Podcast appearances and mentions of Curtis Flowers

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Justice, whether civil, criminal or social, is a basic human need. Living in a society where justice is practiced and esteemed makes us feel safe.  This episode is a coversation between host Helen Todd and Matthew Martens, a successful attorney, seminary graduate and the author of "Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal." This conversation shines a light on both the commendable and deeply flawed aspects of the current system. Matthew's unique perspective as someone who has served on both sides of the courtroom provides invaluable insights into how we can align our justice system more closely with biblical principles.He tackle pressing issues such as racial bias in jury selection, rigid sentencing structures, and the chronic underfunding of defense counsel for the poor. The case of Curtis Flowers serves as a poignant example of how systemic flaws can derail justice. Guided by biblical principles like accuracy, due process, and impartiality, Helen and Matt discuss ways to address these shortcomings and the role Christians can play in this crucial advocacy. Learn more about Mathew Marthens and pick up his book: https://matthew-martens.com/Support the Show.Thanks for listening! Visit our website rfwma.org and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Help us make more inspiring episodes: https://rfwma.org/give-support-the-podcast/

In this week's Flightless Bird, David Farrier talks to Terra Newell, who you may well know from the Dirty John podcast. We look at what makes the True Crime genre such a big deal, and some of the ethical questions it raises. David also shares his favourite 10 True Crime bits of media with Monica and Rob - which are: Dear Zachary (2008): A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son. Blackfish (2013) / The Cove (2009): A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015): Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes. The Staircase (2004): The high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001. Last Call (2023): As the AIDS crisis intensifies in the early 1990s, homophobia and hate crimes increase, and a serial killer preys on gay men in New York City by infiltrating the queer nightlife to identify his victims. 6 The Thin Blue Line - 1988 (Errol Morris): A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas. Paradise Lost (1996): A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence. Capturing the Friedmans (2003): Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes. The Imposter (2012): A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years. In The Dark Season 2: The second season of In the Dark explored the legal odyssey surrounding Curtis Flowers, who was accused of shooting four people to death inside Tardy Furniture, a Winona, Mississippi store, in July 1996 Honorable mentions: A Very Fatal Murder, American Vandal Other OGs: Helter Skelter (1974), In Cold Blood (1966), Making a Murderer (2018), Serial (2014) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doug Evans is a racist. We now know that. Doug Evans also resigned because of this exposure. A scathing opinion handed down by the Supreme Court on the evilness Doug Evans displayed in Taking Curtis Flowers to trial 6 times and ultimately striking EVERY potential black juror from the panel and sending Curtis to prison for a crime he did not commit. When... When do we hold these people accountable? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thethomasfreemepodcast/message

Doug Evans is a racist. We now know that. Doug Evans also resigned because of this exposure. A scathing opinion handed down by the Supreme Court on the evilness Doug Evans displayed in Taking Curtis Flowers to trial 6 times and ultimately striking EVERY potential black juror from the panel and sending Curtis to prison for a crime he did not commit. When... When do we hold these people accountable? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thethomasfreemepodcast/message

Welcome back to another week and another great episode. This weeks discussion is a playback from one year ago where Paul Kratsas and I talk about the atrocities we can get ourselves into. Growing up in and out of prison, I learned at an early age how my decisions could get me un-alived quickly, or even worse if you can imagine that for a second. So it was understanding that our choices can lead to the very chaos we are trying to avoid. Thank you again for tuning in and next week will be a new episode about racist District Attorney Doug Evans. Doug Evans was the D.A. for Jackson Mississippi who tried Curtis Flowers 6 TIMES!! He got scathing opinions from the Supreme Court that ultimately forced Doug Evans to retire. But Curtis Flowers wasn't the only one!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thethomasfreemepodcast/message

Welcome back to another week and another great episode. This weeks discussion is a playback from one year ago where Paul Kratsas and I talk about the atrocities we can get ourselves into. Growing up in and out of prison, I learned at an early age how my decisions could get me un-alived quickly, or even worse if you can imagine that for a second. So it was understanding that our choices can lead to the very chaos we are trying to avoid. Thank you again for tuning in and next week will be a new episode about racist District Attorney Doug Evans. Doug Evans was the D.A. for Jackson Mississippi who tried Curtis Flowers 6 TIMES!! He got scathing opinions from the Supreme Court that ultimately forced Doug Evans to retire. But Curtis Flowers wasn't the only one!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thethomasfreemepodcast/message

