.

1:24.0

My name is Mel Hewitt. I'm an attorney in Atlanta, Georgia.

1:28.0

Well, Mel, you're a lot more than that. I think we should get into it a little bit at a time though, right Jim?

1:33.0

Sure. Why not?

1:35.0

I think also Jim, do you fill out number because Mel and I are both in Atlanta, literally right now.

1:40.0

Yes. Wow. That's amazing. Well, you know, Mel, I'm sorry that you have to share an entire state with Francie, but you know, I guess you probably figure out a way. Yeah. That's true.

1:53.0

So Mel, tell us a little bit about your history. How did you become an attorney in Atlanta, Georgia?

2:00.0

Wow. If you want to go way back to have to get out of the service, I apparently couldn't keep a job.

2:07.0

By the way, Francie and I do have something else in common. We both have Cleveland ties.

2:12.0

That's right. My husband and Mel himself.

2:15.0

Well, I don't, I'm not wearing a tie. So I guess I don't have. Oh, my God.

2:22.0

Please don't do that anymore. Share. Okay.

2:25.0

So yeah, well, after the service, I went right into the department of the law enforcement spent about six and a half years there.

2:34.0

And where was that? Which sheriff's office was that?

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