The Fireball | Kristen Gibbons Feden on Justice, Advocacy, and Taking Down Cosby

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

Kristen Gibbons Feden is a former assistant district attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, renowned for her work on high-profile cases, including the Bill Cosby trial. With a BS in neuroscience from Lafayette College and a law degree from Temple University, Kristen has dedicated her career to advocating for victims of sex crimes, domestic violence, and elder abuse. She is known for her unwavering commitment to justice and her ability to give a voice to those who have been silenced.

Listeners can learn more about at her website, and on IG @kgfeden

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In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, sits down with Kristen Gibbons Feden, a former Assistant District Attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, best known for her work as the prosecutor in the Bill Cosby trial. They discuss Kristen’s legal career, her fight for justice in sex crimes and civil rights cases, and her advocacy for survivors of sexual violence. Kristen shares her personal journey, highlights from her notable cases, including eight-figure verdicts, and her approach to making sure survivors' voices are heard.

Show Notes:

• (0:00) Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum
• (0:30) Sheryl introduces guest, Kristen Gibbons Feden to Zone 7
• (4:00) Using your voice - effective advocacy
• (8:00) Kristen discusses getting two 8-figure judgements in one day
• (14:45) The revival window
• (18:30) Rape is rape
• (19:30) The Bill Cosby case
• (22:00) Building rapport with survivors
• (24:45) The Cosby trial preparation and strategy
• (27:30) “I heard him laugh”
• (29:00) The closing argument
• (33:30) The importance of partnership
• (36:30) “Today in science class, I learned every cell in our entire body is replaced every seven years. How lovely is it to know that one day I will have a body that you have never touched?” -L.M Juvenile Victim
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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.

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