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Aug 2021
3m 10s

Introducing: Bad Cops

Bbc World Service
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The true story of the rise and fall of Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force. Why do good cops go bad?

Episode one available August 14th. With Jessica Lussenhop.

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Sep 2021
7. The golden boy
Wayne Jenkins, now serving 25 years in prison, tells his side of the story. What do the crimes of the Gun Trace Task Force reveal about the city of Baltimore? 
32m 6s
Sep 2021
6. The fallout
A shocking tragedy occurs. Conspiracy theories spread. The trial of the Task Force officers begins, but who will speak out? 
24m 34s
Sep 2021
5. The takedown
Is the FBI's cover about to be blown? Agent Jensen suspects the Task Force is onto her. 
23m 56s
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