Blood River

Bloomberg

The killers of Berta Caceres had every reason to believe they’d get away with murder. More than 100 other environmental activists in Honduras had been killed in the previous five years, yet almost no one had been punished for the crimes. Bloomberg’s Blood River follows a four-year quest to find her killers – a twisting trail that leads into the country’s circles of power.

  1. EPISODE 1 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Part 1: The Witness

    Gunmen burst into the bedroom of Berta Caceres, shooting her dead. But they leave something important behind: a houseguest, in a bedroom down the hall.

    46 min

  2. EPISODE 1

    Part 1: The Witness

    Gunmen burst into the bedroom of Berta Caceres, shooting her dead. But they leave something important behind: a houseguest, in a bedroom down the hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    46 min

  3. EPISODE 2

    Part 2: A Dangerous Woman

    In her final years, Berta Cáceres led a protest movement against a proposed hydroelectric dam in Honduras. Was her murder connected to the company behind the project? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    51 min

  4. EPISODE 3

    Part 3: May 2, 2016

    May 2, 2016 begins with a series of simultaneous police raids that target a new cast of potential suspects. New details of the investigation emerge, and a journalist drawn into the story survives a day full of terror.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    39 min

  5. EPISODE 4

    Part 4: 'A Treasure Trove'

    Investigators collect thousands of phone records – from accused gunmen, middlemen, and company executives – and reconstruct an alleged murder plot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    36 min

  6. EPISODE 5

    Part 5: The CEO

    David Castillo has been accused of planning the murder of Berta Caceres. But he insists that everything you think you know about this crime is wrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    52 min

  7. EPISODE 6

    Part 6: The Defense

    Prosecutors say a trail of text messages tie David Castillo to the plot to kill Berta Caceres. But David offers an explanation for all of these seemingly incriminating exchanges. And his freedom could rest on whether a court will believe him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    39 min

  8. EPISODE 7

    Part 7: 'Berta Became Millions'

    The deadline to put Honduran CEO David Castillo on trial looms, while international organizations seeking justice for Berta Cáceres target the government and its foreign lenders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    42 min

  9. EPISODE 8

    Part 8: The Trial

    After nine months of delays, David Castillo appears in court to face trial for allegedly coordinating the murder of Berta Caceres. Prosecutors reveal new evidence – including previously unheard telephone recordings, and new text messages – that, they insist, prove David is a manipulative killer. CORRECTION: A previous version of this episode misidentified the voices of David Castillo and Jacobo Atala when describing part of a recorded telephone exchange between them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    44 min
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The killers of Berta Caceres had every reason to believe they’d get away with murder. More than 100 other environmental activists in Honduras had been killed in the previous five years, yet almost no one had been punished for the crimes. Bloomberg’s Blood River follows a four-year quest to find her killers – a twisting trail that leads into the country’s circles of power.

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