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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Music star-sex-perv R. Kelly caught on tape whining he's too "POPULAR' to be around other inmates, dodges court date

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

New charges against R. Kelly in a Minnesota court. A bench warrant issued for the singer for not appearing in court, even though he is already locked up in Illinois. In the meantime, Kelly says he's too popular to be in general population. Joining Nancy Grace today to discuss: Attorney Troy Slaten, Former NYPD John Cardillo, Forensic Psychologist Dr Daniel Bober, Forensics expert Joe Scott Morgan and reporter  Levi Page.

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0:00.0

I'm Joseph Scott Morgan.

0:01.7

I was the youngest medical legal death investigator in the country.

0:04.8

The first time I've ever made a death notification on you after that moment

0:08.6

that I was going to try to be as compassionate as I possibly could.

0:12.0

Because when families are rocked by death,

0:14.9

the only thing they really want are answers.

0:18.1

They ask how, where, it was my job as a death investigator to bring those answers.

0:26.7

Listen to Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.4

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

0:39.8

Judge Linen Weber said a trial date of April 27th,

0:47.5

that's despite arguments by our Kelly's attorneys for more time.

0:52.1

Since this is just one of four ongoing cases against the singer,

0:58.0

our Kelly said nothing as he stood through this morning's hearing in an orange jail jumpsuit.

1:04.7

His attorneys argued for more time given what they called voluminous discovery in this case,

1:10.9

which includes two co-defendants.

1:13.4

Those former associates allegedly helped Kelly to pay off witnesses in his 2008 child porn trial

1:20.8

and buy back in cruminating sex tapes.

1:24.2

Ahead of today's hearing, prosecutors had the Grammy winner moved into the general jail population

1:30.4

from solitary confinement after a defense motion claiming harsh restrictions

1:36.0

for an unconvicted man awaiting trial.

1:39.4

I think if you saw Robert today, he looks probably the best he's looked since this ordeal began.

1:45.4

You can see kind of an unburdening of his spirit, the fact he's now a general population.

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