Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Sarah Koenig observes criminal court system in Cleveland, Ohio. She looks at the case of a Anna a woman harassed at a bar by men she didn't know. Law enforcement gets involved and Anna accidentally ends up assaulting an officer. Anna goes through pretrial before pleads guilty. Koenig notes that the men harassing Anna were not arrested.
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Sarah Koenig looks at the many felony judges in Cuyahoga County. She discusses Judge Daniel Gaul and his unusual sentence methods and explores how he and other judges have the power to sentence people based more on their personal beliefs about justice than some systemic methodology.
Wed, Sep 26, 2018
Sarah Koenig examines the case of Emirius Spencer who was beaten by off-duty police officers after he was found in possession of marijuana. She talks to attorneys, witnesses, and police officers while exploring the broader theme of the complexities and difficulties of community-police relations.
Wed, Oct 3, 2018
Serial looks at the examines the stigma around not trusting the police in a community and the shooting death of five-month-old Avielle Wakefield in 2015.Davon Holmes was convicted of the crime, but claims he was not guilty. Avielle's father is interviewed and reveals that the community knows Holmes is innocent, but are simply to wary of law enforcement to come forward.