Marginalized Murder
Carly and Michele talk about biased reporting practices, the media's responsibility as a political instrument, and how technology can be better integrated in law enforcement.
info_outline S1E7: Breaking The CycleMarginalized Murder
Vann’s confessing to strangling women in Illinois points to a profound reality: not only is Hargrove’s algorithm effective at detecting serial murder activity, but it detected two clusters involving the same serial killer…
info_outline S1E6: A Serial Killer’s Confession…Marginalized Murder
Back in 2014, Thomas Hargrove’s algorithm sounded the alarm on a cluster of potential serial murder activity brewing Gary, Indiana. Despite Hargrove’s repeated efforts to share his data, the Hammond Police turned a blind eye until a few months later when the information became a reality.
info_outline S1E5: The Washington Park MurdersMarginalized Murder
While Reverend Robin Hood and Senator Patricia Van Pelt unite in reducing the DNA backlog, Gerald Hamilton, a retired Chicago Homicide Detective, introduces one of the most chilling cases in the 51…
info_outline S1E4: Murderers Amongst UsMarginalized Murder
Despite ample DNA found at the scene of Gwendolyn Williams’ murder pointing to a suspect named Gerald Lyons, the District Attorney refuses to prosecute this case, bringing the wheels of justice to a screeching halt.
info_outline S1E3: Justice for Gwen?Marginalized Murder
In 2001, Dr. Sharon Pritchett’s life is upended when her oldest sister, Gwendolyn Williams, is found strangled to death behind a 99 cent store. Her murder is seemingly random until Pritchett learns that her sister’s case is a part of a mysterious pattern of 51 murders that has plagued the city of Chicago for the last two decades.
info_outline S1E2: Seeing The Forest For The TreesMarginalized Murder
With the help of Thomas Hargrove, founder of the Murder Accountability Project and creator of the algorithm that sounded the alarm in Chicago, we map out key clues in this complex murder mystery.
info_outline S1E1: A Serial Killer In ChicagoMarginalized Murder
Over the course of twenty years at least 51 women were strangled to death in the South and West sides of Chicago. Their deaths were seemingly unrelated, until 2017, when an algorithm pointed to something much more sinister: serial murder.
info_outline Marginalized Murder: The Case of the 51 - Coming Soon to the Storic Media NetworkMarginalized Murder
This season of Marginalized Murder we dive into "The Case of the 51", the largest active serial murder mystery in the county.
info_outlineEpisode 4: Murderers Amongst Us
Despite ample DNA found at the scene of Gwendolyn Williams’ murder pointing to a suspect named Gerald Lyons, the District Attorney refuses to prosecute this case, bringing the wheels of justice to a screeching halt.
When little is done to eradicate the massive DNA backlog, local community activists and state politicians, including Reverend Robin Hood and Senator Patricia Van Pelt, take action in the hopes of unearthing new answers for these victims and their families.
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