Barri bumgarner we had several suspects. John short i just thought his behavior reeked of guilt. An innocent man doesnt act like that. Keith morrison he lied, lied and lied and lied. About sex, sex, and sex. Libby sullivan there are a lot of people that cheat. It doesnt make them a murderer. Morley swingle all of a sudden, this puzzle all came together. Patrick rogers at The End of the day, No One Else had a motive. Libby sullivan steves on the phone, and hes got a gun. He was crying. I said, fight this. This is crazy. Keith Morrison Voiceover a College Student is murdered. And detectives discover a Trail Leading uncomfortably close to home. John short oh, my god. Its going to look bad. Keith Morrison Voiceover he could have been sunbathing here in the grass. Naked, but for a pair of blue shorts. His face turned up toward the june sky. Was beautiful. It was afternoon by the time someone noticed him, though hed been lying here still, silent since before daylight. Here, among the old roo
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going to die that way. jesse s body is it was obvious that it was a homicide and wreaked of guilt and lied and lied and lied. about six, sex, sex. there s a lot of people that sheet and it doesn t make them a murderer. all of a sudden it no one else had a motive. steve is on the phone, he s got a gun. he was crying. i said, fight this. this is crazy. college student is murdered and detectives discover a trail leading uncomfortably close to home. oh my god, it s going to look bad. it was afternoon by the time someone noticed him, though he d been lying here still, was beautiful. and though he had been lying here still since before daylight. and where university students were winding down their school year. june 5th 2004. and 9-1-1 behind it and i was ordered to come and investigate and headstrong up their yellow tape and we re taking a and it was obvious to them that it was the medical examiner sitting on the left and waited for her
Now, its time for welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. There are writers of world renown whose reputation rests on one great book. There are others who write more prolifically, but always in the same territory. And then theres my guest today. Margaret atwoods Output Fizzes with energy, diversity and experimentation. Shes best known for her novels, the handmaids tale, the blind assassin, oryx and crake. But shes written poetry, blog fiction and, this year, a Superhero Comic Book, too. She has a worldwide legion of fans. So what keeps her creative juices flowing . Margaret atwood, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Ijust referred to your prolific and diverse output over many years. But youve just done something youve never done before. Youve taken on adapting shakespeare. And youve always said shakespeare is pretty much your favourite author. So how daunting was that . Very, very daunting. First of all you knew that you were going to get a lot of people saying that you shouldnt do it, an