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    The AJC Breakdown podcast

    In the second episode of the 8th season of "Breakdown," the three defendents in the Ahmaud Arbery case get their day in court. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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    'Breakdown' podcast: Defendants in Arbery case get their day in court
    In a special episode of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast, hosts Bill Rankin and Greg Bluestein explore the Ahmaud Arbery case and where it goes from here.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S08, Ep.1 : The Ahmaud Arbery case begins
    Joshua Sharpe covers crime and criminal justice for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Tyson Horne / Tyson.Horne@ajc.com)
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    “Breakdown” special episode: The Rising Daughter church murder...
    Season 7 — Judgment Call
    Anthony Hill — seen here with his parents Anthony Hill Sr. and Carolyn Baylor-Giummo — was an Afghanistan War veteran killed in 2015 during an encounter with DeKalb police officer Chip Olsen.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07, Ep. 1: ‘They’re here to help me’
    Former DeKalb County police officer Robert "Chip" Olsen and his wife Kathy Olsen stand for a photo at their Alpharetta residence. The couple has been married for 16 years. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07 Ep. 2: The road to indictment
    Former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert Olsen stands by himself on a break from testifying during his pre-trial in May of 2018. (STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07 Ep. 3: ‘Impervious to pain, superhuman strength’
    Protesters celebrate after hearing that former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert "Chip" Olsen was indicted by a grand jury in January 2016 for the shooting death of Anthony Hill. Episode 4 of Breakdown examines why police encounters with the mentally ill often turn deadly. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07 Ep. 4: Policing a mental health crisis
    Defense attorney Don Samuel delivers his opening statement in his client Robert Olsen's murder trial. Episode 5 of "Breakdown" follows Samuel's mock jury as his defense team refines their strategy. (Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07, Ep. 5: A Trial Run
    Prosecutor Buffy Thomas delivers her opening statement at the Chip Olsen murder trial on Oct. 26, 2019. (Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07, Ep. 6: Unarmed. Unclothed. Unable to Harm?
    Pedro Castillo Flores shows how Anthony Hill had his hands raised before the shooting during the murder trial of former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert "Chip" Olsen. (Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07, Ep. 7: Three Eyewitnesses
    DeKalb Police Sgt. J.K. Walker, who trained former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert "Chip" Olsen, testifies use of force policies and demonstrates the use of an expandable baton at Olsen's murder trial. (Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07, Ep. 8: The state strikes back
    Katherine Olsen, right, wife of former DeKalb County Police officer Robert Olsen, is consoled after her husband was sentenced to 20 years, with a mandatory of 12 years to serve, on Nov. 1, 2019. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S07, Episode 9: The Verdict
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    Season 6 — A Jury of His Peers
    Bill Rankin and Kevin Riley cohost the sixth season of 'Breakdown.' (BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM )
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    ‘Breakdown’ S06, Ep. 1: A Jury of His Peers
    AJC Editor Kevin Riley reviews the script for Episode 2 just before he and Bill Rankin entered the booth to record their narration.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S06, Ep. 2: Voice of a killer?
    Nicholas Benton, accused of a double-murder during a drug deal gone bad, appears at a hearing in Fulton County Superior Court. (BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S06, Ep. 3: A trial by jury
    Surveillance video captures two men as the approach a Pontiac Bonneville at a Valero station in northwest Atlanta in April 2016. The man on the right was Quincy Wytche, who would be shot dead a few minutes later. On the left, police say, is Nicholas Benton, who was later charged with killing Wytche and a second man.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S06, Ep. 4: Deliberation
    Prosecutor Cara Convery in court; Nick Benton and his attorney, Gerald Griggs, at the defense table. (Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S06, Ep. 5: The Verdict
    Bill Rankin and Kevin Riley cohost the sixth season of 'Breakdown.' (BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM )
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    AJC’s podcast wins Silver Gavel award from American Bar Association
    Season 5 — The McIver Murder Case
    A Fulton County sheriff's deputy escorts Claud "Tex" McIver into the courtroom for a pretrial hearing. (AJC file image)
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    ‘Breakdown’ S05 Ep. 1: The Tex McIver case
    Tex and Diane McIver in an undated photo.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S05 Ep. 2: Whirlwind romance, storybook wedding, tragic...
    Diane McIver poses with Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate, and Gov. Nathan Deal.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S05 Ep. 2.5: McIver trial delayed, with fireworks
    McIver confers with attorney Bruce Harvey, who has been joined on the defense team by Don Samuel. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
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    ‘Breakdown’ S05, Ep. 3:  Muddy Waters
    Season 4 — Murder Below the Gnat Line
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    'Breakdown’ S04, Ep. 1: Was the right man convicted in South Georgia...
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    'Breakdown’ S04, Ep. 2: Two key witnesses change their stories
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    'Breakdown’ S04, Ep. 3: A murder and a mask
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    ‘Breakdown’ S04, Ep. 4: 'You will die in prison, never to be released’
    Season 3 — Predator, M.D.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S03 Ep. 1: Predator, M.D.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S03, Ep. 2: Allegations dogged doctor for decades, went...
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    ‘Breakdown’ S03, Ep. 3: Why would a doctor abuse his patients?
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    ‘Breakdown’ S03, Ep. 4: Doctor relocates his practice, and his problem
    Season 2 — Death in a Hot Car
    Justin Ross Harris Case Podcast: Season 2 of “Breakdown” from the AJC explores the death of Cooper Harris in a hot car. Breakdown Season 2, Episode 1: “Mistake or Murder?” is now available in iTunes or your favorite podcast app.
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    ‘Breakdown’ S02 Ep. 1: Death in a Hot Car — Mistake or Murder?
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    'Breakdown’ S02 Ep. 2: Did the police get the evidence right?
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    ‘Breakdown’ S02 Ep. 3: Leanna Harris: Once implicated, never charged
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    ‘Breakdown' S02 Ep. 4: Deciding the case before it begins?
    Season 1 — Railroad Justice in a Railroad Town
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    ‘Breakdown’ S01 Ep.1: Railroad justice in a railroad town
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    ‘Breakdown’ S01 Ep. 2: Public defender lost but never gave up
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    ‘Breakdown’ S01 Ep. 3: The view from the stoop, a botched appeal
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    ‘Breakdown’ S01 Ep. 4: Interlude--Of prison riots and mountain trackers
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