By David in TN
monday, january 12, 2026 at 10:18:00 a.m. est
Robert K. Tanenbaum passed away a few days ago. The only news item was in the beverly hills courier.
N.S.: Robert K. Tanenbaum (1942-2025) was 83. He had been an ADA in the office of legendary Manhattan DA, Frank Hogan (1902-1974), but quit when "liberal" Robert Morgenthau was appointed to replace the deceased Hogan.
In 2014 Tanenbaum, who in 2002 had already written a powerful report on the travesty of the undoing of the Central Park Jogger Case currently available only at this blog, graciously granted me an extensive interview: “It was Fun”—Robert K. Tanenbaum vs. The Central Park Five, 25 Years Later.
In middle age and his elderly years, while maintaining a successful private law practice, Tanenbaum also became a successful true crime chronicler and crime novelist. He was one of the few public figures who had not lost his sense of the law or of morality. And he had a good run.
We shall miss him, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment