The Orsini Tapes

By: Daniel McFadin and Tony Holt
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  • Summary

  • In this podcast series, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporters Daniel McFadin and Tony Holt take deep dive into the true crime saga of Mary Lee Orsini, who the Encyclopedia of Arkansas described as "the central figure in two sensational murders and the ensuing media frenzy that took place in Little Rock" during the early 1980s. Coming March 2025. Written and Narrated by Daniel McFadin and Tony Holt/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Produced by Kyle McDaniel/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette To support this podcast and others produced by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, please visit https://www.arcf.org/give-online/. Get the latest Arkansas news: https://www.arkansasonline.com
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Episodes
  • THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Bill and Alice McArthur's children

    THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Bill and Alice McArthur's children
    Apr 24 2025

    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter and co-host of “The Orsini Tapes” podcast, interviews Robyn and Chuck McArthur, the children of Mary Lee Orsini's attorney Bill McArthur, and his murdered wife, Alice McArthur. In this exclusive interview, the now-grown McArthur children speak on the record for the first time about their family's role in the Mary Lee Orsini saga and its lasting effects on their lives.

    Interview by Daniel McFadin/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Produced by Kyle McDaniel/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    To support this podcast and others produced by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, please visit the Community Journalism Project's website here.

    Get the latest Arkansas news: https://www.arkansasonline.com.
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Tracee King, an Orsini police witness

    THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Tracee King, an Orsini police witness
    Apr 23 2025

    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter and co-host of “The Orsini Tapes” podcast, interviews Tracee King, a neighbor of Ron and Mary Lee Orsini's. King was a 10-year-old child when she told detectives TJ Farley and Buddy Miles that she had seen a mysterious, dark-colored vehicle approach the Orsini residence twice on the night of Ron Orsini's murder.

    Interview by Daniel McFadin/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Produced by Kyle McDaniel/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    To support this podcast and others produced by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, please visit the Community Journalism Project's website here.

    Get the latest Arkansas news: https://www.arkansasonline.com.
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    59 mins
  • THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Tom Carpenter, former Mary Lee Orsini attorney

    THE ORSINI TAPES (Bonus Content) | An interview with Tom Carpenter, former Mary Lee Orsini attorney
    Apr 23 2025

    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter and co-host of “The Orsini Tapes” podcast, interviews Little Rock's city attorney Tom Carpenter, who once had a job he doesn't put on his resume: serving as one of Mary Lee Orsini's lawyers during her 1982 murder trial. In this interview, Carpenter recounts how he became involved in the case and how the experience became a "nightmare" he would never repeat.

    Interview by Daniel McFadin/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Produced by Kyle McDaniel/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    To support this podcast and others produced by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, please visit the Community Journalism Project's website here.

    Get the latest Arkansas news: https://www.arkansasonline.com.
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    44 mins

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