Best Somethin Else The Marshall Project Sony Music Entertainment Podcasts (2024)

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Denise Didn't Come Home - One Woman's Search For Her Sister's Killer 4:26

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Karen Falasca last saw her 15 year old sister Denise on July 14, 1969, when they parted ways not far from their Bergen County home. The next day, Denise’s body was found strangled next to a cemetery. For almost 50 years, Karen searched for her sister's killer. In Denise Didn’t Come Home, host Anthony Scalia joins her in her search and discovers an …

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4. Memory, Taste and Odor 54:07

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Driskill is in jail ahead of a potential court case when an informant comes forward with information that seems to blow a hole in his claims of innocence. Meanwhile James Holland moves on to his next case. It’s a story with eerie similarities to Driskill’s. Another veteran, Christopher Ax, is being investigated for the murder of a woman. But this t…

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6. Closure Doesn't Exist 48:42

1+ y ago48:42

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Driskill’s lawyers discover that he is theoretically eligible for parole after serving seven years of his sentence. But this is a long shot — it's notoriously difficult to get released whilst still maintaining your innocence. Chammah talks to a leading cold case prosecutor to ask how interrogations like Holland’s can be justified. And he seeks to u…

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5. The Serial Killer Whisperer 54:35

1+ y ago54:35

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A young law student called Ashely is the first to read Driskill’s letter and becomes obsessed with his story. The Innocence Project of Texas take his case and begin working to find evidence that could clear his name. Chammah hunts down crucial leads throwing serious doubt on the informant’s story and on the forensic sketch that led Holland to Drisk…

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3. The Grand Canyon 53:00

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It's Day 2 of Holland’s interrogation of Driskill. Over the course of several hours Holland uses a variety of extreme but legal tactics as he chases a confession. He lies to Driskill about the evidence they have against him and feeds the veteran a story to explain how he might have come to murder Bobbie Sue Hill. Holland is relentless and the inter…

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2. The Word of God 47:18

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Chammah investigates the cop at the centre of the story — James Holland is so celebrated as an interrogator that he’s known in the media as "the serial killer whisperer." He’s a leading member of that legendary and storied police force, the Texas Rangers. Chammah traces Holland’s steps as he starts trying to close a cold case which has gone unsolve…

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1. Not That I Recall 36:03

1+ y ago36:03

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Texas Ranger James Holland approaches Air Force veteran Larry Driskill and asks him for help with a murder case. These are the first moments in a psychological battle that will end in Driskill confessing to a brutal killing. All while swearing he doesn’t remember the crime. Incredibly, the whole thing is caught on tape. Through Holland's recordings…

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Introducing... Smoke Screen: Just Say You're Sorry 2:31

1+ y ago2:31

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Texas Ranger James Holland is celebrated as the ‘serial killer whisperer’, solving dozens of murders through his legendary interrogation skills. But how far does he go to get confessions? And has he put innocent people in prison along the way? Smoke Screen: Just Say You're Sorry uses shocking police tapes to reveal the psychological drama behind on…

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Smoke Screen: Just Say You're Sorry

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Denise Didn't Come Home - One Woman's Search For Her Sister's Killer 4:26

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4. Memory, Taste and Odor 54:07

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6. Closure Doesn't Exist 48:42

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5. The Serial Killer Whisperer 54:35

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3. The Grand Canyon 53:00

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2. The Word of God 47:18

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1. Not That I Recall 36:03

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Introducing... Smoke Screen: Just Say You're Sorry 2:31

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