Taking Cover

In 1955, the brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till sparked a wave of social unrest that gripped America. But while the story of Till became infamous, the truth of how he'd died remained a mystery. Although two men were suspected of killing the teenager, some believed it was th ...  Show more

The jury at the murder trial of Richard Satchwell has been told that they will have three options: to convict him of murder, of manslaughter, or to acquit him.Justice Paul McDermott in his charge to the jury told them they will enter their deliberations as independent people with ...  Show more

A manhunt is launched for MLK’s killer, James Earl Ray. After his capture he pleads guilty. With no trial the world won’t hear the facts of the case laid out in court, giving rise to decades of conspiracy theories that even the King family came to believe.See omnystudio.com/liste ...  Show more

In 2022, Southside Crips gang member, Keefe D, confessed that he knows what really happened in the infamous murder of Tupac Shakur. Shakur was one of hip-hop’s most beloved and celebrated artists, but when he was fatally shot in 1996, police failed to find the killer. They interv ...  Show more

One suspect is freed, another makes a surprising choice, and an investigator is accused of planting evidence. This episode originally published on March 3, 2025.

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