The Walk Home
Premiered Sept. 7, 2022
The 2020 police killing of Manuel "Manny" Ellis, a Black man in Tacoma, brought a reckoning to Washington State and has set up what promises to be one of the highest-profile trials in Pacific Northwest history. The story is profiled in The Walk Home podcast, produced by KNKX News and The Seattle Times and winner of the 2023 Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Episodes
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After the officers charged with killing Manny Ellis are acquitted, how does the city of Tacoma move forward?
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A Pierce County jury has found Tacoma Police Officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Shane Burbank, and Timothy Rankine not guilty of all charges related to the 2020 killing of Manny Ellis.
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While the jury deliberates, we dive into the defense strategy, the dueling narratives over Manny’s cause of death, and the decisions the jury has to make.
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While the jury deliberates, listen to the different stories the eyewitnesses and the officers tell about what happened the night Manny Ellis died.
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The trial of the three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis is about to begin.
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Pierce County’s most powerful law enforcement officer, Sheriff Ed Troyer, has been acquitted of criminal charges of false reporting. His trial offers a preview of what’s to come.
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An instance from Officer Timothy Rankine's past brings new context to the events of the night Manny Ellis was killed.
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Manny’s death led to sweeping reform, but what really changed?
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A community grapples with the fallout from Manny's case — and the movement that surrounds it.
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A critical decision changes Manny's case, and a new story of his death emerges.
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Four Tacoma police officers each had their own journeys to 96th and Ainsworth. And so did the department they worked for.
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Manny’s walk home ended at 96th and Ainsworth. It started 33 years earlier.
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Investigators finish their probe into Manny’s death. Then, a revelation.
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In the stillness of the pandemic, Monèt hunts down crucial information.
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A recording changes the trajectory of Monèt’s life.
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On the night of March 3, 2020 — three months before George Floyd was murdered — Manny Ellis encountered police while walking home in Tacoma, Washington. He died on that dark street corner. Officers say it was an accident brought on by Manny himself. The story almost ended there. Introducing a new podcast, The Walk Home, produced by KNKX News and The Seattle Times.
The Walk Home Extras
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On the final episode of The Walk Home, KNKX Special Projects reporter and producer Mayowa Aina asks big questions about what Manuel Ellis' death in police custody means for the city of Tacoma.
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KNKX and Tacoma Arts Live presented Inside The Walk Home podcast at Theater on the Square on October 18. Watch the video of the event.
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Episode 7 of The Walk Home podcast is about a law enforcement official who has been part of the Manny Ellis case since the start: Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer. He was quoted in the first stories about Ellis' death, which helped shape a narrative that's now being questioned by the State Attorney General's Office.
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The Walk Home is a podcast, produced by KNKX in partnership with The Seattle Times, about the life and death of Manny Ellis. Episode 6 is out on Wednesday. In an excerpt, hear about the Washington Attorney General's investigation, which conflicts with the officers' description of events the night Manny died.
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The Walk Home is a podcast, produced by KNKX in partnership with The Seattle Times, about the life and death of Manny Ellis. KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick talked to KNKX Special Projects reporter and producer Will James about the latest episode "The Other Side of the Line."
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KNKX’s South Sound reporter Kari Plog joined Morning Edition Host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about the latest episode of The Walk Home podcast. This episode shows how Manny’s walk home didn’t start the night that he was killed, it started 33 years before that.
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Morning Edition Host Kirsten Kendrick sat down with KNKX’s South Sound reporter Kari Plog to talk about what you will hear in Episode 3, where Kari takes us behind the scenes and we learn what Pierce County officials knew in the days immediately following Ellis' death.
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KNKX’s newest podcast The Walk Home, produced in partnership with The Seattle Times, tells the story of Manny Ellis, a Black man who died in police custody in 2020. The second episode picks up with his sister Monèt Carter-Mixon beginning her own investigation. She knows that she needs some kind of evidence, specifically a video. She’s determined to find it even as the COVID-19 pandemic consumes everyone’s attention.
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KNKX’s newest podcast The Walk Home tells the story of Manny Ellis, a Black man who died in police custody in 2020. The first episode is out now on all podcast platforms. KNKX South Sound reporter Kari Plog talked about the first episode with KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick.
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KNKX Public Radio and The Seattle Times want to share a new podcast: The Walk Home. Listen to the first episode here. To get new episodes as they come out, look for The Walk Home wherever you get your podcasts or visit thewalkhomepodcast.org.