Big news! In the Dark has a new home and a new team of partners. The podcast now comes to you from The New Yorker—the legendary home of extraordinary journalism. ____ In the Dark is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that tells deeply reported stories. Season 1 investigates lapses by law enforcement after the kidnapping of eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling. Season 2 examines the case of Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man tried six times for the same crime. In the Dark journalists have already started reporting on Season 3. We can't tell you what it's about yet, but it's the most ambitious story we've pursued, and we're thrilled to have the resources of The New Yorker and Condé Nast Entertainment to help us tell it. For more on the new partnership, check out the team's interview with David Remnick on The New Yorker Radio Hour. And follow other podcasts from The New Yorker, including The Political Scene, The Writer's Voice, the Fiction podcast, and the Poetry podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're pleased to announce that “In The Dark,” the acclaimed investigative podcast from American Public Media, is joining The New Yorker and Condé Nast Entertainment. In its first two seasons, “In The Dark,” hosted by the reporter Madeleine Baran, has taken a close look at the criminal-justice system in America. The first season examined the abduction and murder, in 1989, of eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling, and exposed devastating failures on the part of law enforcement. The second season focussed on Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Winona, Mississippi, who was tried six times for the same crime. When the show's reporters began looking into the case, Flowers was on death row. After their reporting, the Supreme Court reversed Flowers's conviction. Today, he is a free man.  A third season of “In The Dark,” which will be the show's most ambitious one yet, is on its way. David Remnick recently sat down with Baran and the show's managing producer, Samara Freemark, to talk about the remarkable first two seasons of the show, and what to expect in the future. To listen to the entirety of the “In The Dark” catalogue, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

“In The Dark,” the acclaimed investigative podcast from American Public Media, is joining The New Yorker and Condé Nast Entertainment. In its first two seasons, “In The Dark,” hosted by the reporter Madeleine Baran, has taken a close look at the criminal-justice system in America. The first season examined the abduction and murder, in 1989, of eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling, and exposed devastating failures on the part of law enforcement. The second season focussed on Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Winona, Mississippi, who was tried six times for the same crime. When the show's reporters began looking into the case, Flowers was on death row. After their reporting, the Supreme Court reversed Flowers's conviction. Today, he is a free man. A third season of “In The Dark,” which will be the show's most ambitious one yet, is on its way. David Remnick recently sat down with Baran and the show's managing producer, Samara Freemark, to talk about the remarkable first two seasons of the show, and what to expect in the future. To listen to the entirety of the “In The Dark” catalogue, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

We're pleased to announce that “In The Dark,” the acclaimed investigative podcast from American Public Media, is joining The New Yorker and Condé Nast Entertainment. In its first two seasons, “In The Dark,” hosted by the reporter Madeleine Baran, has taken a close look at the criminal-justice system in America. The first season examined the abduction and murder, in 1989, of eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling, and exposed devastating failures on the part of law enforcement. The second season focussed on Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Winona, Mississippi, who was tried six times for the same crime. When the show's reporters began looking into the case, Flowers was on death row. After their reporting, the Supreme Court reversed Flowers's conviction. Today, he is a free man.  A third season of “In The Dark,” which will be the show's most ambitious one yet, is on its way. David Remnick recently sat down with Baran and the show's managing producer, Samara Freemark, to talk about the remarkable first two seasons of the show, and what to expect in the future. To listen to the entirety of the “In The Dark” catalogue, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

News from the "Wrongs Righted" Desk ~~ Adnan Syed, imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit, was released after 23 years in prison. If you've heard of Syed, it's from the podcast "Serial," which kick-started the ... trend? genre? industry? ... of longform podcasting. But is it good journalism? After "Serial" premiered in 2014, questions arose about its accuracy; "Serial" creator Sarah Koenig's reporting focused on aspects of the story that made Syed look guilty (or just made the story look better) and ignored some crucial evidence that argued for his innocence. In the years since, there's been a lot of critique (and other podcasts) that have not only poked holes in the prosecution's story, but also "Serial" itself. And yet, now that Syed is out, all eyes will once again be pointed toward that flawed but very influential podcast, which has never corrected its mistakes. We're getting into that today. But first, a missing person's case: Stephen is on vacation, y'all! So Brandon invited on two guests for a JOURNOS chat  about the Adnan Syed case, the legacy of "Serial," and podcasting as a form of journalism. Get deep into the weeds with Rebecca Lavoie of the podcast "Crime Writers On," and friend of the show (and sometime Elizabeth Holmes) Janet Varney, who cohosts the podcast "Truth & Justice" with Bob Ruff.  In the case of Adnan Syed, justice has been served, but it raises all kinds of questions about responsibility in journalism, the state of podcasting, and who gets to be the final authority on telling someone's story. NOTES A couple of true-crime podcasts get discussed in this ep, all excellent: "Undisclosed" is the one that corrected the flaws with the "Serial" story, co-hosted by Rabia Chaudry, without whom "Serial" might not exist in its current form, and without whom Syed might still be in prison. We also talk about "Bear Brook," "Suspect," and "In the Dark." "In the Dark" is especially noteworthy since the reporting that went into that podcast was used as evidence to convince the Supreme Court to overthrow the conviction of Curtis Flowers, which says a hell of a lot about the potential of the humble podcast to make a difference.

