Interesting story. I liked the narration, didn’t like the male reporter interjecting randomly at times. I enjoyed hearing the courtroom tapes, but agree with everyone else about the story missing another perspective- from the school and the school’s negligence. Adding this would’ve been real reporting, not simply reporting what’s already been reported.

Sorry, Charlie Langton is too animated for this. Barely Got through the first episode. If I didn’t already know this case really well, this would have been confusing. Jumped from one unidentified recorded voice to another with no context.

I’m on the fourth episode and while I am interested in the story, the podcast itself is nothing more than a string of recorded comments from many unidentified people, strung together with minimal robotic narration, and there is certainly no investigation or compelling storytelling. The first couple of episodes are particularly all over the place. The podcast is basically just playing public record testimony and comments from other reporters. I also do not like the narrator because she sounds like she’s happy and smiling while she talks about this horrific story. And to jump on someone else’s comment, there is not a word said about the school’s negligence in this situation. This could’ve been a great podcast if it was done by someone else who is an actual journalist.

Love me some Law & Crime, however this couldn’t be more biased. Neutral and concise is the best approach, but this is so different from the others. Hate the Crumbley’s but can you just be neutral and accurately tell the COMPLETE story.

Court proceedings are interesting, and there are a few things that you may have learned if you hadn’t read already. But you hear that WE NEED THE TRUTH without context to what the speaker means. There is one interview with a firsthand source — and it literally comes in the last ten mins of the series. It’s a tremendously sad story, and this tells you nothing you don’t already know, while avoiding many important issues.

i liked the way this podcast was done. i thought it was very well presented. i saw a lot of complaints about the local reporter but i think that kept my interest, rather than just our host. this story is awful. i wish something was done to prevent it. many parents need to do better. be a better, more-aware parent to your kid. know what is going on, or at least try to, and do something to help them, especially if you’re seeing signs. the school also should have done better.

I live in Michigan and followed the crime and trial. I still learned much more from this well-made, written and delivered pod.

Coverage seems biased, nobody is talking about the FACT that school administrators knew this kid was a problem and allowed him to remain in school that day. He should have been removed. Yes the parents are culpable but so is that school and it’s downright disgusting that they aren’t being called out more for it.

This podcast would have been at least 4 stars if the male reporter wasn’t in it. I had to stop listening because he irritated me and didn’t add anything to the podcast.

Kind of annoying and unnecessary to have guy jump in randomly to repeat what woman says or add a five word additive to the story that really was not important…..