Richard Rossi is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, talk radio host, and former evangelical minister.
In 1995 Rossi went on trial for the attempted murder of his wife. She recanted her original identification of Rossi as her attacker and espoused his innocence. The case ended in a mistrial and was front-page news in Rossi's adopted hometown of Pittsburgh and was widely covered as something of a cause célèbre by syndicated television news programs.
Rossi eventually was acquitted of attempted murder but pleaded no contest to felony aggravated assault.