In 1996, someone murdered four people in a furniture store in a small town in Mississippi. A year later, Curtis Flowers was convicted of the crime, but the verdict was overturned based on prosecutorial misconduct. The state tried Mr. Flowers again, resulting in another appeal, and yet another reversal. In all, the state would try Flowers six times, with the last conviction making its way to the Supreme Court. While the majority ruled that the state had systematically excluded jurors based on the race, Justice Thomas wrote in dissent that prosecutors should be able to exclude whomever they want, for whatever reason they choose.Thanks to our guests Sheri Lynn Johnson and Stephen Bright. And thanks to Benjamin Sachrison for research assistance.Follow us on Twitter @anastasia_esq @ehslattery @pacificlegal #DissedPod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1996, someone murdered four people in a furniture store in a small town in Mississippi. A year later, Curtis Flowers was convicted of the crime, but the verdict was overturned based on prosecutorial misconduct. The state tried Mr. Flowers again, resulting in another appeal, and yet another reversal. In all, the state would try […]

McKinley discusses the Tardy Furniture Murders and the wrongful conviction of Curtis Flowers. Sources: https://features.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/tardy-victims/ https://friendsofjustice.blog/2018/06/27/so-if-it-curtis-flowers-isnt-guilty-who-is/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Flowers https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5808

As a birthday treat from Cass to you, this episode is extra long and extra angry. Amanda covers the Haunting of the Hotel Menger and Cassidy shares the bone chilling details of the case of Curtis Flowers.   Want more Drinking the Koolaid? Find it here!

Sources:In the Dark podcastwikipedia.orgDuke Universitywinonatimes.comwordpopulationreview.comapmreports.org law.umich.edunytimes.comtheappeal.org

When 4 employees of Tardy Furniture are brutally murdered in small town Mississipp, investigators feel pressure to find the person responsible and bring safely back to the town. Tunnel vision and some questionable practices lead to the arrest of Curtis Flowers. After 21 years, 6 trials, and multiple appeals later, Curtis is exonerated of the crime and all charges are dropped. The murders at TardyFurniture in 1996 remain unsolved to this day and the list of victims of the crime and the subsequent events continue to grow. Join us in the closet this week for the case of Curtis Flowers and The Tardy Furniture Murders. *If you would like very in depth coverage on this case, you can listen to the podcast: In the Dark, Season 2. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Flowers https://www.apmreports.org/story/2018/05/01/tardy-furniture-murders-what-happened https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034198690/curtis-flowers-mississippi-lawsuit-prosecutor-da-freed-prisoner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ueSnNsGTDE https://populartimelines.com/timeline/Curtis-Flowers https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21362913/bertha-marie-tardy https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21955089/derrick-everett-stewart https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5599337/carmen-rigby https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33624749/robert-lee-golden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona,_Mississippi Starz Wrong Man, Curtis Flowers: Death Again, Season 1 Episodes 3 and 4 (2018) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crimesandclosets/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimesandclosets/support

Siiii! Esperamos un montón pero por fin les contaremos esta controversial historia, la cual tendrá una mezcla de asesinatos crueles y macabros, un misterio sin resolver y sobre todo, un sinfín de dudas que nos dejarán perplejos.Esta es la historia de Curtis Flowers un hombre que tuvo que enfrentar varios juicios durante 20 años, por el mismo crimen...

