The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs

4.6 (119)
SOCIETY & CULTURE
SERIES

Sgt. Tibbs, a beloved 19-year-old cat, goes missing on the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire. His owner fears the worst. But when she finds out her cat was never missing at all, the truth turns out to be worse than she feared. From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, a four-part series about what we owe our pets – and what we owe our neighbors.

EPISODE 1

Part 1: Chicken Livers

Sgt. Tibbs, a fluffy, 19-year-old Maine Coon with tiger stripes, soft eyes, and a chipped tooth, is missing on the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire. His owner, Rose, fears the worst. But when she finds out her cat was never missing at all – the truth turns out to be worse than she feared. NHPR's journalism is made possible by listeners like you. Please consider donating to support our work right here.

15 min
EPISODE 2

Part 2: #JusticeForTibbs

Rose mounts a pressure campaign against Debbie, the woman who says she and her daughter Sabrina rescued Sgt. Tibbs, but now refuses to give him back. First, Rose takes to social media. Then, she leads a protest outside Debbie’s business where this cat struggle turns into something much more troubling. NHPR's journalism is made possible by listeners like you. Please consider donating to support our work right here.

28 min
EPISODE 3

Part 3: ‘Close and Tight’

Todd begins to investigate the final days of Sgt. Tibbs as the social media storm Rose kicked up descends from the Internet clouds into a real life courtroom. And parts of Debbie and Sabrina’s story about Sgt. Tibbs’ final days don’t seem to add up. NHPR's journalism is made possible by listeners like you. Please consider donating to support our work right here.

24 min
EPISODE 4

Part 4: Tibbs Comes Back

Months after she let him outside for the last time, Rose is reunited with Sgt. Tibbs. And Todd grapples with what this tale reveals about what we owe our pets – and our neighbors. NHPR's journalism is made possible by listeners like you. Please consider donating to support our work right here.

21 min
SEASON 1 TRAILER

Introducing: The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs

Sgt. Tibbs, a beloved indoor/outdoor cat, goes missing on the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire. His owner fears the worst. But when she finds out her cat was never missing at all, the truth turns out to be worse than she feared. From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, a four-part series about what we owe our pets – and what we owe our neighbors.NHPR's journalism is made possible by listeners like you. Please consider donating to support our work right here.

2 min

TRAILER

Introducing: The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs

Sgt. Tibbs, a beloved indoor/outdoor cat, goes missing on the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire. His owner fears the worst. But when she finds out her cat was never missing at all, the truth turns out to be worse than she feared. From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, a four-part series about what we owe our pets – and what we owe our neighbors.NHPR's journalism is made possible by listeners like you. Please consider donating to support our work right here.

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119 Ratings

Liver can cause pancreatitis

Jun 10

EvaB4

Organ meats, such as chicken livers, can cause pancreatitis in animals. Also, pancreatitis is an extremely painful condition. Poor guy. Anyways, great podcast, very well produced and narrated.
Todd is incredible!

Jun 8

kkgg789

He’s so great at painting a picture. I love his dry humor. Worth a listen!
So good!

Apr 24

driven2review

Love this sad story
Waste of time

Jun 5

happyfunball2000

The build up is decent but the payoff is completely unsatisfying. If you’re making a podcast series on true crime, it better be a complete story, which includes an ending that’s not “welp we still don’t know what happened” Don’t waste your time

Sgt. Tibbs, a beloved 19-year-old cat, goes missing on the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire. His owner fears the worst. But when she finds out her cat was never missing at all, the truth turns out to be worse than she feared. From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, a four-part series about what we owe our pets – and what we owe our neighbors.