AFTERMATH

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AFTERMATH

From the Accused podcast team, Aftermath is an episodic look at survivors of gun violence. Two crime reporters travel the country talking to people whose lives changed in the blink of an eye. Their backgrounds, environments and stories all vary, but they share one defining truth: They’ve survived a gunshot.

Episodes

  1. Some people have a spirit of resilience

    EPISODE 1

    Some people have a spirit of resilience

    Neglectful parents, and neighbors who looked the other way, set the stage for Clai Lasher-Sommers’ stepfather to shoot her in the back when she was 13 years old.

    39 min
  2. I wasn’t going to leave her

    EPISODE 2

    I wasn’t going to leave her

    Best friends Carmen Alegria and Angelica Soto did everything together — and that includes saving each other from a gunman on a rampage.

    36 min
  3. I see ‘em every day

    EPISODE 3

    I see ‘em every day

    Michael Green was just 12 years old when someone opened fire and blasted him in the arm while he played basketball near his house. Police say he still lives down the street from the alleged shooter, who was never tried.

    39 min
  4. You’re going back to East Oakland

    EPISODE 4

    You’re going back to East Oakland

    Javier Arango can’t remember a time when his life wasn’t immersed in violence. Born in conflict-ravaged Colombia, he moved to Oakland for refuge — only to be paralyzed by a bullet.

    42 min
  5. I was the gatekeeper

    EPISODE 5

    I was the gatekeeper

    At 23 years old, Layla Bush was excited to work her first full-time job after college. Then a politically motivated gunman opened fire at her work, killing one. She remembers that the shooter looked her in the eye, acknowledging what he was doing just before he pulled the trigger.

    45 min
  6. It’s like two lives lost

    EPISODE 6

    It’s like two lives lost

    After attending the funeral of a friend, Ra’Shauna Brown was chatting with other mourners when a gunman opened fire, killing three. Police said the shooting was part of a nine-day rampage that began over a stolen bracelet.

    41 min
  7. If you’re a fool at 40

    EPISODE 7

    If you’re a fool at 40

    Five bullets, including one to the spine, left Will Thomas paralyzed. More than 10 years later, Will is finally taking some control of his life and looking to create a better future.

    38 min
  8. It stays with you

    EPISODE 8

    It stays with you

    When a classmate shot Hollan Holm in the head, he handled it with dark humor. But when, more than 20 years later, his daughter described an active shooter drill at her school, Holm couldn’t find it funny anymore.

    43 min
  9. Coming Soon: Aftermath

    05/08/2018

    Coming Soon: Aftermath

    We hear all too often about the casualties of gun violence in America. But what about the survivors? Two crime reporters travel the country talking to people whose lives changed with the pull of a trigger. Their backgrounds, environments and stories all vary, but they share one defining truth: they’ve survived a gunshot.

    2 min

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From the Accused podcast team, Aftermath is an episodic look at survivors of gun violence. Two crime reporters travel the country talking to people whose lives changed in the blink of an eye. Their backgrounds, environments and stories all vary, but they share one defining truth: They’ve survived a gunshot.

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    USA TODAY
  • Creator
    USA TODAY | Wondery
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
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  • Copyright
    © 2024 USA TODAY | Wondery
  • Show Website
    AFTERMATH

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