Sunny Hostin’s Claim She Was Holdout Juror in 1991 Cannibal Murder Trial Refuted by Multiple Archival Sources
Sunny Hostin, a television personality, recently said she was the sole juror who held out against convicting a defendant in a 1991 New York City trial involving cannibalism charges. However, people involved in the original trial have disputed her account, with one former juror stating that jurors had different motivations for their verdict.
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2 developments- Sep 22Sunny Hostin reveals she was holdout juror in 1991 ‘Butcher of Tompkins Square Park' trial
- Sep 24Records dispute Sunny Hostin’s claim that she prevented a guilty verdict in 1991 ‘cannibal’ murder trial
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