Episode 7: What happens next
We still have no strong leads on who actually killed Bob Dorotik. This episode goes through how DNA evidence led to Jane’s charges finally b...
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20 of 22 episodesEpisode 6: Implications for other cases
The bad science in Jane’s case has implications for many other cases in San Diego County as well. The work of Jane’s lawyers led the Distric...
Episode 5: How forensic science is used
Popular culture and the media are obsessed with forensic science. There are TV shows, podcasts and documentaries devoted to it. But much of...
Episode 4: Bad science
Jane Dorotik’s luck had finally begun to change. While she was still in prison for her husband’s murder, she was able to get the attention o...
Episode 3: Jane’s time in prison
Jane Dorotik had always believed the justice system worked just fine, and people who were in prison likely deserved to be there. When she wa...
Episode 2: Jane’s trial
Jane Dorotik’s trial began in March 2000 and it was a media circus. While the prosecution focused on scientific evidence — tire tracks, bloo...
Episode 1: What happened to Jane Dorotik?
On Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000, Jane Dorotik’s husband Bob went out for a run and never came back. He was found dead by the side of the road early...
Free Jane Trailer
On Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000, Jane Dorotik’s husband Bob went out for a run and never came back. He was found dead by the side of the road early...
Episode 2: A feat of (social) engineering
The American freeway is born in a time of intense optimism around the promise of the automobile. President Eisenhower sees the country's dil...
Episode 1: San Diego's first freeway
An architect has a radical idea for San Diego's oldest freeway, SR-163, which cuts through Balboa Park. An environmental justice activist dr...
Evictions in a Pandemic, Part 2: Forced out, Fighting to Stay
When pandemic-inspired protections for homeowners and renters expired, renters especially have become vulnerable to evictions in San Diego’s...
Evictions in a Pandemic, Part 1: As Protections End, Who Stays Housed
The pandemic inspired a slate of local, state and national eviction bans, and other protections for homeowners and renters to keep people ho...
‘At The Expense Of My Life’
Today on KPBS Investigates, Aaron Harvey’s journey from wrongful gang charges to UC Berkeley graduation. In the summer of 2014, a swarm of p...
Asylum Seekers: ‘Here We Are’
Increasing numbers of asylum seekers are being allowed to enter the United States. But with the asylum system still severely curtailed, thou...
When The World Stopped
The KPBS Investigates podcast is where our news team is able to dive more deeply into the stories we cover. Today, investigative reporter Cl...
Should San Diego Be Its Own Power Company?
As San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer gets close to signing a new deal with a private company, activists push for “municipalization,” which mea...
Dr. J's Part 6: What's Next For The Community 16 Years After The Shooting
More than 15 years after the Dr J's shooting, a lot of people are thinking about what's next. Southeast San Diego residents want the governm...
Dr. J's Part 5: The Use Of Informants In The Shooting At Dr J's Liquor
After the shooting at Dr J's, police and prosecutors looked for informants who would trade information for reduced sentences and money to mo...
Dr. J's Part 4: The Gang Stigma When A Case Goes To Trial
In the case against James Carter, the prosecutor used a common tactic when trying people from Southeast San Diego, especially young black me...
Dr. J's Part 3: The Families Of The Victims And The Man Convicted
The shooting at Dr J's has had ripple effects throughout the community and the rest of the city. But it also impacted the people directly in...