Noble

I do realize that journalists are simply reporting on the facts that they have or they gather from sources or interviews to write their articles and some interject their opinions on the subject. The funeral industry is a monopoly, death is inevitable and the industry is full of people who sadly go to this extent to make a buck off the suffering of others. Look at the series Skin Hunters on HBO or the Halford’s “Return to Nature” where they gave the families concrete instead of loved one’s ashes and left bodies to rot. Anyone who does this deserves to be in jail but politics and skin color doesn’t matter only dollar signs do. That’s all these sickos see.

I was desperate for a podcast to listen to and happened to choose this one, which was fortuitous. Very well researched and thoughtfully presented, providing different perspectives but offering considered opinions about the perspectives. A couple of minor points - 1) the proposed defense presented by the Marshes’ attorney is essentially that the Marshes did not maintain the facility appropriately which caused Brent’s judgment to be impaired. Seems to me that self-inflicted harm is not a reasonable defense. 2) At one point, and only at one point, the journalist makes reference to being defensive about a white journalist covering a black man and his family and going out of his way to try to be fair. It was unfortunate because the implication is that he would not have been as thorough or made the effort to appear as thorough had the crime not been committed by a black man. In the larger picture he does a commendable job of placing the Marsh family’s role in the community in an appropriately favorable light.

I just finished. This podcast and the host were humble, kind, and non-judgmental. The unfolding of the story allowed you to hear and feel the details, without inflammatory assumptions. I am completely blown away and cannot recommend this enough.

I grew up right outside of Noble and remember this story so well. It was wild. Your podcast shares details I never knew about the story. It also really humanizes Brent Marsh. Great job!