Hello everyone and welcome to police off the cuff, real crime stories.

I'm your host, retired NYPD Sergeant Bill Cannon, a 27-year veteran of the NYPD.

Folks, I want to wish everyone for tomorrow, happy 4th of July, happy 4th of July weekend.

And not lose sight of the holiday as we join friends and family and backyard barbecues and family get-togethers.

This is independence in our country. And we always remember that

freedom is not free. I know it's a cliche, but we say it all the time. You know, folks,

this Alec Baldwin case is finally going to trial. And what can we expect in Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial? Does it matter that he's a Hollywood

A-lister? Does that really matter when the death of this woman in the bottom right of this

thumbnail you see, Helena Hutchins, she lost her life and the gentleman to the left, Joel Souser, with the same

bullet that was fired that Alec Baldwin fired from that 45 caliber gun, went through the body

of Helena Hutchins and into Joel Souser's shoulder. You know, many broadcasters, many

journalists, they report that somehow the gun just went off.

And I think that's irresponsible journalism because it's already been stated numerous, numerous times by the FBI,

that that gun could not have gone off if someone pulled the trigger.

And granted, part of this whole case

will be determined on that, on the fact that it is the opinion of the FBI ballistics experts

that Alec Baldwin did, in fact, pull that trigger resulting in the death of Helena Hutchins.

But there's many, many other aspects to this case that we're going to go over with our expert panel.

But again, this happened in October 21st, 2021.

So we're at the three-year mark, right?

And many things have happened.

Of course, Helena Gittierrez-Reed, the armorer in this case, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

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