Curtis Flowers was taken into custody and convicted in 1997 for the quadruple murders that happened inside the Tardy Furniture store in Winona, Mississippi in 1996. The circumstantial evidence was weak but prosecutor Evans was damned and determined to get Curtis executed. Curtis was put on trial SIX times! He maintained his innocence and fought for over 20 years for his freedom.Promo: Mysteries of the UnexplainedThank you to Keen for sponsoring the podcast!https://trykeen.com/truecrime You'll only pay $1.99 for the first 10 minutes of your call with a Keen spiritual advisor!SOURCES:https://mscenterforjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/001-Complaint-9-3-21-Flowers-v.-Evans.pdfhttps://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/flowers-curtis.htmhttps://murderpedia.org/male.F/images/flowers_curtis_g/Conv9858.pdfhttps://murderpedia.org/male.F/images/flowers_curtis_g/CO33400.pdfhttps://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5808https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ms-supreme-court/1439558.htmlhttps://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/17-9572-opinion-below.pdfhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/ms-supreme-court/1878694.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5599337/carmen-rigbyhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21362913/bertha-marie-tardyhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33624749/robert-lee-goldenhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21955089/derrick-everett-stewarthttps://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/batson_challenge#:~:text=Primary%20tabs,may%20be%20a%20new%20trial.https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/death-row-exoneree-curtis-flowers-sues-mississippi-prosecutor-who-prosecuted-him-six-timeshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/race-and-the-death-penalty-supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-curtis-flowers-tried-six-times-for-quadruple-murder/2019/03/15/0f0dd8ae-45bd-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.htmlhttps://medium.com/@19aclark/the-case-of-curtis-flowers-innocent-or-guilty-ff80f653ab88https://meaww.com/curtis-flowers-tardy-furniture-murders-black-man-free-man-parchman-prison-leaves-six-trials-arresthttps://www.djournal.com/news/victims-son-disagrees-with-supreme-court-ruling-on-curtis-flowers/article_16438ce1-4c86-5054-928e-f7404d0eeb74.htmlhttps://heavy.com/news/2019/06/curtis-flowers/https://www.fox8live.com/2020/09/04/judge-drops-charges-against-curtis-flowers-tried-times-murder/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/03/curtis-flowers-wrongfully-imprisoned-compensation-mississippi-death-row/6908892002/https://www.wtva.com/content/news/Curtis-Flowers-got-married-Saturday-in-Grenada-574037021.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Flowershttps://www.actionnews5.com/2019/12/16/judge-holding-bond-hearing-man-tried-six-times-same-crime/https://triblive.com/news/world/curtis-flowers-defense-team-receives-human-rights-award/https://www.revolt.tv/2021/3/5/22315590/curtis-flowers-paid-500000-mississippi-wrongfully-imprisonedhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/curtis-flowers-mississippis-marked-manhttps://www.scarymommy.com/nfuriating-case-curtis-flowers/https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/12/16/curtis-flowers-bailhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/curtis-flowers-in-the-dark-60-minutes-2021-07-25/https://friendsofjustice.blog/2018/06/27/so-if-it-curtis-flowers-isnt-guilty-who-is/https://www.apmreports.org/story/2018/05/01/tardy-furniture-murders-what-happenedhttps://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2019/03/18/curtis-flowers-what-you-need-know-quadruple-homicide/3128793002/https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2018/08/02/curtis-flowers-innocent-pathologist-thinks-multiple-killers-behind-quadruple-murder/813262002/https://www.starherald.net/news-breaking-news-kosciusko-attala-county-state-front-page-slideshow/update-victim-families#sthash.bDV9kHfH.0E2iPZIl.dpbshttps://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034198690/curtis-flowers-mississippi-lawsuit-prosecutor-da-freed-prisonerhttps://www.starherald.net/breaking-news-kosciusko-attala-county-front-page-slideshow/rigby-tardy-furniture-victims-deserve#sthash.giAWsovP.xlUotvaM.dpbshttps://www.mebere.com/curtis-flowers-documentary-tardy-furniture-store-murders-victims-wife-nowhttps://www.wlox.com/2021/08/06/curtis-flowers-other-side-freedom/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/04/us/curtis-flowers-doug-evans.htmlhttps://www.wlbt.com/2020/01/16/out-bond-after-six-trials-whats-next-curtis-flowers/https://www.wlbt.com/2020/09/05/son-murder-victim-journalist-who-worked-flowers-case-react-decision-dismiss-case/

Jacob Chansley pleaded guilty & could face up to 4 years in prison, Curtis Flowers Files Lawsuit Against Prosecutor Who Tried Him in Court 6 Times & more.... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whouwithcurtdog/message

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In this episode @i_am_farris and @chartelite talk about several cases where the police deliberately ignored identifying information in order to attack Black men. We also highlight the In The Dark podcast of APM and the case of Curtis Flowers.

