A Murder On Orchard Street - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This show is shorter than most podcasts, but more to the point. No need for extra filler to make the podcast longer. I enjoy that this show gets right to the investigative work, without spilling non necessary conspiracy theories. The shows vary in length, but that makes the perfect for commutes and lunch breaks. Hope they do more!

I see a ton of comments upset about the short episodes... that honestly doesn’t bug me. This is one of the BEST podcast ever. The reporting was raw, in-depth and the host/reporters voice kept you hooked. I’d definitely recommend and already have to my friends/family!

I just found this story...I get bored easily with podcasts but this one was amazing...every second! I couldn’t wait to listen to the next one but wanted to savor the episodes. Hearing the recordings from that time was so intriguing and sad but hearing all the police dispatches, interviews made you feel like you were there...

Good story, I like that it’s told by a professional reporter, and the short episodes are a nice contrast to other podcasts. The sound quality wasn’t the best, though - I could always hear the host clearly, but when there were phone calls or interviews, they were a lot quieter and less clear.

The blaring telephone ringing and all the supposed newsroom/police department chatter is so distracting. The telephone jolts me. Why so much noise? One of the worst podcasts I’ve listened to, and I listen to many. Hard to focus on the real story also. Sad for the victim and his family.

First of all, there is far too much of the reporter inserting herself into the story. How this has affected her, and how wide an impact this murder has had for her life. It's not her story.

Secondly, (of some potential social edification), there's a glimpse inside the inherent bias of police, as they react to the affluent, not-very-experienced with law enforcement, first suspect (read: white), as acting "entitled", as he is arrested and accused wrongfully of the murder his friend. Take a moment to think about that. He's an "entitled" brat, because he expects to be treated fairly by police? The greater implied acknowledgement is that minority suspects know well enough to resign themselves to harassment and being presumed guilty. It's all the worse, when the reporter essentially cosigns this bias.

Finally, in a further blow to civil liberties, the abundance of cameras leads the cop to bemoan the lack of CCTV 16 years earlier, which could have solved the case for him. He had two witnesses and bungled the handling of both, I doubt CCTV would have helped him.