The Burden

A podcast by Orbit Media

22 Episodes

  1. Coney Island of the Mind. Louie’s Mind

    Published: 7/3/2024

  2. Introducing: There and Gone: South Street

    Published: 7/1/2024

  3. Blame the Prosecutors

    Published: 6/26/2024

  4. Introducing - American Criminal: The Menendez Brothers

    Published: 6/21/2024

  5. Introducing - My Friend the Serial Killer: Local Man

    Published: 6/18/2024

  6. Introducing - Slaycation: My Big Fat Greek Murder

    Published: 6/14/2024

  7. David Ranta and the Murder of the Century

    Published: 6/11/2024

  8. Introducing - Deep Cover: The Nameless Man

    Published: 6/7/2024

  9. Introducing - On Our Watch: New Folsom from KQED

    Published: 5/31/2024

  10. Teresa Gomez Speaks!

    Published: 5/28/2024

  11. Introducing - The Jordan Harbinger Show

    Published: 5/24/2024

  12. Episode 10 | A Reckoning

    Published: 5/14/2024

  13. Episode 9 | Vindication

    Published: 5/7/2024

  14. Episode 8 | Judgment

    Published: 4/30/2024

  15. Episode 7 | Shabaka’s Last Shot

    Published: 4/23/2024

  16. Episode 6 | Does a New D.A. Mean a New Day?

    Published: 4/16/2024

  17. Episode 5 | The Derrick Dilemma

    Published: 4/9/2024

  18. Episode 4 | The Crazy World of Murder

    Published: 4/2/2024

  19. Episode 3 | The Actual Innocence Team

    Published: 3/26/2024

  20. Episode 2 | The Confessions of Louis Scarcella

    Published: 3/19/2024

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Detective Louis N. Scarcella was a legendary figure in New York City during the '90s. In a city overrun with violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. But the story changed when a group of convicted murderers-turned-jailhouse lawyers made a startling discovery that linked all their cases: Scarcella was the cop who helped put many of them away. They made a vow: Take down Scarcella. And with the help of a relentless New York Times reporter, they did just that. Thirty years later, 20 people who Scarcella helped put behind bars have since walked free. In the media, he’s known as the disgraced, rogue cop who hoodwinked an entire system. But was this really the workings of one person?  We spent hundreds of hours talking with witnesses who were coerced, jailhouse lawyers, outraged attorneys, and righteous cops. Scarcella insists he didn’t do anything wrong. And after finally tracking him down, he agreed to take us into the belly of the beast... where justice is done (and undone). Welcome to The Burden.  The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1.