6. The Interview

A Killing On the Cape

ABC News

True Crime

4.5 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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More than 10 years after Chris McCowen's conviction for the rape and murder of Christa Worthington, his defense continues its efforts to get him a new trial. And for the first time, we hear directly from Chris to get his side of the story. Support this podcast with a review --------> http://bit.ly/2xj9fk8 *** Can you help catch a killer? Check out our other series, "A Murder On Orchard Street." Listen and subscribe: http://apple.co/2xuXURv *** ** Subscribe to "Start Here," the new daily podcast from ABC News, available on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/2pvq8Ws), Google Podcasts (http://bit.ly/2JZSK70), or your favorite podcast app! "A Killing On the Cape" is a production of ABC Radio and ABC News "20/20." Subscribe to the weekly "20/20" podcast on Apple Podcasts (http://apple.co/2zKPW5c) or wherever you're listening right now. Find more ABC podcasts at http://www.abcnewspodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last time on a killing on the cake.
0:04.4	For Cape Cod, this was the trial of the century.
0:09.8	There had never been anything like this in recent memory.
0:14.8	This case has to do with a horrendous crime.
0:17.8	That's the fact that I'm by our laws.
0:19.8	The scene is not worth the paper written on.
0:23.0	I went into closing argument believing
0:24.6	I had at the very least a case of reasonable doubt.
0:31.0	We the jury, the minister, we turn to following verdict.
0:34.0	You'll get first degree.
0:35.6	You'll get murder in the first degree.
0:37.2	In the stream of prostitutes, or cruelty.
0:39.2	You know, self-dollamy murder.
0:41.0	Three life terms.
0:43.2	Holy moly, you know.
0:45.2	Does it get any worse?
0:46.8	I didn't think racism still existed this way.
0:52.2	I just didn't know.
0:53.6	People still behave and felt that way.
0:56.0	I truly didn't.
0:57.8	From ABC Radio in 2020, I'm Mark Bremillard, and this is a killing on the cake.
1:14.8	It's now been more than 10 years since Chris's conviction,
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