Curtis Flowers was tried six times for murders at a Mississippi furniture store. Was he the killer though? We argue the case with David May. Follow @TryTrialAgain on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. 

Join us in a lot of laughter and a lot of tears as we traverse an emotional path today. Hanna dives into the culture of The Order of the Solar Temple cult and finds out how screwed up it can get, while Mary takes us on the heartbreaking journey of Curtis Flowers, a man who endured 6 trials and 23 years on death row. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/murder-mischief-moscato/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-mischief-moscato/support

Curtis Flowers is a Mississippi man who was tried six times for the same crime and whose case was the subject of Season 2 of the APM Reports podcast "In the Dark." He spent nearly 23 years behind bars and endured six trials and four death sentences for four murders he has always maintained he did not commit. Four of the trials resulted in convictions, all of which were overturned on appeal. Flowers' case was one of three that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2016 were to be remanded to lower courts to be reviewed for evidence of racial bias in jury selection. He was finally freed in 2020 when the Mississippi Attorney General's Office dismissed indictments against him. In February, Flowers spoke at this Duke Law event with his attorney, Henderson Hill, sharing an inside look at his years-long saga and the injustices of a system zeroed in on convicting him. Wilson Center Director and Duke Law Professor Brandon Garrett moderated the discussion and Q&A that followed. Sponsored by the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law.

For Black History Month, Jess and Lindsey wanted to spotlight the continual injustice against BIPOC in America. These stories will cover a variety of topics, and the first episode we have is covering the 6 unjust trials of Curtis Flowers Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Email us at theabcsoftruecrime@gmail.com

COVID-19 transmission rates continue to trend down as flu season approaches.Then, Curtis Flowers' attorney sheds light on what's next after 23 years behind bars and four reversed convictions.Plus, after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, over 20 percent of Mississippi teens engaged in e-cigarette use last year. Now, the American Lung Association is announcing a comprehensive plan to curb youth vaping.Segment 1:Transmission rates of the coronavirus are on the decline in Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves says the six weeks following the July peak have been a vast improvement for the state. He credits the efforts of Mississippi residents. To avoid the resurgence seen in other parts of the world, state health officials are increasing testing availability. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says free testing is being made available once a week in every county.Segment 2:Curtis Flowers has spent the last 23 years of his life behind bars or in the courtroom. The fifty-year-old was tried six times for capitol murder related to the 1996 shooting deaths of four people in a Winona furniture store. Two of those trials resulted in hung juries - the other four in convictions that were eventually reversed due to prosecutorial misconduct. Last week, Attorney General Lynn Fitch dropped the case against Flowers, essentially ending the decades-long saga. Now Flowers - and his attorneys - are looking at how to reconcile this injustice. Robert McDuff is with the Mississippi Center for Justice and a recent member of Flowers' defense team. He shares more on what's next for Curtis Flowers in part two of his conversation with Desare Frazier.Segment 3:Southern Remedy Health MinuteSegment 4:Medical experts in Mississippi are raising awareness about the dangers of young people vaping, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20% of high school students in Mississippi used e-cigarettes last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts believe that rate may increase as students return to school and may experience social pressure to vape. Dr. John Gaudet is president of the Mississippi Chapter of the Academy of American Pediatrics. He tells our Ashley Norwood adolescents are prone to greater risk-taking. The American Lung Association in Mississippi is launching a new comprehensive plan to prevent students from vaping and assist those who want to quit. Ashley Lyerly is with the association. She says the return to school provides a pathway to reach students. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After over two decades behind bars, Curtis Flowers has his case dropped.Then, the CDC issues an eviction moratorium, protecting renters through the end of 2020. We examine how the action affects tenants and landlords in Mississippi.Plus, bus drivers in a Mississippi school district are being denied routes over a conflict involving working hours and compensation. Segment 1:When Curtis Flowers posted bail and left prison in December, his future remained uncertain. He had been tried for capital murder six times, convicted four times, and each of those four convictions - the most recent by the U.S. Supreme Court - were reversed due to prosecutorial misconduct by District Attorney Doug Evans. Soon after, Evans withdrew from the case and the office of Attorney General Fitch was appointed in his place.Now, Flowers' future is a little clearer. Last week Fitch's office announced it is dropping the case, meaning for the first time in 23 years Curtis Flowers won't be subject to charges he has long-denied. Robert McDuff of the Mississippi Center for Justice joined the Flowers defense team after Supreme Court reversed the conviction and death sentence in Flowers' sixth trial. He shares more about the long history of the case in part one of a conversation with MPB's Desare Frazier.Segment 2:Mississippians who can't afford to pay rent because of coronavirus-related job loss are protected from evictions under a new moratorium by the CDC. A federal moratorium previously offered extensive protections for renters, but that expired at the start of this month. To qualify for the new moratorium, renters must prove in court that they are out of work because of the coronavirus, and are pursuing government assistance. Jarvis Dortch, Executive Director of the ACLU of Mississippi, tells our Kobee Vance the move by the CDC helps, but it doesn't erase all barriers for poor residents. Segment 3:The coronavirus pandemic is presenting unprecedented challenges to public schools. Between socially distanced classrooms and virtual learning, school districts are making changes to accommodated the variety of ways children are learning in the world of COVID-19. For Columbus City Schools, some changes have resulted in a clash between administration and the district's bus drivers. In a story first reported by the Commercial Dispatch, drivers for Columbus City Schools walked out last week over a dispute regarding hours and wages. Renarda Dent is one of those drivers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After 24 years, the case against Curtis Flowers is finally over. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch asks the judge to dismiss the charges against Flowers for lack of evidence. Flowers is released from house arrest and free – truly free – at last. Read the story. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

