Episode 4: The Most Wanted

Dark Arenas

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Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Carry a gun. Kick down a door. Repeat. Sounds like a script ripped right from a television show, but U.S. Marshal Chief Deputy Manny Puri explains that the reality facing fugitive task force teams is darker than anyone can imagine. Marshals aim to shield the public from mayhem by knocking on a criminal’s door before he or she can do any more damage to society.

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0:00.0	The content of darker arenas includes topics and subject matter that may not be suitable for all audiences.
0:06.7	The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the individuals participating
0:12.3	in the podcast and do not represent those of audio check or its employees. Information discussed
0:18.6	by the host and interviewees includes content related to crimes against children, abuse,
0:24.4	acts of terrorism and violence. Listener discretion is advised.
0:35.6	A lot of us avoid confrontation. If we have that sense that something uncomfortable or
0:41.4	potentially dangerous will result if we confront a person, it's the instinct of self-preservation
0:47.8	that prompts most people to walk away, to not get involved. But what if your job
0:54.4	required you to confront dangerous criminals on a regular basis? What if it was your job to study
1:01.2	these people, their lives, their families, their movements, and pick the perfect time to catch them
1:08.1	off guard? In today's episode, we're peering into the dark arena of what it's like to be a US
1:14.8	marshal assigned to one of the most dangerous jobs in America, a fugitive task force.
1:45.6	I was 15 minutes early when I pulled up to the guard gate of a high-rise government building
1:58.8	in the heart of downtown Miami, Florida. I could already tell it was going to be a hot day.
2:05.6	It was 10 in the morning on the dot and apparently streetsweeping day or something because there
2:11.3	wasn't a single car parked on the nearby streets, which is really odd for downtown Miami.
2:17.5	Everything was eerily quiet, but the exception of a crowd of homeless men and women gathered
2:22.4	beneath an overpass. A middle-aged man caught my attention as he walked out of the guard gatehouse
2:27.8	in front of the high-rise. I rolled down my window and he asked me for my ID. He quickly glanced
2:33.3	at the card and wondered why I was visiting. I told him who I was there to see and then I watched
2:38.6	him walk back into the guard gatehouse, make a quick phone call, and return. He validated my story,
2:44.8	but didn't just wave me in. He actually asked me to open the trunk of my car.
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