Bear Brook NHPR
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- True Crime
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Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit. The only evidence against him? His own taped confession. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth – and who gets to tell it?
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Episode 1: Extraordinary
Sharon Johnson’s family and friends have spent the last 35 years coping with her brutal murder. But what if that story was based on a lie?
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Episode 2: The Pursuit
We begin with the story police told about Sharon Johnson’s murder.
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Episode 3: The Breaking Point
Police interrogate a second teenager named Jason Carroll – with help from Jason’s own mother.
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Episode 4: ‘Promises Have Been Made’
One set of confessions leads to another and three men are arrested for Sharon Johnson’s murder.
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Episode 5: Trial in a Trial
A new true crime story is told and when juries hear it, it leads to different results for all three defendants.
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Episode 6: ‘Don’t Roll the Dice’
Jason Carroll stands trial twice – and the juries come up with their own versions of what happened.
Customer Reviews
I’m hooked
Just found Bear Brook and I’m hooked. So interesting and well told.
Poorly constructed podcast
Season 2 gives zero compelling arguments or evidence as to why Jason could be innocent; only hypotheticals on how he could falsely confess and comparisons to completely unrelated cases. I’ve never listened to such a lengthy podcast with so little concrete information and investigative research.
Six episodes in, and season 2 seems pointless
I really hope there is something else besides what they are try to call bullying. Mom was involved. Years into being a cop. Knows how this stuff works, but just forgets when it is her kid? Step dad on tape clearly and calmly admitting that he believes he did it.
I truly hope there is something else besides a what has been shown so far. Otherwise shame on him for trying to drag this up for the victims.