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Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast

(REPLAY)Station Nightclub Fire Part 2- Author Scott James discusses his new book on the tragedy

Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast

Barry J. Maguire

Drama, Whitey, Boston, Boston True Crime, True Crime, South Boston, Charlestown, Fiction, Roxbury, Dorchester

4.7658 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Send us a text Station Nightclub Fire 2003-Scott James wrote the definitive book on the Station Nightclub Fire, in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The book "Trial By Fire" takes the reader by the lapels and propels them trough the actual fire and the grisly aftermath. The author also sheds light on some inaccurate local reporting and political maneuvering, that was uniquely Rhode Island. So many things had to go wrong at the same time in this case and they did. The difference between life and dea...

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0:00.0

Welcome to Boston Confidential, Bean Towns True Crime Podcast.

0:11.7

Boston is a great city, but there's more to it than the Freedom Trail in Fenway Park.

0:16.9

There's a startling underbelly to the city, and Boston Confidential will take you on a guided tour of the hub of the universe, Boston, Massachusetts.

0:26.1

Hey, everybody, welcome back to Boston Confidential. My name's Barry McGuire, and I'm your host. I'm a 20-year private investigator on the streets of Boston, and I help run a company called Impact Due Diligence Investigations.

0:39.5

If you need anything in terms of investigative services, feel free to contact me at Impact.

0:45.1

If I can't help you personally, I'll certainly direct you to the right person or agency.

0:49.9

All right, guys, welcome back to the show.

0:52.2

Today we have the second part of the Station Nightclub Fire, and I didn't mention it during

0:57.5

part one because I didn't know if this would come to fruition, but I scored a hell of an interview

1:02.6

with Scott James.

1:04.6

Feel free to thank me later, guys.

1:07.4

Scott has written the definitive book about the station nightclub fire.

1:13.2

And the book is called Trial by Fire, a devastating tragedy, 100 lives lost in a 15-year search for the truth.

1:23.6

And let me tell you something about this book, guys.

1:26.2

It grabs you by the lapels and brings you into the fire while it's still going on, okay?

1:32.3

He also grabs you by the lapels and forces you to sit at the dinner table with the victims of this tragedy.

1:40.4

Don't miss it.

1:41.9

This book is a ride through this fire and the timeline, and it gives you a sense of

1:47.9

Rhode Island politics, and I think people outside the New England area really have to feel that

1:53.8

a little bit. Okay, it's pretty unique. Check this book out. Put it on the list. Go to Scott James Rider.com and all the information's there.

2:03.4

The book's available anywhere you get fine books.

2:06.4

But check out the website, go from there.

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