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The Hurricane Tapes

BBC World Service•www.bbc.co.uk
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A triple murder. 40 hours of tape recordings. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter. Bob Dylan wrote a song about him. Hollywood made a movie. This is the full story.

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Episodes

Ep 13. Black Angel

"I know who doesn’t belong in prison. I am an angel. The Black Angel" Plus a final account of Carter from someone who has never told her truth about her father #HurricaneTapes

Apr 01, 2019•53 min

Ep 11. Joining the dots

Names are named, alibis crumble, as we reveal the details of a never before seen investigation into the case #HurricaneTapes

Mar 18, 2019•36 min

Ep 10. Nineteen pages

"Nobody wanted my findings to come out". An investigator’s alternative theory, ignored… until now. #HurricaneTapes

Mar 11, 2019•44 min

Ep 9. Take it to the judge

"Racism rather than reason." Judge Sarokin, the man who had the final say in the State of New Jersey v Rubin Carter and John Artis. #HurricaneTapes

Mar 04, 2019•44 min

Ep 8. Boy wonder

How Lazarus and a Canadian 'army' took Carter from deep despair to the brink of freedom. #HurricaneTapes

Feb 25, 2019•32 min

Ep 7. Racial revenge

'You’re turning the trial into a racial nightmare.' The defence team are heading for big trouble at the second trial. #HurricaneTapes

Feb 18, 2019•43 min

Ep5. Chipmunk

Secret recordings, recantations and Kojak. How a Chipmunk paved the path to freedom. #HurricaneTapes

Feb 04, 2019•28 min

Ep4. Bullets, Bello and Bradley

Conspiracies, contradictions and convictions. The first trial of Rubin Carter and John Artis. #HurricaneTapes

Jan 28, 2019•37 min

Ep3. Thieves in the night

“They were there! They were not playing jacks on the corner.” How petty criminal Al Bello became the prosecution’s star witness. #HurricaneTapes

Jan 21, 2019•31 min

Ep2. Murders at the Lafayette

Four shot, three killed, two murderers on the run. What exactly happened on the night of the murders? #HurricaneTapes

Jan 14, 2019•35 min

The Preview

“I have something that I want to say to you” - Rubin Carter.

Dec 28, 2018•4 min
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