(News Package) Ricky Newman
Arkansas Associated Press Award Winner, 2003
Ricky Newman was the suspect in a high-profile local murder case involving a homeless woman. Not only did Newman confess to the killing, but he even put himself up as a candidate for the death penalty. 40/29 reporter Sean Brown conducted a prison interview with Newman, during which he repeatedly stated his belief that he should be executed, and recounted the story of the killing with what appears to be very little remorse. This is one of thoses cases where if you’ve got footage like this, you can’t go wrong, though in retrospect, I have spotted a couple of edits and editorial choices I’d probably handle differently now.
This story aired in the 10pm news on August 19th, 2002, and later won an Arkansas AP Award.
