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Criminal

Knock and Announce

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.739.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

“I didn’t do what they said I did. And it was like, I don’t know how to disprove the police. I mean, it’s my word against theirs. I don’t really stand a chance.” In 2015, the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit in South Carolina gave a confidential informant $100 to buy marijuana from Julian Betton. And then they broke down his door. Officers David Belue, Chris Dennis, and Frank Waddell shot at Julian an estimated 29 times. We speak with Julian Betton and Jonny McCoy. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop.  Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Support for this show comes from Krakan.

0:03.0

Krypto is like the financial system, but different.

0:07.0

It doesn't care where you come from, what you look like, your credit score,

0:11.0

or your outrageous food delivery habits.

0:13.7

crypto is finance for everyone everywhere all the time.

0:18.4

Krakhan, see what crypto can be.

0:21.3

Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:25.0

This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.

0:30.0

This episode contains descriptions of violence.

0:34.0

Please use discretion.

0:36.0

In 2014, a woman was pulled over by Myrtle Beach Police in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

0:44.5

The woman was black and the police said they pulled her over because of a tail light.

0:49.8

They found a small amount of marijuana in her car and she was given the option to avoid charges if she

0:55.6

told them where she got the marijuana.

0:58.7

As one officer later put it, she was asked, quote, who she knows.

1:04.0

She says she did know someone, but she didn't know his full name.

1:08.0

She only knew him as Jules.

1:12.0

My name is Julian Betten and right now I'm in Conway, South Carolina.

1:18.0

The police drove the woman to Julian Betten's apartment.

1:21.2

They wired her with a hidden video camera and audio recorder. And then they gave

1:26.3

her $100 and told her to ask Julian Beton to sell her marijuana. Julian is black and in 2015 he was 30 years old.

1:36.0

It was a friend of my girl at the time girlfriend.

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