The Last Ride

As someone born and raised in Naples, this case has always been in the back of my mind. It is unforgivable that people are just now learning about it. SWFL, Naples in particular, has always been well known to cover theses types of crimes due to the extreme wealth the town attracts. We all know what happened to these men.

On an aside: it is VERY obvious what the racial demographic is of those complaining about the highlighting of racial bias in coverage and how it affects investigations lol. Living in the SWFL area and having worked in Collier County it is sadly unsurprising that this is how these 2 cases were handled. The toxic good old southern boys culture and “nice racism” is bad enough that I avoid Naples like it is radioactive. I’m thankful there are some reporters who are using their platforms to highlight this issue. The reporting was in-depth, fair and balanced. She spent time exploring the cases from multiple angles, including mathematical probabilities. Overall, a very compelling story. My only complaint is that it could be repetitive. I also felt like more time should have been spent investigating Collier County government and Collier County Sheriff. I guarantee there are many more examples of racial bias getting in the way of doing good work, and perhaps through that investigation they could have found a larger trend about these local authorities which end of itself is a great story.

To me it’s obvious what happened the officer Steven hit on both men and propositioned them. He mentioned how handsome they were and they were soft spoken he sounded like he’s one of those kind of men

Well-reported podcast focused on a sad, sad, story.