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Broken Doors
With a typical search warrant, police are supposed to knock and announce themselves. But with no-knock warrants, police can force their way into people’s homes without warning. This six-part...
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9 episodes
Introducing “Field Trip”
Journey through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham ventures off the m...
Episode 6: "You having citizens getting shot, and you having police getting shot."
A man accused of killing an officer during a no-knock raid speaks from jail about the risks to people on both sides of the door. As we inves...
Episode 5: "What about my house? What'd you find there?"
Police upended the lives of an entire block and killed a 63-year-old grandfather when they carried out a no-knock raid at multiple homes in...
Episode 4: "The blink of an eye"
On July 25, 2019, a Black man was killed during a no-knock raid on a motel room in Louisiana. His fiancee was also inside. An investigation...
Episode 3: "You're interrogating me"
After hearing from survivors of no-knock raids and learning about the deadly consequences, we put our questions directly to the sheriff and...
Episode 2: "Why y'all had to go in that way?"
Around 1 a.m. on Oct. 28, 2015, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office hurled a battering ram into the home of Ricky Keeton to carry out a no-kn...
Episode 1: "That's what you get"
Sheriff’s deputies burst through the front door of a man’s home as he slept. He said they pointed a gun at his head and ransacked his home i...
Introducing "Broken Doors"
No-knock warrants allow police to force their way into people’s homes without warning. What happens when this aggressive police tactic becom...
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