Episode 6: Creating Hope
Reginald Johnson Jr. admits he’s not your typical former gang member. He was raised by two loving parents who provided he and his brother a stable hom...
Wounded City
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The rate at which Memphians are shooting - and shooting at - each other exploded during the last decade. Younger shooters and increasingly lethal weapons leave Memphis with more murder mysteries than ever. Wounded City is a special podcast series from The Commercial Appeal exploring Memphis' staggering gun violence problem.
Episode 5: Living with Crime
Some days you will find Eddie Brooks preaching and playing guitar at his church in the portion of Memphis known as Smoky City. Other days he’s working...
Episode 4: Trauma Care
Numbers show the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center is a life-saving facility when it comes to victims of violent crime. Marc Perrusquia asks Dr. Ma...
Episode 3: Stolen Guns
Stanley Stanback is a hard-working mechanic and repo man. But a mistake he made in his younger years has left him a felon where he can’t legally own o...
Episode 2: Aggravated Assaults
Do aggravated assaults lead to a higher crime rate in the city? Don Crowe, head of investigative services with the Memphis Police Department discusses...
Episode 1: Homicides
Over the last 10 years, Memphis has had more than 1,500 people killed and nearly 5,000 taken to hospitals for firearm-related assaults. And the number...
Preview: Wounded City
The rate at which Memphians are shooting - and shooting at - each other exploded during the last decade. Younger shooters and increasingly lethal weap...