Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Hosted by Brian Buckmire · ABC News
4.7from 1,688 ratings
- 42
- Episodes
- 42
- Transcribed
- 1,688
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Luigi Mangione will soon be in a Manhattan courtroom, standing trial for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot dead on a New York City sidewalk in December 2024. In this five-part series, ABC News Legal Analyst Brian Buckmire examines a case that has captivated the country – and explores how Brian Thompson’s murder affected the conversation about healthcare in America. Subscribe to 20/20 True Crime+ for ad-free listening, early access to new series, exclusive bonus content, and hundreds of episodes from the 20/20 true crime vault. Visit apple.co/2020truecrime to subscribe now.
- Publisher
- ABC News
- Category
- news · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Mar 2025
- Latest episode
- 7 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
42 of 42 episodes have a transcript.
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
"The Gambit"
31 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
"Free Luigi"
24 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
"Mister Cactus"
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"The Gambit"
Published 7 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The idea being that the sentence must be sufficient, but not greater than necessary to comply with certain purposes within federal law. You've got to look at things like the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant. So how bad is the crime? Does this person have a criminal record or not? They also look at the seriousness of the offense and the adequacy to deter criminal conduct, sort of stop other people from committing this crime in the future. They also look at the ability to protect the public from further crimes from this specific defendant. […]
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- Tonya Simpson
- Channa Lloyd
- Bernarda Villalona
- Donna Rotunno
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- 4.7 / 5
- 1,233 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 455 ratings
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- YouTube
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- Engagement
- 94
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