Monèt Carter-Mixon

The trial of the three officers charged in the 2020 death of Manuel "Manny" Ellis is entering its third week of testimony. KNKX reporters Mayowa Aina and Jared Brown talk about the forensic evidence and key witness testimony that's been presented so far.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.