23 episodes
Bear Brook NHPR
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- True Crime
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4.8 • 14.4K Ratings
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Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit. The only evidence against him? His own taped confession. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth – and who gets to tell it?
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Episode 1: Extraordinary
Sharon Johnson’s family and friends have spent the last 35 years coping with her brutal murder. But what if that story was based on a lie?
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Episode 2: The Pursuit
We begin with the story police told about Sharon Johnson’s murder.
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Episode 3: The Breaking Point
Police interrogate a second teenager named Jason Carroll – with help from Jason’s own mother.
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Episode 4: ‘Promises Have Been Made’
One set of confessions leads to another and three men are arrested for Sharon Johnson’s murder.
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Episode 5: Trial in a Trial
A new true crime story is told and when juries hear it, it leads to different results for all three defendants.
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Episode 6: ‘Don’t Roll the Dice’
Jason Carroll stands trial twice – and the juries come up with their own versions of what happened.
Customer Reviews
Excellent.
Hope the truth comes out and DNA gives some insight into this horrible crime.
Must listen!
I loved both seasons!! So well made and the stories well told.
Worth a listen
Just found Bear Brook and had to binge all of season 1. Such a heart breaking story yet I find myself in awe with all those who worked so hard to solve pieces of the case.
One thing I can’t stop thinking is that “grass mushrooms” sounds an awful lot like “Rasmussen.” Like something small child might mishear or mispronounce.