A Murder On Orchard Street

The telling of this who done it, is a very well told tragedy, keeping me engaged with every episode and tugging at my heart strings for the loved ones of the victim of this awful crime. The most glaring question that may have helped exonerate Foster immediately is, was a simple gun shot residue test done since he was immediately named suspect on the scene?

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...

It's an interesting story, but the episodes are short and they jump straight into the story with very little backstory. I felt lost on occasion and would have liked to know more about the background of the individuals. Who are they? Give me a broader picture of who, why, when, so I can be more invested in this cascade of names. Lots of potential, but needs more exposition.

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 was initially really interested in this story, but it is so hard to listen to, literally, not because of the story itself, but all the background noise, it’s just too much, so loud that I couldn’t hear some of what was being said, and very distracting. Just couldn’t get past it to continue to listen.

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.