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Serialously with Annie Elise

30-For-30: Murder at the U

Serialously with Annie Elise

Annie Elise & Audioboom Studios

True Crime, News, Documentary, Society & Culture, Daily News

4.710.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

The cold-blooded murder of a rising college football star stunned the University of Miami - and now, nearly 20 years later, a former teammate stands trial for the crime. An investigative series from ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 Podcasts, “Murder at the U” unravels a story of betrayal, brotherhood, and the long road to justice in one of the most gripping sports crime stories in recent memory.  With in-depth reporting and jaw-dropping twists, this true crime series explores the shocking death of Bryan Pata as it finally heads to the courtroom.


For the complete story, head over to ESPN's 30 for 30 Podcasts.

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you love long-form investigative storytelling, you're definitely going to want to check this out.

0:04.8

The latest season of ESPN's 30 for 30 podcast tells the story of a murder that stunned the world of college football, but then just completely went cold.

0:13.7

In 2006, University of Miami football star, Brian Potto was executed in broad daylight, steps away from campus.

0:22.9

No weapon, conflicting statements,

0:29.3

a case defined more by rumor than evidence. And now nearly two decades later, a former teammate stands trial. This, after an ESPN investigation, reignited the case and brought new scrutiny

0:35.2

to Longberry details. In a six-episode true crime series

0:39.2

with episodes releasing twice weekly it's one you won't see coming follow and listen to murder at the

0:45.3

you on the 30 for 30 podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts It's 2006. Two guys in their 20s are driving down US1 in Miami in a black infinity SUV.

1:08.4

The AC's blasting. the music is blasting.

1:11.6

Who the fuck you think you're fucking with? I'm the fucking boss.

1:16.6

So I'm 45, white on white, that's fucking Ross.

1:19.6

We're on our way to my trips.

1:23.6

You're driving to that Rick Ross.

1:25.6

You know, the US One going south Rick Ross, you know, the U.S.1 going south.

1:29.7

So, you know, just ride it.

1:33.4

The driver is a football player at the University of Miami, Brian Padda.

1:39.1

The guy next to him in the passenger seat is a sports writer from the Miami Herald.

1:43.8

His name is Mani Navarro.

1:46.1

Mani has his camera trained on Brian. I was a young reporter who wanted to do something cool.

1:52.2

MTV Cribs was sort of big back then. MTV Cribs was a show where celebrities led camera crews

1:58.5

through tours of their houses. Mani wanted to make something similar for the Miami Herald.

2:04.0

But in Mani's version, the celebrities would be University of Miami football players,

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