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The Fifth Circuit Court rules the Mississippi abortion bill unconstitutional. The governor plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. We hear from both sides of the argument.And, after over twenty years in custody, Curtis Flowers is released.Plus, the Department of Housing and Urban Development awards the Choctaw Housing Authority a five million dollar grant.Segment 1:The Fifth Circuit court has upheld a lower court ruling on Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban. Governor Phil Bryant has stated that he intends on challenging the ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court. Joey Fillingane is a Senate Republican from Sumrall. He tells MPB's Kobee Vance that he supports the governor's plan to appeal. Diane Derzis owns the Jackson Women's Health Organization, the only abortion clinic in the state. She tells our Kobee Vance that the law was intentionally designed to bring the issue before a conservative leaning U.S. Supreme Court.Segment 2:For the first time in over two decades, Curtis Flowers is out of prison. Circuit Court Judge Joseph Loper granted Flowers bond on Monday. He also stated that the state has raised its burden in trying the case for a seventh time. MPB's Ashley Norwood was in Winona when the judge presented his ruling.Flowers' attorney, Robert McDuff echoed the Judge Loper's call to the state. Crystal Ghosten is Flowers' daughter. She tells our Ashley Norwood that she is eager to make memories with her father now that he has been released.Segment 3: The Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Choctaw Housing Authority a $5 million grant. We speak with CHA Executive Director Eric Willis and Choctaw Band of Indians Chief Cyrus Ben about the grant process. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After nearly 23 years locked up, Curtis Flowers has a chance to get out on bail -- if his lawyers can convince the judge to rule in his favor. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

It's been 11 days since the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Curtis Flowers' conviction. But the story didn't end there. In recent days, there have been three other significant developments, including new details from a key witness, that may determine Flowers' fate. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

It's been 11 days since the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Curtis Flowers' conviction. But the story didn't end there. In recent days, there have been three other significant developments, including new details from a key witness, that may determine Flowers' fate. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

