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The AJC Breakdown podcast

The ninth season of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Breakdown" podcast will examine Fulton County's grand jury probe into whether President Donald Trump and his allies tried to illegally interfere in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Credit: Hyosub Shin

AJC Breakdown: The Trump Grand Jury
Devonia Inman gives a thumbs-up as he is driven away from Augusta State Medical Prison, after serving 23 years in prison for a wrongful conviction. His case was featured in the fourth season of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast. (Curtis Compton / curtis.compton@ajc.com)

Credit: Curtis Compton

‘Breakdown’ special episode: Devonia Inman is a free man
Tex McIver watches defense co-counsel Don Samuel during final arguments at McIver's murder trial in April 2018 at the Fulton County Courthouse. (Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com)

McIver should get new trial, lawyer argues before state’s highest court
Greg McMichael (from left), Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were sentenced Friday for the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

Credit: Associated Press

Father, son sentenced to life without parole in Arbery murder
Coverage of the Trump Grand Jury
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will wait until after the May 24 primaries to call in witnesses to testify about whether former President Donald Trump tried to illegally overturn election results in Georgia in 2020. (AJC and McClatchy File photos)

Credit: File photos

Trump probe: How would the Fulton County special grand jury work?
File photo / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Key players in the Fulton DA’s Trump probe
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will wait until after the May 24 primaries to call in witnesses to testify about whether former President Donald Trump tried to illegally overturn election results in Georgia in 2020. (AJC and McClatchy File photos)

How can Trump fight Fulton’s election meddling probe?
Judge Robert McBurney presides over the special grand jury in Fulton County tasked with investigating allegations that former President Donald Trump criminally interfered with Georgia’s elections in 2020. Monday, May 2, 2022. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Credit: Miguel Martinez

Special grand jury selected for Fulton DA’s election investigation
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Miguel Martinez/miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Credit: Miguel Martinez

Fulton prosecutors to begin jury selection for Trump probe
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in her downtown office on Thursday, February 3, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Timeline: Key moments from the Fulton DA’s Trump probe
The ninth season of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Breakdown" podcast will examine Fulton County's grand jury probe into whether President Donald Trump and his allies tried to illegally interfere in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Credit: Hyosub Shin

AJC Breakdown: The Trump Grand Jury
Season 8 — The Ahmaud Arbery case
Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley listens to Ahmaud Arbery's father give an impact statement during the sentencing for the three men convicted of Arbery's muder. Episode 19 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast examines the sentences received by Travis and Greg McMichael, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan. (Stephen B. Morton / AP)

Credit: Stephen B. Morton

‘Breakdown’ Ep. 19: Life in prison
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 18: We have a verdict
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 17: Ahmaud Arbery’s killer takes the witness stand
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 16: ‘We don’t want any more Black pastors’
Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski gestures as she speaks during opening statements in the trial for the three men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's killing. Episode 15 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast examines the opening statements, and lingering questions over the makeup of the jury. (Octavio Jones / AP)

Credit: Octavio Jones

‘Breakdown’ Ep.15: 11 white jurors, one Black juror
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 14: We’re almost there
‘Breakdown’ Ep.13: Jurors express some strong opinions
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 12: The Ahmaud Arbery murder trial begins
Episode 11 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast focuses on a new defendant in the Ahmaud Arbery case — former District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who has been charged with obstructing a police officer and violating her oath of office in the immediate aftermath of Arbery's killing in 2020.

‘Breakdown’ Ep. 11: A fourth defendant is indicted
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 10: The defense makes its case
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 9: Is Ahmaud’s imperfect past relevant?
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 8: He ran. And ran. And ran.
This viral video of Ahhaud Arbery's last moments made the case nationally known. Now the producers of the AJC's 'Breakdown' podcast have been able to see the bodycam footage from the first police officers on the scene. That footage is the subject of the seventh episode of the 'Breakdown' podcast, now in its eighth season.

‘Breakdown’ Ep. 7: The immediate aftermath
‘Breakdown’ Ep.6: The McMichaels plead for bond
‘Breakdown’ S08 Ep.5: The elephant in the room
‘Breakdown’ S08, Ep. 4: Father and son
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  • Nedra RhoneOPINION: Sabbaticals are path from Great Resignation to worker revitalization
  • Mike Luckovich5/20 Mike Luckovich: Unmasked
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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.

‘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)

Credit: Steve Schaefer

‘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

‘Breakdown’ S07 Ep. 4: Policing a mental health crisis
Season 6 — A Jury of His Peers
Bill Rankin and Kevin Riley cohost the sixth season of 'Breakdown.' (BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM )

‘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.

‘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)

Credit: Bob Andres

‘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.

‘Breakdown’ S06, Ep. 4: Deliberation
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)

‘Breakdown’ S05 Ep. 1: The Tex McIver case
Tex and Diane McIver in an undated photo.

‘Breakdown’ S05 Ep. 2: Whirlwind romance, storybook wedding, tragic death
Diane McIver poses with Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate, and Gov. Nathan Deal.

‘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

‘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 murder?
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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 unheeded
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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.

‘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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