Seattle, 1999, a group of teens hear disturbing rumors about a popular teacher.

They report him to authorities.

Then he ends up dead.

I was one of those students.

25 years later, I'm finding out what really happened, because people said we killed a man.

Listen to adults in the room, a new series

from KOWW Focus, wherever you get your podcasts. This is a CBC podcast. A few years ago, I read

about a case of fishing fraud, close to where I live in Boston, Massachusetts.

It involved undercover agents, secret tape recordings, and a shadowy figure known locally as the Codfather.

I was intrigued. I mean, who wouldn't be? And by the time I read about the case, the codfather himself was back out of jail.

So I looked him up, gave him a call. To my surprise, he picked up. To my greater surprise, he invited me down to his office to talk.

And very quickly, what I thought might be a colorful little story about a crooked fisherman turned into something much, much more complicated.

My name is Ian Koss. I'm the host of the new series Catching the Codfather from GBAH News.

And today on Uncover, we're bringing you the first episode of that series.

We begin in that office right by the docks the day we first met.

Can you tell me about how you did ultimately get arrested?

This all started a few years back when I wanted to sell my business.

See, my legacy, it was to grow this to a point that I would turn it over to my keys.

I dated.

That's it.

I'm done.

I wanted to give the business to my middle daughter.

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