Sunny Hostin's jury claim in cannibal killer case contradicted

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 18:04 · Archive

Sunny Hostin claimed she was a holdout juror in a 1991 murder case, but sources dispute this.

Sunny Hostin, a host on The View, claimed during a panel discussion that she was the sole juror wanting to convict Daniel Rakowitz in a 1991 dismemberment case. However, the New York Post reports that multiple sources from the time contradicted her account, with one former juror quoted as questioning her credibility.

How it is being reported

• Sunny Hostin’s claim that she was lone holdout in NYC cannibalism trial shot down by multiple sources from the time"He was unemployed and liked the $15 a day and the three free meals," juror Valerie Holmes said in the aftermath of the verdict.New York Post · 24 Sept, 17:43
• Sunny Hostin reveals she was holdout juror on case where man killed woman, dismembered her, boiled body partsSunny Hostin revealed she was the holdout juror in the 1991 Daniel Rakowitz dismemberment case, saying she saw clearly that he was psychotic.Fox News · 23 Sept, 16:29
• ‘The View’ host Sunny Hostin claims she was holdout juror in who spared NYC cannibal killer prison in Butcher of Tompkins Square Park caseThe gruesome case of Daniel Rakowitz, dubbed the Butcher of Thompkins Square Park, came up during a panel discussion about Lindsay Clancy attorney Kevin Reddington's push to investigate the holdout juror in her mistrial who wanted to convict her.New York Post · 23 Sept, 15:15

In this story: Sunny Hostin · Daniel Rakowitz · The View · New York City

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