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Today is Wednesday, November 6, 2019.

On this day in 1985, a group of militants seized the Palace of Justice

in Bogota, Colombia. The bloody conflict left over 100 people dead,

including 11 of the nation's 25 Supreme Court Judges.

The Court Judges. Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and today I'm joined by our guest host, Mike Morford.

Mike is the host of podcasts The Murder in My Family and Criminology.

Today he'll discuss some of the historical aspects of the standoff at the Palace of Justice

while I'll cover the narrative. Thanks for having me, Vanessa.

I'm excited to discuss this controversial and

deadly attack which remains hotly debated to this day.

And I'm glad to have you here.

Now let's go back to the Palace of Justice in Bogota, Colombia.

It's November 6, 1985 at 5 p.m. when the hostage crisis was already well underway.

Chief Justice Alfonso Reyes Echandia coughed. He could smell smoke.

The acrid scent had assaulted his nostrils for hours now and it was getting worse.

He knew it was only a matter of time before the flames reached the office where he was being

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