The Hurricane Tapes

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A triple murder. 40 hours of tape recordings. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter. Bob Dylan wrote a song about him. Hollywood made a movie. This is the full story.

BBC World Service


    • Apr 1, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Ep 13. Black Angel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 53:04


    "I know who doesn't belong in prison. I am an angel. The Black Angel" Plus a final account of Carter from someone who has never told her truth about her father #HurricaneTapes

    Ep 12. Stinkin' New Jersey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 39:13


    John Artis on who he blames and Jonny Carter reveals who he thinks did it #hurricanetapes

    Ep 11. Joining the dots

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 36:05


    Names are named, alibis crumble, as we reveal the details of a never before seen investigation into the case #HurricaneTapes

    Ep 10. Nineteen pages

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 43:42


    "Nobody wanted my findings to come out". An investigator's alternative theory, ignored… until now. #HurricaneTapes

    Ep 9. Take it to the judge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 43:34


    "Racism rather than reason." Judge Sarokin, the man who had the final say in the State of New Jersey v Rubin Carter and John Artis. #HurricaneTapes

    Ep 8. Boy wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 32:23


    How Lazarus and a Canadian 'army' took Carter from deep despair to the brink of freedom. #HurricaneTapes

    Ep 7. Racial revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 42:30


    'You're turning the trial into a racial nightmare.' The defence team are heading for big trouble at the second trial. #HurricaneTapes

    Ep6. Muhammad Ali and Bob Dylan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 29:57


    Rubin Carter becomes a cause célèbre. Star power to the rescue? #HurricaneTapes

    Ep5. Chipmunk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 27:37


    Secret recordings, recantations and Kojak. How a Chipmunk paved the path to freedom. #HurricaneTapes

    Ep4. Bullets, Bello and Bradley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 36:47


    Conspiracies, contradictions and convictions. The first trial of Rubin Carter and John Artis. #HurricaneTapes

    Ep3. Thieves in the night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 30:30


    “They were there! They were not playing jacks on the corner.” How petty criminal Al Bello became the prosecution's star witness. #HurricaneTapes

    Ep2. Murders at the Lafayette

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 34:54


    Four shot, three killed, two murderers on the run. What exactly happened on the night of the murders? #HurricaneTapes

    Ep1. The making of Rubin Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 36:06


    Racism, poverty and violence. Enter the world of Rubin Carter. #HurricaneTapes

    The Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018 3:46


    “I have something that I want to say to you” - Rubin Carter.

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