When the FBI Comes Calling…®

Show: FOX ON THE RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUSTEREN

Date: February 9, 2006

Time: 22:00:00

Tran: 020901cb.260

Type: Show

Head: Massachusetts Murder Mystery - Part 1

Sect: News; International/Domestic

Byline: Greta Van Susteren, Harris Faulkner

Guest: Douglas McNabb

Spec: Murder; Police; U.K.

HARRIS FAULKNER, FOX ANCHOR: And of course, Greta Van Susteren live in Boston tonight.

Neil Entwistle was arrested this morning and charged in the cold-blooded double murder of his wife and baby daughter. We'll try to get back to Greta momentarily, but we're going to move on here. Neil told a judge today that he would not voluntarily agree to return to Massachusetts, and he is set to appear in court tomorrow for an extradition hearing.

Joining us live in Houston is Douglas McNabb, a federal criminal defense attorney who specializes in international extradition. Mr. McNabb, thanks so much for joining us tonight. You know, as we follow this case, I think a lot of people are wondering how the laws will work. What will it take to get him back to this country?

DOUGLAS MCNABB, FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: It's not going to be easy. The hearing tomorrow will determine whether or not he should get bail. If I were defending him, I'd take a very aggressive approach in terms of getting this man out on bail. He has contacts to the community. His parents live there. I'm hopeful that a good, aggressive barrister can get him out on bail.

The next step, of course, then is the extradition hearing itself. The court has indicated that it plans on hearing all testimony and reaching a decision by the 15th of April. So it's going to give counsel on both sides an opportunity to gear up for what I suspect will be a very aggressive extradition hearing.

FAULKNER: Mr. McNabb, how might the media play a role in all of this? You know, we have been careful to talk about how we suggest things in the media. You know, we couldn't call him a suspect right away. Nobody wanted to touch the fact that, well, he might have fled. We didn't want to use that word. What types of things might come into play where the media are concerned?

MCNABB: Well, first of all, I think it's incredibly important to remember that the presumption of innocence does apply. It applies from a U.S. perspective and it applies also from a U.K. perspective. And that is an issue that will be brought up tomorrow at the bail hearing. And it's also something that I think that the media should be reminded of, that this man, who's now a defendant in a state criminal case, still has this presumption of innocence. So it's important for the media to remember that.

FAULKNER: All right. Mr. McNabb, thank you so much.