Introducing Murderville, Texas

Deconstructed

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🗓️ 1 February 2022

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Summary

Murderville, an investigative podcast hosted by senior Intercept reporters Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith, examines the systemic failures that lead to wrongful convictions. Season Two takes Segura and Smith to the death penalty capital of the country, Harris County, Texas, where they investigate a disturbing crime, a startling confession, and a story that doesn’t add up. To follow the series, subscribe to Murderville at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more at https://theintercept.com/podcasts/murderville/If you’d like to support our work, go to theintercept.com/donate — your donation, no matter what the amount, makes a real difference.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Ryan here, popping into introduce you to another intercept podcast by my colleagues,
0:06.5	investigative reporters Liliana Sagora and Jordan Smith.
0:09.9	They're also the hosts of Murderville and they have a new season out this week.
0:14.0	In season two, Liliana and Jordan take us to Texas, the death penalty capital of the
0:18.5	country.
0:19.5	Harris County, Texas has sent more people to death row than any jurisdiction in the nation.
0:24.5	Among them is Charles Rabie.
0:27.0	He confessed to the grizzly murder of an elderly woman in Houston in 1992, but the evidence
0:33.0	tells a different story.
0:34.6	Over nine episodes, Liliana and Jordan explore faulty forensics, the fallibility of memory,
0:39.6	and a system ill-equipped to acknowledge its mistakes.
0:42.9	You're about to hear the first episode.
0:45.2	To follow the series after this, subscribe to Murderville at Apple Podcasts or wherever
0:49.4	you get your podcasts.
0:51.2	Check back here tomorrow for the next episode of Deconstructed Featuring an Interview with
0:55.0	Representative Rokana.
0:56.8	He's out this week with a new book called Dignity in a Digital Age, making tech work for
1:01.4	all of us.
1:02.4	And now, Murderville, season two.
1:07.4	A quick listener note.
1:09.2	This podcast contains adult language and descriptions of violence.
1:15.2	All over Texas, people are watching what's happening here in Huntsdale, the killing capital
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