Five Bullets The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation

there's a book called Five Bullets by a legal correspondent named Elliot

That one of those books was Five Bullets in the author's name is Elliot Williams

You could start with those two books that came out recently that Chuck just mentioned, um, Five Bullets by Elliot Williams and Fear and Fury, colon, The Reagan 80s, The Bernard Goetz Shootings, and The Rebirth of White Rage by Heather Ann Thompson

I'm joined by CNN analyst and author of the new book Five Bullets, Elliot Williams.

Tell us about your book, Five Bullets. I've got a copy of it right here... this book really is a tour through one.

I have a copy of it right here. I'll even show it. This book really is a tour through one, covering the 1984 subway vigilante shooting and why Bernie Goetz became a cultural icon.

I have an entire chapter about Rupert Murdoch's takeover of the NewYorkPost in 197677, which turbocharged coverage of crime and shifted the city's media landscape.

The conclusion of FiveBullets asks what if Kyle Rittenhouse hadn't been in an echo chamber, imagining how different the outcome might have been.

Today I'm joined by CNN analyst and author of the new book Five Bullets, Elliot Williams.

Okay, great. Many people, thank you for asking. You know, so I've been talking about it all week and I've got a copy of it right here. Hold on. You know, I'll even show it. I, you know, many people will remember the 1984 subway vigilante shooting. This book really is a tour through one.

I have an entire chapter in this book, Five Bullets, about Rupert Murdoch's takeover of the New York Post in 1976 or 1977, which turbocharged coverage of crime in New York City.

In the last chapter, in the conclusion of Five Bullets, I use the example of Kyle Rittenhouse and how an algorithmic echo chamber could have influenced his actions.