Sunny Hostin Reveals She Was a Holdout Juror in Notorious NYC Cannibalism Case
Hostin said 11 jurors eventually found Daniel Rakowitz not criminally responsible by reason of insanity after she held out against a guilty verdict.
- On Tuesday, ABC host Hostin revealed she was the holdout juror in the Daniel Rakowitz trial during The View's Hot Topics segment discussing the Lindsay Clancy mistrial.
- Before becoming a law student, Hostin served on the jury for Rakowitz, known as 'The Butcher of Tompkins Square Park,' who murdered his roommate Monika Beerle.
- Sequestered for nine days, Hostin admitted one juror threw a chair at her during deliberations; she convinced all 12 jurors to vote that Rakowitz was not criminally responsible by reason of insanity.
- Hostin noted she feels 'strongly' about her holdout juror role, adding that Rakowitz remains in a mental institution being treated rather than imprisoned.
- Discussing the Lindsay Clancy case, which ended in mistrial when one juror refused to acquit, Hostin noted she sides with the 11 jurors prepared to clear Clancy of criminal responsibility.
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Sunny Hostin Brags That She Was Holdout Juror Who Kept 'The Butcher of Tompkins Square Park' Out of Prison
The View co-host Sunny Hostin stunned her colleagues this week when she revealed that she was the holdout juror in the infamous 1991 trial of Daniel Rakowitz, the so-called “Butcher of Tompkins Square Park,” and said she eventually convinced the rest of the jury to find him not criminally responsible by reason of insanity. The […]
Sunny Hostin Is Very Proud Of Being The Holdout Juror In Case Of A Psycho Cannibal
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!Check out our Election 2026 Dashboard to keep track ot the upcoming midterms!Daniel Paul Rakowitz is a known cannibal responsible for "The Butcher of Tompkins Square Park." He killed his roommate, chopped her up, boiled her into a soup, and fed it to homeless people. 'The View' host Sunny Hostin is very proud of the fact that she was the lone juror in this case, …
Sunny Hostin reveals she was 1991 holdout juror in cannibal case
"View" pundit SUNNY HOSTIN told her fellow panelists this week that she was the anonymous holdout juror who kept a man known as "the Butcher of Tompkins Square Park" from being convicted of murder more than 30 years ago.
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