Title

Richard Sharpstein confirms Tara case closed

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:02

Description

American attorney Richard Sharpstein confirms to an unidentified female reporter that British teenager Tara Terry is relieved her trial of over 6 months is at an end. Tara was acquitted of arson for a blaze which started in her room of a Florida hotel and killed 2 pensioners. Sharpstein says evidence showed the fire was accidental. For Update programme. Audio crackly in places.

Contributors

Richard Sharpstein

Keywords

USA; Fires; Imprisonment; Trials; Hotels; Arson; Lawyers; Florida; Update (radio programme); Tara Terry

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