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Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad Audiobook (Free)

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The definitive account of Bill Cosby’s transition from revered father figure to convicted criminal, told by a veteran crime reporter and former senior writer for People magazine

Bill Cosby’s decades-long career being a sweater-wearing, wholesome Television dad found a swift and stunning end on Apr 26, 2018, when he was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. The mounting allegations against Bill Cosby–more than 60 women have come forward to accuse him of equivalent crimes–and about Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad his best conviction were a surprise to Americans, who wished to cleave to their image of Cosby being a pudding-pop hero.

Award-winning journalist and previous People magazine mature writer Nicki Weisensee Egan was the first reporter to dig in to the tale when Constand visited the police in 2005. Other news organizations appeared away, but Egan doggedly investigated the case, developing ties with entrenched sources and finding incriminating details that would ultimately arrive to impact the prosecution.

In her debut book, Chasing Cosby, Egan shares her firsthand account of Cosby’s 13-year operate from justice. She tells us how Cosby prepared and performed his crimes, and how Hollywood alliances and law enforcement understood what Cosby was doing but did nothing at all to stop him. A veteran crime reporter, Egan also explores the cultural and social issues that influenced the situation, delving in to the emotional calculations of the serial predator and into the psyche of a country that fervently wanted to put their beliefs in the innocence of ‘American’s Father.’

Rich in character and rife with dramatic revelations about popular culture, media power, and our legal system, Egan’s account will inform and fascinate readers using its candid telling of humanity’s most long lasting tale: the rise and fall of a cultural icon.