Obenberger, Thomas E.

In some years, have appeared on as many as 225 television and radio programs and am currently a regular trial commentator for truTV (formerly Court TV) network and Nancy Grace, CNN.

Topics of expertise include:

- prisons,  parole and prisoner reentry
- juvenile crime
- sentencing reform
- the war on drugs
- police
- crime prevention
- alternatives to incarceration
- rehabilitation
- violent crime
- criminal trials

Television, radio and newspaper interviews for 2011

1/4/11 - WBUR (NPR Radio) interview on criticism of state parole board following murder by parolee

1/6/11 - Brookline Tab newspaper “Facebook chat leaves Brookline High teens facing criminal charges,” by John Hilliard and Erin Clossey, interviewed for this article

1/6/11 - WHDH-TV (7); WBZ-TV (4);  WCVB-TV (5) interviewed on all three local television news channels concerning Brookline teenage boys making threatening jokes to each other on Facebook

1/7/11 - Boston Globe newspaper “Students held in alleged threats,” by Brock Parker, interviewed for this article

1/7/11 - WBUR (NPR Radio) interview on Brookline student I represent charged with threats on Facebook

1/10/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace” Anchor: Nancy Grace provided expert commentary on case of Hailey Dunn, missing 13-year old in Texas and Phylicia Barnes, missing 16-year old in Baltimore

1/24/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace” provided expert commentary on case of Elizabeth Ennen, missing 15-year old in Lubbock, Texas and Kailee Clapp, missing 14-year old in Nebraska

1/24/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace: America’s Missing” provided expert commentary on case of Julie Ann Gonzalez, missing person in Austin, Texas

2/2/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace: America’s Missing,” Guest anchor: Jean Casarez, provided expert commentary on case of Ali Lowitzer, missing Texas 16-year old

2/7/11 - New Bedford Times-Standard newspaper “Sutter seeking to prosecute defendants who skip out on court,” by Brian Fraga, interviewed for this article

2/8/11 - Attleboro Sun Chronicle newspaper, “Bristol DA tries new tactic for no-show suspects,” by David Linton interviewed for this article

2/11/11 - Herald News newspaper, “Defense attorneys threaten to walk if cases advance without defendants,” by Kevin P. O’Connor  interviewed for this article 

2/19/11 - Herald News Newspaper, “Lack of chemists slows drug trials in Bristol County, across Massachusetts,” by Kevin P. O’Connor interviewed for this article

2/21/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace: America’s Missing,” Guest anchor: Jean Casarez, provided expert commentary on case of Rachel Mellon, missing Illinois 13-year old

3/7/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace” provided expert commentary on case of Joran van der Sloot’s murder charge in Peru and Bethany Decker, missing pregnant army wife

3/30/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace”, provided expert commentary on murder of Summer Inman, Ohio mother of three allegedly killed by ex-husband and his parents

3/31/11 - Somerville Journal newspaper, “Rodwell case (part two): Flaws Found in Somerville Murder Trial,” by Andy Metzger interviewed for this article

4/29/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace”, provided expert commentary on murder of Casey Anthony, Florida mother accused of kidnapping and killing her baby daughter

5/6/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace”, provided expert commentary on murder of Casey Anthony, Florida mother accused of kidnapping and killing her baby daughter and China Arnold accused of microwaving infant daughter in Dayton, Ohio

6/6/11 - Sun Chronicle newspaper, “Towns’ drunk fines illegal,” by Patrick Anderson  interviewed for this article

6/8/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace”, provided expert commentary on murder of Casey Anthony, Florida mother accused of kidnapping and killing her baby daughter

7/7/11 - Cape Cod Times, “Provincetown official charged with lewd conduct,” by Mary Ann Bragg  interviewed for this article

8/1/11 - Statehouse News Service, “Fathers’ rights groups seek restraining order ballot question,” by Noah Schaffer  interviewed for this article

8/5/11 - Associated Press, “SJC: Mass. Law on sex offenders flawed,”  interviewed for this article that appeared in numerous publications including the Worcester Telegram newspaper

8/8/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace”, provided expert commentary on murder of Casey Anthony, Florida mother accused of kidnapping and killing her baby daughter

8/15/11 - truTV Network  provided 2 hour trial commentary Anchor: Vin Politan (Massachusetts v. Edward Fleury/trial child died because irresponsibly handed UZI at gun show)

8/18/11 - Wellesley Townsman newspaper,  “Was officer’s conduct in Wellesley prostitution sting appropriate?” interviewed for this article

8/18/11 - WBUR (NPR Radio) interview on the positive and negative aspects of retraining orders for domestic abuse cases

8/24/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace,”  provided expert commentary on murder of Casey Anthony, Florida mother accused of kidnapping and killing her baby daughter

9/15/11 - New Bedford Times-Standard newspaper “Wayland man indicted for 2003 crash that ultimately killed trooper,” by Brian Fraga, interviewed for this article

10/24/11 - Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, “Bar, courts bracing for Globe OUI story,” by David E. Frank, interviewed for this article

10/27/11 - WBUR (NPR Radio) interview on a pending drunk driving bill in the Massachusetts legislature that will increase use of ignition interlock device and have longer suspensions of licenses

11/1/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace,”  provided expert commentary on kidnapping of baby, Lisa Irwin, in Kansas City, Missouri interviewed by guest host Jane Velez-Mitchell

11/17/11 - Fox 25 News (local Boston TV news) interviewed on use of restraining orders in Massachusetts courts (interviewed by reporter Adam Pellerin)

11/17/11 - New Yorker magazine  interviewed for background information for article on jury trials (interviewed by Madeleine Baverstam)

12/16/11 - CNN Headline News, “Nancy Grace,”  provided expert commentary on release after successful appeal of Michael Peterson, novelist, previously convicted of murdering his wife by pushing her downstairs