0:08 – Mark Greenblatt is a senior national investigative correspondent with ProPublica. His most recent investigation, in collaboration with Newsy and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, reveals how not all law enforcement agencies are doing as well as it appears when it comes to solving rape cases. Some are often using what’s known as “exceptional clearance” to close cases, meaning suspects walk free and victims don’t see justice.
Reported by Mark Greenblatt, Mark Fahey, Emily Harris and Bernice Yeung. This story is a collaboration with Newsy and ProPublica. Read the full investigation here:
- Case Cleared – Part 1 – Rape suspects walk free. Victims don’t get justice. And police get to count it as a success.
- Case Cleared – Part 2 – He seemed to confess to the crime, twice to his ex-girlfriend, once to police. But prosecutors never charged him.
He seemed to confess to the crime, twice to his ex-girlfriend, once to police. But prosecutors never charged him. The reasons why show how rape myths continue to influence how justice is meted out in America.
0:34 – From the archives: Sammy Rangel (@sammyrangel) is a Social Worker, Executive Director of “Life After Hate” a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals exit hate groups, and Author of Fourbears: Myths of Forgiveness.