Content warning, this episode contains discussion of drug abuse, addiction, and death.

Just as a reminder, the fentanyl files is our mini series covering the fentanyl crisis in the United States, specifically

the spate of fentanyl-related deaths.

And today is part of that new occasional series.

We're going to focus specifically on the legal side of things.

Now, in order to give prosecutors an extra tool

to use in this crisis, the Indiana legislature passed a law making dealing resulting in death a level

one felony.

To be blunt, that means that if you sell someone fentanyl or another drug, and septance causes that person's death

that you can face up to a 40-year prison term. But what does this mean in practice?

How are prosecutors using this law? What sort of cases are they seeing?

To find out, we went to Muncie to speak with Zach Craig.

Zach is the chief deputy prosecutor of Delaware County and has obtained many convictions under this statute.

My name is Anya Kane. I'm a journalist.

And I'm Kevin Greenley. I'm an attorney.

And this is the Murder Sheet.

We're a true crime podcast focused on original reporting, interviews, and deep dives

into murder cases.

We're the murder sheet.

And this is the fentanyl files.

Dealing resulting in death.

A conversation with Chief Deputy Prosecutor Zach Craig. So, Oh, So Zach, before we get started, can you tell us a bit about your professional background?

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