21 episodes
Bear Brook NHPR
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- True Crime
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4.8 • 14.1K Ratings
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Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit. The only evidence against him? His own taped confession. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth – and who gets to tell it?
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Episode 1: Extraordinary
Sharon Johnson’s family and friends have spent the last 35 years coping with her brutal murder. But what if that story was based on a lie?
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Episode 2: The Pursuit
We begin with the story police told about Sharon Johnson’s murder.
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Episode 3: The Breaking Point
Police interrogate a second teenager named Jason Carroll – with help from Jason’s own mother.
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Episode 4: ‘Promises Have Been Made’
One set of confessions leads to another and three men are arrested for Sharon Johnson’s murder.
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Episode 5: Trial in a Trial
A new true crime story is told and when juries hear it, it leads to different results for all three defendants.
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Episode 6: ‘Don’t Roll the Dice’
Jason Carroll stands trial twice – and the juries come up with their own versions of what happened.
Customer Reviews
Best of the best
I binged both seasons and I have to say, this is one of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to. So well done; I can’t wait to hear more!
DJ and the kids were going out and they are
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TERRIBLE
This podcast was dry and not engaging .
Not enough details or backstory about the victim. Just DRY. Gave me a headache.
Terrible. Go check out Payne Lindsay’s Up and Vanished for tips on how to produce a podcast