Follow the Truth

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Who really killed Michael Jordan’s father? Follow the Truth is a true crime podcast re-investigating the murder of Michael Jordan’s dad, James R. Jordan Sr. and one of the men convicted of his murder. Daniel Green has served nearly three decades in a North Carolina prison maintaining his innocence in the killing. Veteran crime reporter Amanda Lamb questions the evidence, and explores whether this is a case of wrongful conviction.

  1. E1 From John Doe to Michael Jordan's Dad

    EPISODE 1

    E1 From John Doe to Michael Jordan's Dad

    A nearly unidentifiable body is found in the middle of a South Carolina swamp with a gunshot wound to the chest. For three weeks, no one knows the identity of the John Doe. More than sixty miles away in North Carolina, a stripped and vandalized Lexus sports car turns up in the woods. Then the news that shocks the world. That’s Michael Jordan’s car and the dead man is identified as James R Jordan Sr, Michael Jordan’s dad. Days later, authorities say they have their accomplice--Larry Demery--and their killer: Daniel Andre Green. Problem is, Daniel says he didn’t do it.  In this episode: the crime, why James Jordan wasn’t reported missing by his family for three weeks and the role celebrity played in how the murder was investigated.

    24 min
  2. E2 Dig Deeper - The James Jordan Death Investigation

    EPISODE 2

    E2 Dig Deeper - The James Jordan Death Investigation

    Investigators say they found the killers of Michael Jordan’s dad, now they just need evidence. Like an NBA championship ring buried in the dirt behind a grandmother’s house. A pistol in a shop vac. A music video. All clues that link Daniel Andre Green to the murder of James Jordan – or at least it looks that way. In this episode, we examine the James Jordan death investigation and how law enforcement handled a celebrity case that had to be solved, and solved quickly.

    36 min
  3. E3 The Complicated Life of Michael Jordan's Dad, James Jordan

    EPISODE 3

    E3 The Complicated Life of Michael Jordan's Dad, James Jordan

    Everyone followed the fairytale: The handsome kid, a born athlete, rises to stardom, gets the championships, the money, the shoes. It was a superhero story brought to life – and throughout the meteoric rise, Michael Jordan’s dad, James, was always by his side. Their identities are forever linked: even in death James was often described not by name, but as “Michael Jordan’s dad.” But who was James independent of his son and how would their link haunt his death?  In this episode, we delve into the complicated life of James Jordan in the shadow of his superstar son and the web of conspiracies people wove in the aftermath of his death. Photo credit: North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina Library at Chapel Hill

    28 min
  4. E4 The Devil’s Backyard - Robeson County, NC

    EPISODE 4

    E4 The Devil’s Backyard - Robeson County, NC

    Nobody in Robeson County, NC was surprised about there being another murder in their neck of the woods. Things like that just seemed to happen there. In a place where armed gunmen took over the local newspaper and a political candidate was murdered on the eve of an election, nothing was out of the question. Often dubbed one of the most dangerous places in America, Robeson County, NC earned its reputation through decades of racial tension and police corruption that still haunt the community today. In this episode, we question whether the deep history of racism and corruption in Robeson County, NC could result in a fair trial for Daniel Andre Green.

    34 min
  5. E5 The State v. Daniel Andre Green

    EPISODE 5

    E5 The State v. Daniel Andre Green

    It's 1996. Three years after the James Jordan murder, the accused faces a jury – and the media, who come out in a frenzy, cameras loaded, hungry for the next OJ trial phenomenon. As the world learns what law enforcement thinks happened when Michael Jordan’s dad, James drove through rural North Carolina in the middle of the night, all eyes turn to the state’s star witness: Larry Demery, Daniel Green’s co-defendant and childhood best friend, who testifies it was Daniel who fired the shot that ended James Jordan’s life. This episode details the case against Daniel Andre Green and how sometimes, he can be his own worst enemy. Photo Credit: Fayetteville Observer

    46 min
  6. E6 Daniel Green's Story

    EPISODE 6

    E6 Daniel Green's Story

    As a kid, Daniel Andre Green begged his mom to buy Wheaties so he could collect the Michael Jordan posters tucked away inside each orange “Breakfast of Champions” box. He says, to a young Black guy back then, Michael Jordan was everything. He was status. He was swag. And he was proof you could make it, too. So when Daniel was arrested in 1993 for killing Michael Jordan’s dad, no one was more surprised than him. In this episode we hear the most detailed first person account of Daniel’s version of what really happened the night of the James Jordan murder and in the days after.

    33 min
  7. E7 Daniel Green's Family, Waiting to Exhale

    EPISODE 7

    E7 Daniel Green's Family, Waiting to Exhale

    For Elizabeth Green, more than one life was lost in the summer of 1993. While the Jordan family mourned for their father, she wept for her son, Daniel Andre Green. And when Daniel’s childhood friend–a boy partially raised in their home––testified against him, it was traumatic for the whole family. In this episode, we talk about the lives changed on the other side of murder – what it means for your whole family when your son is branded the killer of Michael Jordan’s dad.

    36 min
  8. E8 New Evidence, New Questions

    EPISODE 8

    E8 New Evidence, New Questions

    After winning exoneration for a falsely-accused murderer in North Carolina and blowing the lid off a pattern of corrupt behaviour at the State Bureau of Investigation, her name is one spoken in hushed tones around prison yards. She’s won every wrongful conviction case she’s ever taken on.  And now, Christine Mumma and the NC Center on Actual Innocence are in Daniel Andre Green’s corner. This episode, we go through the evidence she says should be enough to earn Daniel his freedom.

    42 min
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Who really killed Michael Jordan’s father? Follow the Truth is a true crime podcast re-investigating the murder of Michael Jordan’s dad, James R. Jordan Sr. and one of the men convicted of his murder. Daniel Green has served nearly three decades in a North Carolina prison maintaining his innocence in the killing. Veteran crime reporter Amanda Lamb questions the evidence, and explores whether this is a case of wrongful conviction.

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  • Channel
    Capitol Broadcasting
  • Creator
    WRAL News | Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Episodes
    20
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
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