The Death of Sean Kealiher

The Fault Line: Dying for a Fight

Sony Music

Society & Culture, News, Documentary, Politics, True Crime

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Sean Kealiher was killed on Oct 12, 2019, near a popular bar for Portland’s antifascist scene. An SUV ran him over and crashed outside the Democratic Party of Oregon office. Gunshots rang out through the night, and whoever was driving fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind. Now, almost two years later, his mother Laura Kealiher is demanding police answer why his killing remains unsolved. Want the full story? Unlock all episodes of The Fault Line, ad-free, right now by subscribing to The Binge. Plus, get binge access to brand new stories dropping on the first of every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Just click ‘Subscribe’ on the top of The Fault Line show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you listen. A Somethin' Else, Oregon Public Broadcasting, & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The show contains adult language and occasional descriptions of violence.
0:12.0	Please keep that in mind when and where to listen.
0:15.0	What is me?
0:18.0	Jemales boys.
0:20.0	Say it louder.
0:21.6	No justice of peace.
0:24.0	No, no, no,
0:27.0	AC, B.
0:28.0	All the faster.
0:29.6	A C.
0:30.8	A C.
0:31.8	Dude, if your dad's a cop, like fucking punch him in the face.
0:38.3	Some of the most hateful individuals.
0:40.3	Like, it's just a trash hole down there.
0:43.3	It's like sad.
0:44.3	They think they fight it for their country.
0:48.3	I'm fighting for my country too.
0:50.3	I can't put him out.
0:52.3	I can't to the surface.
0:54.6	In 2020, the things that had been building for years in America came to the surface.
1:06.5	And Portland, Oregon was at the bleeding edge.
1:09.8	It's a city that in the public imagination is little more than hipsters running coffee shops and microbreweries.
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