S2, The State v. Joey Watkins - Episode 6 - Jurisdiction Friction
Undisclosed: Toward Justice
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4.2 • 10.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2016
⏱️ 71 minutes
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August 15, 2016 / For seven weeks, the Rome Police Department investigated Isaac’s murder. But on February 28, 2000, when the Floyd County Police Department took over, everything would change.
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| 0:00.0 | For all of our listeners in the Northwest Georgia area, join us tomorrow, August 16th, for an Undisclosed podcast meetup at the Swift and Finch coffee shop in Rome, Georgia, starting at 6 p.m. I'll be there, along with Claire Gilbert from the Georgia Innocence Project, and we hope to see you there. |
| 0:15.0 | Welcome, everybody, to the sixth episode of the second season of Undisclosed. We've got three great sponsors this week, Blue Apron, The Great Courses, and Stamps.com. |
| 0:24.5 | As always, support our sponsors because they support us. |
| 0:27.9 | And, hey, I've got one more ask for you, but I want to explain what that is in the credits. |
| 0:32.7 | So do me a favor. |
| 0:33.7 | After the show, stick around and listen to what I have to say. |
| 0:36.5 | We really need our fan support. Until then, enjoy the show, stick around and listen to what I have to say. We really need our fans support. |
| 0:38.7 | Until then, enjoy the show. |
| 0:53.5 | Last we checked in, the Rome City Police Department had realized a couple of things. |
| 0:58.0 | First, that Isaac Dawkins' death wasn't caused by an accident. He died from a bullet wound |
| 1:02.7 | to the head. And second, that it seemed the most likely suspect, according to Brianne and other |
| 1:08.1 | rumors, was Joey Watkins. But while Rome Police Department was the agency that began the investigation, they weren't the |
| 1:15.1 | ones who actually completed it. For the first seven weeks, though, they were in the lead. |
| 1:20.4 | It wouldn't be until almost two months later that the investigation got turned on its head |
| 1:24.4 | when another agency took over. |
| 1:30.4 | Hi and welcome to episode six of Undisclosed, The State v. Joey Watkins. |
| 1:34.6 | This week's episode is Jurisdiction Friction. |
| 1:37.9 | My name is Robbie H. Audrey. I'm an attorney and fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, |
| 1:41.6 | and I'm here with my colleagues, Susan Simpson and Colin Miller. |
| 1:44.3 | I'm Susan Simpson. I'm an attorney with the Volkov Law Group, and I blog at viewfumel2.com. |
| 1:49.8 | I'm Colin Miller. I'm an associate dean and professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, |
| 1:54.8 | and I blog at evidence prof blog. |
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