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I'm Kathleen Goldar. This is Crime Story. Every week a new crime with the

story who knows it best. I stood my ground because I believed my reporting and I believed these women and I just

I'm not one who's going to back down when someone's attacking my credibility and attacking

It's hard to underestimate the influence that Bill Cosby had for generations of people

At the height of his career, he was almost better known as Dr. Huxtable or America's dad.

The Cosby show, his juggernaut of a TV show, broke racial boundaries and made Bill Cosby

The one the only the best there is, Mr. Bill Cosby, ladies.

Let's make something different for Santa this year.

But behind the scenes, there were whispers of something sinister.

That behind his squeaky clean image, Cosby was drugging and assaulting women.

See, so wasn't the person that he portrayed himself to be on that show.

Just because you play a nice guy on TV doesn't mean you are one.

Nicole Vicency Egan was the first reporter to dig into the claims against Cosby when many journalists

were afraid to touch it or just couldn't believe it. Egan has stayed on the story ever

since, writing a book and publishing a podcast called Chasing Cosby.

For nearly half a century, Bill Cosby brought warmth and laughter into hearts across the country, cementing his image as “America’s Dad.” But he also led a dark, secret life preying on women. The comedian carefully coaxed each one into feeling safe and cared for, then left them to pick up the pieces of their lives. It all started with Andrea Constand. She carried the burden of being the only one of the 60-plus accusers whose case could be tried in a court of law. Now, she's telling her side of the story, along with firsthand accounts from more than a dozen survivors, jurors and prosecutors. From the Los Angeles Times, and hosted by investigative reporter Nicki Weisensee Egan, "Chasing Cosby" is the definitive take of the rise and fall of Bill Cosby.

0:00.0	I'm Kathleen Goldar. This is Crime Story. Every week a new crime with the
0:08.2	story who knows it best. I stood my ground because I believed my reporting and I believed these women and I just
0:26.6	I'm not one who's going to back down when someone's attacking my credibility and attacking
0:31.1	my reporting.
0:32.1	It's hard to underestimate the influence that Bill Cosby had for generations of people
0:37.5	around the world.
0:39.2	At the height of his career, he was almost better known as Dr. Huxtable or America's dad.
0:45.7	The Cosby show, his juggernaut of a TV show, broke racial boundaries and made Bill Cosby
0:52.3	a cultural leader in America.
0:55.0	He was untouchable.
0:56.0	The one the only the best there is, Mr. Bill Cosby, ladies.
1:00.0	Let's make something different for Santa this year.
1:03.0	Tello Jigglers.
1:04.0	Mm, boy, look at this.
1:07.0	Isn't this wonderful?
1:09.0	But behind the scenes, there were whispers of something sinister.
1:14.0	That behind his squeaky clean image, Cosby was drugging and assaulting women.
1:20.0	See, so wasn't the person that he portrayed himself to be on that show.
1:24.4	Just because you play a nice guy on TV doesn't mean you are one.
1:28.4	Nicole Vicency Egan was the first reporter to dig into the claims against Cosby when many journalists
1:35.0	were afraid to touch it or just couldn't believe it. Egan has stayed on the story ever
1:39.9	since, writing a book and publishing a podcast called Chasing Cosby.
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Introducing: Crime Story

Chasing Cosby

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