Sextuple Jeopardy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5741146 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Myers Asch (Colby College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 418-419 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8762 • E-ISSN: 1937-5239 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ahr/rhac137 |
| OpenAlex | W4225660559 |
| Language | EN |
An email arrived one day in the inbox of American Public Media investigative reporter Madeleine Baran. Did she know, the writer asked, there was a Black man in Mississippi who had been tried six times—six times—for the same crime? Intrigued, and a bit incredulous, Baran, fellow reporter Parker Yesko, and a team of researchers delved into the story. The result is season 2 of In the Dark, an extraordinary twenty-episode exploration of the Curtis Flowers case, a legal labyrinth that twisted and turned through more than two decades of trials, appeals, and maneuvering. First aired in May 2018, the podcast continued to track the case as surprising new developments arose. The final episode came out in October 2020, after its final resolution, which was driven in part by the podcast itself. Often infuriating, at times inspiring, the episodes are always fascinating, a marvelous example of both the power of...
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| Highly cited | No |
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