World Mexico's Drug Cartels And The U.S. June 25, 2009 • Murders, kidnappings, beheadings, grenade attacks and daylight shoot-outs have all become common in Mexico's war against powerful drug cartels. Increasingly, cartel violence is spilling into the United States. In a three-part series, NPR reports on the Mexican drug cartels' influence both south and north of the border.
Law Why Did Key Angola Witness Go To The 'Dog Pen'? October 29, 2008 • Two Louisiana inmates were charged with murder based primarily on the testimony of a single witness. Now questions are being raised about whether the inmate received favors from the prison in the form of cigarettes and choice housing. Why Did Key Angola Witness Go To The 'Dog Pen'? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96255685/96283079" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Favors, Inconsistencies Taint Angola Murder Case October 28, 2008 • Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox spent 36 years in solitary confinement in a Louisiana prison for the murder of a corrections officer. Decades later, questions are surfacing about how the wife of the lead investigator ended up as the forewoman on the jury and why the key witness was promised a pardon. Favors, Inconsistencies Taint Angola Murder Case Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96199165/96231416" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Doubts Arise About 1972 Angola Prison Murder October 27, 2008 • In 1972, a popular young correctional officer was stabbed to death at Angola prison. Two inmates were quickly convicted of the crime and placed in solitary confinement for nearly four decades. Now, all these years later, the murder seems even more elusive than it did then, and there are questions about their guilt. Doubts Arise About 1972 Angola Prison Murder Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96030547/96189343" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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