It's been 11 days since the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Curtis Flowers' conviction. But the story didn't end there. In recent days, there have been three other significant developments, including new details from a key witness, that may determine Flowers' fate. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give everyone a Universal Basic Income to offset the effects of automation. The plan resonates across a broad spectrum of voters from his "Yang Gang" to the alt-right and it has catapulted him to a spot in this week's Democratic primary debate alongside frontrunners Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris. Who is this guy? Also this hour: Last month, we told you about Curtis Flowers, the Mississippi man convicted over 20 years ago of killing four people by a prosecutor with a history of racial bias and witness tampering. You may recognize the story from the APM podcast, "In the Dark." Last week, the Supreme Court ruled to overturn his latest conviction in a 7-2 decision. What's next? Lastly, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the Trump Administration is running "concentration camps" at our Southern border. We talk about that. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give everyone a Universal Basic Income to offset the effects of automation. The plan resonates across a broad spectrum of voters from his "Yang Gang" to the alt-right and it has catapulted him to a spot in this week's Democratic primary debate alongside frontrunners Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris. Who is this guy? Also this hour: Last month, we told you about Curtis Flowers, the Mississippi man convicted over 20 years ago of killing four people by a prosecutor with a history of racial bias and witness tampering. You may recognize the story from the APM podcast, "In the Dark." Last week, the Supreme Court ruled to overturn his latest conviction in a 7-2 decision. What's next? Lastly, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the Trump Administration is running "concentration camps" at our Southern border. We talk about that. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Friday, June 21, after months of deliberation, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in the Curtis Flowers case. In a 7-2 ruling, the justices threw out the conviction from his sixth trial, in 2010. The decision of what happens next -- whether to release Flowers or begin a seventh trial -- now lies with the same prosecutor who's pursued him from the beginning: Doug Evans. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

The award-winning podcast In the Dark, Season 2, looks at the case of Curtis Flowers, a man in Mississippi who has been tried for the same murders six times. Despite pointing out the faulty evidence and witness testimony in the podcast, Flowers still remains behind bars and on death row.  However, some good news came recently when it was announced that the Supreme Court will hear Flowers' case by June! The justices will examine if District Attorney Doug Evans had a history of racial discrimination in jury selection. In season one, In The Dark examined the rare crime of child abduction. The reporters examined the case of Jacob Wetterling, the 11 year old boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota who went missing on October 22, 1989. His abduction remained a mystery for nearly 27 years… until the team from In The Dark started examining the faulty police investigation of his disappearance. Lead In the Dark reporter Madeleine Baran is in Vancouver  to speak at the Vancouver Podcast Festival, running Nov. 8-10. Guest: Madeleine Baran Investigative reporter for APM Reports and the host and lead reporter of the podcast In the Dark.

Chapter 1 Hot question of the day CoverGirl cosmetics is now certified completely cruelty-free - making it the biggest beauty brand to earn the Leaping Bunny logo. When it comes to products that you purchase, do you care if whether or not they test on animals? Yes No   Chapter 2 The winners and losers of the United States midterms Guest: Reggie Cecchini Washington DC producer for Global National   Chapter 3 Conservative Leader says Tony Clement had ‘terrible lapse of judgement' after Clement resigns amidst sextortion scandal The leader of the Conservative Party, Andrew Scheer, was asked by journalists today about the security concerns presented by this, seeing as Tony Clement was one of the parliamentarians on the top-secret National Security and Intelligence Committee. Guest: Tim Powers Vice-Chairman of Summa Strategies   Chapter 4 Madeleine Baran discusses the acclaimed podcast In The Dark The award-winning podcast In the Dark, Season 2, looks at the case of Curtis Flowers, a man in Mississippi who has been tried for the same murders six times. Despite pointing out the faulty evidence and witness testimony in the podcast, Flowers still remains behind bars and on death row.  However, some good news came recently when it was announced that the Supreme Court will hear Flowers' case by June! The justices will examine if District Attorney Doug Evans had a history of racial discrimination in jury selection. In season one, In The Dark examined the rare crime of child abduction. The reporters examined the case of Jacob Wetterling, the 11 year old boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota who went missing on October 22, 1989. His abduction remained a mystery for nearly 27 years… until the team from In The Dark started examining the faulty police investigation of his disappearance. Lead In the Dark reporter Madeleine Baran is in Vancouver  to speak at the Vancouver Podcast Festival, running Nov. 8-10. Guest: Madeleine Baran Investigative reporter for APM Reports and the host and lead reporter of the podcast In the Dark.   Chapter 5 Does warning kids of ‘stranger danger' give them the right tools for interacting with people? Earlier in the show we spoke with Madeleine Baran of APM's In The Dark, and she discussed the first season of the podcast that dealt with the abduction of 11 year old Jacob Wetterling. In that series, the parents of Jacob Wetterling discussed how that case was a classic case of ‘stranger danger', but how, despite what happened to their son, parents should not parent their children based on what happened to their son. Instead, the Wetterling family encouraged parents to remember that children are often harmed by someone they know. Geoff Newiss is the Director of Action Against Abduction in the UK , and his organization feels that the idea of stranger danger has fostered an unhealthy amount of fear of strangers among children. It inspired him to devise a new safety message for children, which he thinks is more fit for purpose - not least because the majority of abductions are committed by an adult already known to the child. Guest: Geoff Newiss Director, Action Against Abduction   Chapter 6 A young man ate a garden slug on a dare, became paralyzed and died 8 years later Guest: Dr Heather Stockdale Walden Asst. Professor of Parasitology at the University of Florida   Chapter 7 Jeff Sessions is fired US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned as the country's chief law enforcement officer at the request of the President. Guest: Reggie Cecchini Washington DC producer for Global National   Chapter 8 SIMI'S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY Loser NO LOSER Winner CoverGirl cosmetics is now certified completely cruelty-free - making it the biggest beauty brand to earn the Leaping Bunny logo - To be awarded the globally-recognised Leaping Bunny certification, presented by Cruelty Free International, a brand must eliminate animal testing from every level of product production - including in all ingredients and suppliers. “No other certification program has the rigour that seeks to completely eliminate animal testing from a brand's supply chain - it certifies that no CoverGirl products or ingredients are tested on animals, either by CoverGirl or its suppliers,” the press release states.  In addition to passing the “rigorous process,” the drugstore beauty brand will also have to undergo ongoing checks to ensure it is maintaining cruelty-free production.  

