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Griffin himself is a judge on that court, along with two others, Valerie Zachary and Tom Murry, who donated to Griffin's campaign.

“To protect North Carolina voters, it is now critical that Judge Griffin recuse himself from hearing his own case. Judges Valerie Zachary and Tom Murry, whose campaign committees donated to Griffin, should recuse themselves too,” Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin said in a statement.

Zachary and Murry have not yet recused themselves.

“We just felt really strongly that his story couldn’t die with him,” said Jane Skinner Goodell, who served as one of the executive producers along with Dartmouth alumnus Murry Bowden and Manning.

Fitzpatrick is survived by his wife, Sylvie Fitzpatrick; children Claire, Joel and Michael Fitzpatrick; sister Sharon Denny; brother Murry Fitzpatrick; and six grandchildren.