Was the AJC’s new true-crime podcast, “Breakdown,” inspired by “Serial”?

You bet. So says AJC senior legal affairs reporter Bill Rankin, who talked about the origin of “Breakdown” to WSB-AM host Scott Slade in a recent interview on the Morning News Sunday Edition.

You can listen to the full interview above, and check out the first two episodes for yourself here. Then visit www.ajcbreakdown.com for more information related to the case, including a timeline, map, character bios, videos, photos and much more.

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Flights are shown cancelled on a screen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport domestic terminal in Atlanta on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Cancellations at the Atlanta airport got worse over the weekend, as about 370 flights were canceled Saturday and about another 470 more by Sunday. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Passengers wait at a Delta check-in counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. It was the first day the Federal Aviation Administration cut flight capacity at airports during the government shutdown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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