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Serial - Serial S03 - Ep. 4: A Bird in Jail Is Worth Two on the Street

What happens when the right evidence points to the wrong man?

Serial S03 - Ep. 4: A Bird in Jail Is Worth Two on the Street

When you're not in jail, do you live with those five people?

This testimony was that he petted the outside of the pocket first.

He's this walking perpetuation of, don't trust the police.

From this American life in W.V.E. Z. Chicago, it's cereal.

One courthouse told week by week. I'm Sarah Canick.

Before we get started, I want to give you a warning.

I know a lot of the material in this series is hard to cure and hard to think about.

Rhonda Gray is a police officer in Cleveland.

She started as an EMT in the 80s, then joined the police force.

First as a patrol officer, worked away up to detective, then homicide detective.

She's experienced is what I'm saying. She's seen a lot.

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0:00.0	Previously on cereal.
0:04.0	When you're not in jail, do you live with those five people?
0:07.0	That's us. That's completely false.
0:10.0	They lie down on the roof.
0:12.0	Oh my God! I know.
0:15.0	This testimony was that he petted the outside of the pocket first.
0:18.0	Then he did a pet town. He felt a bulge.
0:20.0	He reached into the pocket.
0:22.0	Oh, okay.
0:23.0	I'll tell you how we fix that.
0:25.0	We don't go.
0:26.0	He's this walking perpetuation of, don't trust the police.
0:33.0	From this American life in W.V.E. Z. Chicago, it's cereal.
0:38.0	One courthouse told week by week. I'm Sarah Canick.
0:44.0	Before we get started, I want to give you a warning.
0:55.0	I know a lot of the material in this series is hard to cure and hard to think about.
1:00.0	And this story may be especially so.
1:02.0	In part, because it involves children.
1:06.0	Rhonda Gray is a police officer in Cleveland.
1:09.0	She started as an EMT in the 80s, then joined the police force.
1:12.0	First as a patrol officer, worked away up to detective, then homicide detective.
1:17.0	She's experienced is what I'm saying. She's seen a lot.
	...

Serial S03 - Ep. 4: A Bird in Jail Is Worth Two on the Street

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