Jesse Johnson is free, but what has changed in Oregon? Experts who have closely examined the state’s racist history say... more

Today we're sharing the first episode of 'Lost Patients,' a deeply reported podcast from KUOW and the Seattle Times examining... more

If Jesse Johnson did not kill Harriet Thompson, then who did? It’s a question police and prosecutors rarely - if... more

To this day, Det. Mike Quakenbush believes Jesse Johnson is guilty of murder. Even when confronted with significant evidence pointing... more

Police and prosecutors have always insisted they thoroughly investigated Harriet Thompson’s murder, but some people who did not appear at... more

The late 1990s and early 2000s were a time of rapidly evolving forensic science. Jurors at Jesse Johnson’s trial heard... more

Patricia Hubbard lived across the street from Harriet Thompson in 1998, and was the kind of neighbor who doesn’t miss... more

Salem police in the 1990s began to crack down on drug users. At times, their efforts turned deadly, and regularly... more

After spending six years awaiting trial, a jury in Salem convicted Jesse Johnson in 2004. Prosecutors relied on an alleged... more

On March 20,1998, police in Salem, Oregon, discovered the body of a 28-year-old Harriet Thompson inside her apartment. Within a... more