Three local investigative stories that have big impact, from D.C. police keeping troubled officers on the force to the history of prisoner disenfranchisement laws in Missouri.
Accountability
Texas Deputy Who Tased Unarmed Refugee Child Won’t Be Disciplined
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has provided a series of contradictory and confusing statements about its investigation into the deputy’s conduct.
After Ayotzinapa Chapter 3: All Souls
A mother prays that she will one day know the truth about what happened to her son.
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After Ayotzinapa Chapter 2: The Cover-Up
In Mexico, the investigation of the attack on students leaves key questions unanswered, but a DEA agent thousands of miles away thinks he knows why they were ambushed.
After Ayotzinapa Chapter 1: The Missing 43
From the beginning, families questioned the official story in the disappearance of 43 Mexican students. Now there’s a new search for the truth.
After Ayotzinapa
In 2014, students from a rural college in Mexico came under attack by police. Six people were killed and 43 young men disappeared without a trace.
For the First Time, a High-Ranking Officer Was Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity While His Government Was Still in Power
A member of the Syrian secret police was accused of overseeing mass torture, rape and killings during the country’s ongoing civil war.
Take No Prisoners
During World War II, top military commanders hoped to conceal an American war crime. This is the story of an incident nearly lost to history.
Viral Lies
From wild anti-vaccine conspiracy theories to “Stop the Steal” and QAnon, we examine how misinformation swiftly spreads online – and the lives it disrupts.
When Lighting the Voids
This investigative audio drama unravels the mystery of a deadly explosion at a Gulf Coast shipyard.