S2 E15: The Murder of Tamara Greene

Crimetown

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Government, Society & Culture, News

4.6 • 14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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With the mayor behind bars, a crusading lawyer takes up the case of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene. Could Kwame Kilpatrick have ordered her murder — or is it all an urban legend? For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	2 of questioning former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick take a look at some video.
0:05.2	Kilpatrick was brought here from federal prison in an unmarked car with tinted windows.
0:09.9	He'll be deposed today regarding the...
0:11.4	It's 2010.
0:13.2	Kwame Kilpatrick has resigned as mayor and he's behind bars for lying on the stand about
0:17.9	an affair.
0:19.4	But now he's back in court.
0:23.4	That was um...
0:24.9	surreal.
0:26.9	The guy at this point is already in custody.
0:29.7	This is lawyer Norman Yatuma.
0:31.8	He remembers seeing Kwame that day.
0:34.3	He is ushered in in handcuffs.
0:38.4	He looked like you've seen him on the news with the exception of the wardrobe change,
0:43.1	rather than being in a three piece armani suit.
0:46.3	He was in a jumpsuit.
0:49.7	He is fallen from quite a high mountain top.
0:53.3	And yet he was the most arrogant, most brazen person I've ever had the...
0:59.7	privilege of deposing.
1:02.5	He was making speeches as if he was still running for office, as if the news cameras were
1:06.5	still on him.
1:10.4	So why is Kwame back in court?
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