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Criminal

Episode 99: Racehorse Haynes

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.738.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

There is nothing Richard "Racehorse" Haynes of Houston, Texas wouldn't do to win a case. He’s widely considered to be one of the most exceptional criminal defense attorneys America has ever seen. He was notorious for pulling stunts in the courtroom. We speak with his son, Slade Haynes, and attorneys Charla Aldous and Chris Tritico about how Racehorse Haynes changed how they approach a jury. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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More gain in the kissing bandit was famous for kissing major league baseball pitchers

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or famous athletes and more gain was in the Asherdom.

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Nolan Ryan was on the pitching mound and the assos were playing.

0:17.0

So more gain it goes down to the very lower level and apparently jumps onto the field,

0:23.0

runs out, kisses Nolan Ryan and then runs back and gets back up to the seats

0:29.0

and the police by then I came and grabbed her and arrested her for trespassing.

0:33.0

So more gain I calls my father and says, hey I've been arrested for trespassing

0:38.0

and I need some help here and can you represent me and my dad goes, well sure.

0:43.0

My dad's defense for more gain I was and I think I'll back a little bit.

0:48.0

More gain I had a big set of rest if you want to call it.

0:54.0

More gain of the kissing bandit whose real name is more gain of Roberts.

0:59.0

Once told a reporter that she got her bras custom made by the same people

1:04.0

who made the domes for stadiums.

1:07.0

When she was arrested in 1985 for kissing Nolan Ryan, she called attorney Richard Haynes.

1:13.0

This is his son, Slade.

1:15.0

So my dad's defense for her was that her breasts were so heavy.

1:19.0

It caused her to fall over onto the field and therefore she thought

1:23.0

well I'm already on the field why not go kiss Nolan Ryan.

1:28.0

It was kind of a funny laughing stock of the court house

1:32.0

because they were like, what kind of defense is that? Mr. Haynes and he goes, well that's my defense

1:36.0

and I'm sticking to it and she was found not guilty.

1:40.0

Because her chest was so heavy.

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