9 episodes
The Coldest Case In Laramie Serial
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- True Crime
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4.2 • 308 Ratings
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Kim Barker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, revisits an unsolved murder that took place while she was in high school in Laramie, Wyoming, nearly 40 years ago. She confronts the conflicting stories people have told themselves about the crime because of an unexpected development: the arrest of a former Laramie police officer accused in the murder.
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Episode 1
A Times investigative reporter, Kim Barker, revisits the murder of Shelli Wiley — a long-unsolved case from Kim’s time in high school. She reaches out to Shelli’s family to understand why the police arrested a man named Fred Lamb for Shelli’s murder in 2016, and why prosecutors abruptly dropped the charges against him.
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Episode 2
Kim talks to Shelli’s former roommate, who connects Kim with a man who was at the crime scene and has troubling memories about Fred Lamb and the police.
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Episode 3
Kim heads to Laramie and hears two very different versions of the case against Fred Lamb.
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Episode 4
Kim digs into the early stages of the investigation into Shelli’s murder and follows up with old suspects.
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Customer Reviews
Intriguing
Well produced but a tragic conclusion for the family. An interesting open case, especially after Lamb confessed.
Intelligent and open
The reporter got me thinking about how complex a task it is to try and get to the truth of a highly emotive case. Typical of ‘Serial’ - it made me think and reflect. That’s admirable.
Irresponsible journalism
The moment when the narrator speaks with the witnesses about their statements at the time was really difficult to hear. The narrator crashes their world reopening difficult memories. In return she jumps to conclusions and torpedoes any future case against the primary suspect. Then she gives air time to the suspect who has every reason to lie and protect themselves. The evidence in the case is incredibly limited due to the police at the time harassing black athletes and failing to look at one of their own. No evidence doesn’t prove innocence it just ensures no chance of a conviction.
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