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May 2024
54m 1s

Whisperings

LEMONADA MEDIA
About this episode

Feelings of rage and retribution were melting away as Leslie Rasmussen drafted a letter to the man who murdered her brother, Jordan. She wrote the letter without talking to any of the family members, who nearly simultaneously came to their own conclusion. Michael Moore writes back.

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Written by Amy Donaldson and Andrea Smardon.
Production and sound design by Andrea Smardon, Nina Earnest and Aaron Mason. Mixing by Trent Sell.
Special thanks to Becky Bruce, KellieAnn Halvorsen, Ryan Meeks, Ben Kuebrich, Feliks Banel, Josh Tilton and Dave Cawley.
Main musical score composed by Allison Leyton Brown.
With Lemonada Media, Executive Producers Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs.
For WorkHouse Media, Executive Producer Paul Anderson.
And for KSL Podcasts, Executive Producer Sheryl Worsley.

The Letter is produced by KSL Podcasts and Lemonada Media in association with WorkHouse Media.

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