Murderville, TX: Episode 2, The Cops
Deconstructed
The Intercept
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Crime is surging in Houston, and homicide detectives are given free rein as they race to close cases. Investigators are certain that Charles Raby is guilty of Edna Franklin’s murder — and that DNA evidence will prove it. But once Charles confesses, the forensic investigation stops.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 wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more at https://theintercept.com/podcasts/murderville/
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, deconstructed listeners, we're taking a break this week, but we'll be back the next. |
| 0:07.0 | Believe it or not, as you're listening to this, I'm with a few thousand other gen Xers |
| 0:10.5 | at a fish concert in Mexico. |
| 0:12.7 | Now hopefully World War doesn't break out, we'll end it. |
| 0:15.9 | To make up for my absence, I want to introduce you to the new season of Murderville, a podcast |
| 0:20.8 | by my intercept colleagues investigative reporter, Jordan Smith, and Lleonis Agura. |
| 0:25.4 | We previously shared episode one with you, and if you haven't heard it, go back and check |
| 0:29.0 | it out. |
| 0:30.0 | This season, Jordan and Lleonis take us to the Death penalty capital of the country, |
| 0:33.5 | Harris County, Texas, where they investigated a disturbing crime, a startling confession, |
| 0:38.5 | and a story that doesn't add up. |
| 0:40.3 | Today, I want to share episode two, which is all about the cops behind the investigation |
| 0:44.4 | that led to a death penalty conviction. |
| 0:46.8 | You can follow the whole series on your podcast app of choice and at theintercept.com. |
| 0:51.5 | Just search for Murderville. |
| 0:53.2 | Thanks for listening, enjoy, and I'll see you soon. |
| 0:59.5 | A quick listener note. |
| 1:01.4 | This podcast contains adult language and descriptions of violence. |
| 1:14.2 | On December 6, 1990, NBC preempted their Friday night primetime drama Midnight Collar about |
| 1:21.1 | a former cop turned talk radio host for a show about real cops. |
| 1:26.3 | Titled Houston Homicide, it was hosted by Tom Broca. |
| 1:30.6 | And kind of like the old reality show cops, but more cinema verite. |
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