Posted on 06/29/2011 7:08:46 AM PDT by Red Badger
A witness at the murder trial of Casey Anthony testified Tuesday that he was paid $15,000 by ABC News to license a snake photo. Meter reader Roy Kronk, who eventually found the body of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, discovered a dead rattlesnake in the same area several months before. ABC News interviewed Kronk just after the body was discovered. The interview touched on the idea that snakes might have initially impeded a police search for the body, but it would be difficult to argue the snake photo was critical to ABC’s story. In fact, Kronk reveals the motivation behind the fee. “I was paid for a licensed picture of a snake but I knew there would probably be an interview involved,” he testified.
This is the latest revelation that ABC News has paid licensing fees for access to interviews, including $200,000 to Casey Anthony while she was under investigation but before she was charged with killing her daughter. Earlier this month, ABC paid Meagan Broussard for photos she sent Anthony Weiner as part of the scandal that led to the congressman’s resignation. Though ABC told The New York Times it did not pay a licensing fee in conjunction with its upcoming interview of Jaycee Dugard, the network did reportedly pay for family home movies last year
Caylee ping............
Does this have anything to do with the witness tampering we heard about over the weekend?
I've just sent them an e-mail about my knowledge of Bigfoot, Elvis, UFO’s, and the Loch Ness monster. And I'm willing to talk to them for a lot less - $20k would be fine.
(If these imbeciles just have money to waste, they should spend it with someone that can tell a good tall tale, and it least keep his lies straight.)
Didn’t know if you saw this.
Thanks, RedBadger
A tiny fraction of what they have paid for Sarah Palin scoops!
I don’t think so.....
The amount of coverage dedicated to this trial is total BS. This is emblematic of the dumbing down of journalism and America in general. It is disappointing to see Fox eagerly participating in this mindless frenzy.
Sensational coverage of trials is nothing new.
Scopes Monkey Trial - 1925
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial - 1935
Sam Sheppard Trial - 1954 & 1966
Jeffrey Robert MacDonald Trial - 1979
O.J. Simpson Trial - 1995
This is just the latest version...............
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