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Sharpe’s trial in 2001 became a media sensation in large part because of the revelation that he was a cross-dresser. The trial was televised by CourtTV and turned into a book (“Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe?...
...while the first trial garnered much attention—including regular coverage from outlets including CourtTV and The New York Times—media coverage during the recent second trial was conspicuously absent. Even Pring-Wilson’s name recognition among members of the Harvard community—and even former professors and administrators around at the time—has faded substantially, according to more than a dozen interviews conducted by The Crimson over the past several weeks...
...bubbles only allow space for last names fifteen letters long. “Hinniker-Schoenberg” turns into “HINNIKERSCHOENB.” After they get into college, hyphenees also face discrimination based on what that hyphen says about their background. During the Pring-Wilson trial, CourtTV analysts speculated that the defendant’s hyphen might make him appear richer and haughtier than he deserved. The result? An innocent hyphen might be responsible for Pring-Wilson’s six to eight years in the slammer...
...Boston criminal defense attorney Peter T. Elikann, who is also a CourtTV analyst, said he was surprised that Pring-Wilson didn’t deliver a statement to the judge seeking leniency yesterday...
...CourtTV correspondent Savannah Guthrie says that the “clash between the classes” element of the Pring-Wilson trial attracted national media to the trial, “but I’m not sure that’s actually what the case is about...