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Breakdown

S01 Episode 0: Before You Listen

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Politics, News, True Crime

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2016

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

A state prosecutor is now deciding whether to put Justin Chapman back on trial for murder. His first trial ended in a guilty verdict after the jury deliberated about 40 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's worth knowing which really going on.

0:04.0

This is the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

0:11.0

With artistry and grace, Gerard Alexander was a dancer with promise.

0:16.0

He made the most difficult moves seem effortless.

0:19.0

But he kept secrets that would contribute to a fall.

0:23.0

Discover the remarkable story, the highs and lows, the beauty and the tragedy.

0:29.0

The dancer. Read the story now at AJC.com slash the dancer.

0:36.0

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0:41.0

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0:46.0

where our dining team has all of your decadent recommendations.

0:50.0

Check them all out at AJC.com slash baked goods.

0:57.0

Justin Chapman waits. He has been waiting for almost nine years.

1:02.0

Waiting for justice.

1:04.0

Justice has been in short supply in the Chapman case.

1:07.0

He was freed from prison last year after serving almost nine years of hard time,

1:12.0

for a murder that he and his lawyers insist he didn't commit.

1:16.0

After reading the case file, I thought there's no way that this guy got a fair trial.

1:23.0

The Atlanta Journal Constitution documented breakdowns and Georgia's justice system,

1:27.0

at almost every turn in the Chapman case.

1:30.0

After he crossed the threshold, he broke into tears.

1:34.0

I'm an ex-military man and there's no way that I could identify who that is.

1:38.0

Suspect witnesses.

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