Two months after the season ended, we return to Winona to see what has changed. Turns out, a lot. Curtis Flowers' mother has died. The whole town is talking about the case. Flowers' defense lawyers are including our findings in their legal filings to the Supreme Court. Citizens are trying to file bar complaints against the district attorney, Doug Evans. One man has gone into hiding, his personal safety threatened because he spoke to us. In this update episode, we look at what's happened in Winona since our last episode and what happens next with Curtis Flowers' case. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

For the last episode of the season, we went to meet Jeffery Armstrong, who, a few years after Curtis Flowers first went to prison, found what might have been a key piece of evidence. What he found -- and where he found it -- offers hints that someone else may have committed the Tardy Furniture murders. Armstrong turned the evidence into the cops. And then, he says, it disappeared. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

For the last episode of the season, we went to meet Jeffery Armstrong, who, a few years after Curtis Flowers first went to prison, found what might have been a key piece of evidence. What he found -- and where he found it -- offers hints that someone else may have committed the Tardy Furniture murders. Armstrong turned the evidence into the cops. And then, he says, it disappeared. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

Prosecutors have always said that Curtis Flowers was the only serious suspect in the Tardy Furniture investigation. But we found a document showing that another man, Willie James Hemphill, had also been questioned just days after the murders. Who was he? Why was he questioned? When we finally found Hemphill, living in Indianapolis, he had some very surprising things to say about the case. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

After investigating every aspect of the Curtis Flowers case, we were nearly ready to present what we'd found to District Attorney Doug Evans. But first we tried to learn all we could about him: his childhood, his years as a police officer and his record as district attorney. Then, finally, we met the man who's spent more than two decades trying to have Flowers executed. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

There's one critical aspect of the Curtis Flowers case that we haven't looked at yet -- the makeup of the juries. Each of the four times Flowers was convicted, the jury was all white or nearly all white. So we decided to look more closely at why so few black jurors had been selected. And it wasn't always happenstance. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

Odell Hallmon, the state's key witness in the Curtis Flowers case, is serving three consecutive life sentences. We wondered what he might say now that there are no deals to cut, and he will spend the rest of his days in prison. Would he stick to his story that Flowers had confessed to the Tardy Furniture murders? We wrote him letters and sent him a friend request on Facebook. Weeks went by and we heard nothing. And then, one day, he wrote back. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

Investigators never found the gun used to kill four people at Tardy Furniture. Yet the gun, and the bullets matched to it, became a key piece of evidence against Curtis Flowers. In this episode, we examine the strange histories of the gun and the man who owned it. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

On the morning of July 16, 1996, someone walked into a furniture store in downtown Winona, Mississippi, and murdered four employees. Each was shot in the head. It was perhaps the most shocking crime the small town had ever seen. Investigators charged a man named Curtis Flowers with the murders. What followed was a two-decade legal odyssey in which Flowers was tried six times for the same crime. He remains on death row, though some people believe he's innocent. For the second season of In the Dark, we spent a year digging into the Flowers case. We found a town divided by race and a murder conviction supported by questionable evidence. And it all began that summer morning in 1996 with a horrifying crime scene that left investigators puzzled. Support investigative journalism with a donation to In the Dark.