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The Walk Home
The 2020 police killing of Manuel "Manny" Ellis, a Black man in Tacoma, brought a reckoning to Washington State and has set up what promises to be one of the highest-profile trials in Pacifi...
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Listen to The Walk Home, a News & Politics podcast by KNKX Public Radio. Stream 16 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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16 episodesThe Verdict
A Pierce County jury has found Tacoma Police Officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Shane Burbank, and Timothy Rankine not guilty of all char...
The Jury Deliberates Part 2
While the jury deliberates, we dive into the defense strategy, the dueling narratives over Manny’s cause of death, and the decisions the jur...
The Jury Deliberates Part 1
While the jury deliberates, listen to the different stories the eyewitnesses and the officers tell about what happened the night Manny Ellis...
The Trial Ahead
The trial of the three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis is about to begin.
Update: A Test Run for Police Accountability
Pierce County’s most powerful law enforcement officer, Sheriff Ed Troyer, has been acquitted of criminal charges of false reporting. His tri...
Update: Officer Timothy Rankine's History
An instance from Officer Timothy Rankine's past brings new context to the events of the night Manny Ellis was killed.
Episode 8: True Justice
Manny’s death led to sweeping reform, but what really changed?
Episode 7: Pierce County, USA
A community grapples with the fallout from Manny's case — and the movement that surrounds it.
Episode 6: 96th and Ainsworth
A critical decision changes Manny's case, and a new story of his death emerges.
Episode 5: The Other Side of the Line
Four Tacoma police officers each had their own journeys to 96th and Ainsworth. And so did the department they worked for.
Episode 4: A Blessed Child
Manny’s walk home ended at 96th and Ainsworth. It started 33 years earlier.
Episode 3: Not Saying Anything
Investigators finish their probe into Manny’s death. Then, a revelation.
Episode 2: Little Big Sister
In the stillness of the pandemic, Monèt hunts down crucial information.
Episode 1: Two Seconds of Audio
A recording changes the trajectory of Monèt’s life.
Prologue: The Walk Home
On the night of March 3, 2020 — three months before George Floyd was murdered — Manny Ellis encountered police while walking home in Tacoma,...
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