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The Hurricane Tapes

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.

World Service,14 episodes

Episodes

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“I have something that I want to say to you” - Rubin Carter
28 Dec 2018,3 mins
Ep1. The making of Rubin Carter
Racism, poverty and violence. Enter the world of Rubin Carter. #HurricaneTapes
14 Jan 2019,36 mins
Ep2. Murders at the Lafayette
Four shot, three killed, two murderers on the run #HurricaneTapes
14 Jan 2019,34 mins
Ep3. Thieves in the night
“They were there!” How petty criminal Al Bello became the prosecution’s star witness
21 Jan 2019,30 mins
Ep4. Bullets, Bello and Bradley
Conspiracies, contradictions and convictions. The first trial #HurricaneTapes
28 Jan 2019,36 mins
Ep5. Chipmunk
Secret recordings, recantations and Kojak #HurricaneTapes
04 Feb 2019,27 mins
Ep6. Muhammad Ali and Bob Dylan
Rubin Carter becomes a cause célèbre. Star power to the rescue? #HurricaneTapes
11 Feb 2019,29 mins
Ep 7. Racial revenge
'You’re turning the trial into a racial nightmare.' Trouble at trial two. #HurricaneTapes
18 Feb 2019,42 mins
Ep 8. Boy wonder
From deep despair to the brink of freedom. Lazarus raises Rubin #HurricaneTapes
25 Feb 2019,32 mins
Ep 9. Take it to the judge
"Racism rather than reason." The judge with the final say. #HurricaneTapes
04 Mar 2019,43 mins
Ep 10. Nineteen pages
"Nobody wanted my findings to come out". The investigation, ignored - until now
11 Mar 2019,43 mins
Ep 11. Joining the dots
Names are named and alibis crumble. #HurricaneTapes
18 Mar 2019,36 mins
Ep 12. Stinkin’ New Jersey
John Artis on who he blames and Jonny Carter reveals who he thinks did it #hurricanetapes
25 Mar 2019,39 mins
Ep 13. Black Angel
“I know who doesn’t belong in prison. I am an angel. The Black Angel” #HurricaneTapes
01 Apr 2019,53 mins