About this episode
True Crime Tuesday presents: A Hate Crime in Brooklyn with Defense Attorney/Author, David G. Secular! When Sofia Hushemi, a sheltered Albanian immigrant, carelessly collides with Sylvester Stanley on her way home from Prospect Park, both escape injury. Upon discovering the loss of her precious ring, gifted to her by Victor, the feared kingpin of the Albanian-American Mafia, she frantically presumes Sylvester, a Black man, was not a jogger, but a culprit. Hours later, Sylvester is attacked in broad daylight leaving Sofia facing life behind bars for allegedly ordering the attack. The trial is a rollercoaster of surprises, penned by an author intimately familiar with the courtroom. Can Sofia escape conviction for the racially motivated crime which has polarized New York? On today's TCT, we talk to the Author of "A Hate Crime in Brooklyn", David G. Secular, about his inspiration for this unique story, about practicing law in the Big Apple, the difference between social injustice and some perceived social injustice, and why it was important for him to provide a HAPPY ENDING to this story, and not tell the stereotypical race relations tale! Get your copy of "A Hate Crime In Brooklyn" here: https://bit.ly/41aWeKd Get to know David better at his website: https://www.davidgsecular.com/ PLUS: AN ALL NEW DUMB CRIMES/STUPID CRIMINALS W/JESSICA FREEBURG! Check out Jessica Freeburg's website and order her new books: https://jessicafreeburg.com/books/ and check out Jess on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicafreeburgwrites There are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store at our website! . check out the Darkness Radio Store! https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/ #crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimetuesday #davidgsecular #ahatecrimeinbrooklyn #sofiahushemi #centralparksouthpublishing #womenscrimefiction #victorhushemi #sylvesterstanley #albania #brooklyn #davidsherman #prospectpark #professormarvel #clifflessons #novak #mikhail #alantroutman #danford #shooting #assault #drugdealing #crimefictionbooks #dumbcrimesstupidcriminals #TimDennis #jessicafreeburg #paranormalauthor #floridaman #drugcrimes #foodcrimes #stupidcrimes #funnycrimes #sexcrimes #dumbcrimes