Breakdown
True crime investigations from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Veteran legal affairs journalist Bill Rankin takes you inside the courtroom to break down the story and the criminal justice system. This award-winning series investigates Georgia’s most important cases with fact-based reporting. Season 10 will focus on the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump in Fulton County, Georgia, led by District Attorney Fani Willis. Co-hosted by senior reporter Tamar Hallerman and editor Shannon McCaffrey. Learn more about our reporting at ajc.com/breakdown.
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S07, Ep7: Three eyewitnesses
29 min
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S07, Ep6: Unarmed. Unclothed. Unable to Harm?
40 min
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S07, Ep5: A trial run
29 min
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S07, Ep4: Policing a mental health crisis
28 min
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S07, Ep3: 'Impervious to pain, superhuman stren...
32 min
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S07, Ep2: The road to indictment
34 min
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S07, Ep1: 'They're here to help me'
29 min
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Coming soon: The 7th season of Breakdown
The life and death of Anthony Hill, veteran and loving son, who was shot and killed by a police officer
4 min
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S05, Ep11; The verdict on Tex McIver
Closing arguments, and the jury comes back
51 min
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S05, Ep10.5 The jury is out
The jury in the Tex McIver murder case gets the case.
9 min
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S05, Ep10: Surprises from the defense
47 min
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S05, Ep9 The cops vs. the DA
The prosecution all but dismantles the chief homicide investigator -- usually an ally -- in the Tex McIver murder case.
34 min
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S05, Ep8: Killer, or just not a nice guy?
The state bombards the jury with innuendo about Tex.
38 min
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S05. Ep7: Dani Jo testifies
The prosecution calls Dani Jo Carter -- the only witness to the shooting.
38 min
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SO5, Ep6: McIver goes to trial
The state opens the Tex McIver murder trial by detonating some new bombshells.
43 min
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S05, Ep5: Prospective jurors: He did it
One prospective juror after another is dismissed for cause because he or she believes Tex McIver intended to kill his wife.
26 min
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S05, Ep4: Legal strategy
Some of the best lawyers in Georgia will go head to head this week in the murder trial of Claud
37 min
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S05, Ep3: Muddy Waters
35 min
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Coming soon: Back to the Tex McIver murder case
After months of delay, Tex McIver's murder trial is about to begin.
4 min
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S06_Ep5: The Verdict
Time to decide: The final episode of Season 6 of Breakdown.
45 min
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S06_Ep4: Deliberation
The state's case isn't perfect; it may not even be good enough
36 min
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S06_Ep3: A trial by jury
The murder case of Nicholas Benton goes to trial in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta.
38 min
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S06_Ep2: Voice of a Killer?
Homicide detective closes in on his suspect
38 min
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S06, Ep1: A Jury of His Peers
Kevin Riley, editor-in-chief of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, goes deep inside a double-murder case in Atlanta.
24 min
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Coming soon: The next season of Breakdown
In Atlanta, the AJC's top editor goes inside the investigation and prosecution of a double murder.
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