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S2 E9: Why Curtis?

2018/6/19
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Antonio Earl Campbell
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Benny Rigby
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Clarence Forrest
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Claude Ware
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David Grand
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Doug Evans
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Frank Ballard
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Freddie Tillman
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Jeff Kelly
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Jerry Ghoston
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Jerry Yates
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John Johnson
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Johnny Earl Campbell
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Madeline Barron
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Madeline Barron: 本集探讨了Curtis Flowers案,一个黑人在密西西比州小镇的案件,他为自己的生命抗争了21年,而一位白人检察官则竭尽全力将他处决。案件证据薄弱,调查员John Johnson如何将Curtis Flowers锁定为主要嫌疑人,以及调查过程中的疑点是本集关注的焦点。 Benny Rigby, Frank Ballard: 他们描述了Curtis Flowers在Tardy Furniture工作期间的奇怪行为,例如长时间凝视女性员工,以及在被要求做事时反应迟缓,这使得他们感到不安。他们都表示Curtis Flowers并没有被解雇,而是自己停止上班。 John Johnson: 作为主要调查员,John Johnson的调查笔记显示,他从一开始就将Curtis Flowers视为主要嫌疑人。他的笔记中记录了受害者家属对Curtis Flowers行为的描述,以及Curtis Flowers在工作期间的失误(电池掉落事件)。John Johnson还调查了案发前一周的入室盗窃案,并试图将Curtis Flowers与之联系起来。 Doug Evans: 作为检察官,Doug Evans在审判中声称Curtis Flowers因为被解雇而怀恨在心,这成为其作案动机。他强调了Curtis Flowers的负面行为,并试图将这些行为与谋杀案联系起来。 Roscoe Campbell, Johnny Earl Campbell, Claude Ware, Clarence Forrest, Antonio Earl Campbell: 这些证人提供了与John Johnson调查笔记中记录内容相矛盾的证词。他们否认了John Johnson笔记中关于Curtis Flowers穿着Fila Grant Hill鞋、出汗、以及对电池掉落事件反应等说法。 Jerry Ghoston: Jerry Ghoston否认John Johnson笔记中关于Curtis Flowers曾告诉他拥有手枪的说法。 Jeff Kelly, Troy Yates, Jerry Yates: 调查中,警方曾试图通过Curtis Flowers的父亲Archie Flowers的朋友Jeff Kelly和Troy Yates秘密录音,以获取Curtis Flowers的供词。Jeff Kelly拒绝了这一请求,而Troy Yates则进行了录音,但该录音并未在审判中使用。Jerry Yates证实了该录音是警方指示进行的。

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The podcast explores how Curtis Flowers, despite a lack of direct evidence, became the primary suspect in the Tardy Furniture murders. It delves into the initial impressions and concerns raised by Flowers' brief employment at the store.

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After re-examining the case, we'd found no direct evidence linking Curtis Flowers to the murders at Tardy Furniture. But we had one lingering question: How did Flowers become the main suspect? Why would investigators focus so much on Flowers based on so little evidence? In short, why Curtis? We decided to find out.