The Mile Zero Murders from Uncover

Nearly 40 years ago, in the parking lot of a community college in Port Huron, Michigan, a
20-year-old student named Scott Macklem was shot dead in broad daylight. His murder
shocked the community. It made no sense. The police quickly found their suspect. There was only one problem: the man said he was nowhere near the scene of the crime. And he could prove it. In Examined: The Backfire Effect from Pushkin, journalist Josie Duffy Rice talks with eyewitnesses, investigators and local reporters to unravel a shocking story of judicial apathy and expedience — a story that leaves no one off the hook.

Examined looks at overlooked cases that never got the real investigation they deserved. Each season features deeply reported stories about crime, punishment, and the criminal legal system. Find more episodes of Examined: The Backfire Effect wherever you get podcasts. Binge the full series now with a Pushkin+ subscription — sign up on the Examined Apple show page or at pushkin.fm/plus.

Dawson Creek’s drug ring finally sees some criminal charges – but has justice been adequately served?

Host Timothy Sawa speaks with the superintendent of BC Major Crimes again, to try to better understand what took so long and ask questions that might help the community finally get some closure.

A police wellness check reveals one of our key sources has been compromised. Aaron Linklater’s daughter comes forward. Were the people behind Cole Hosack’s murder the people who threatened her father too?

Host Timothy Sawa speaks with new sources, who take him even deeper into Dawson’s deadly drug trade. Who killed Aaron Linklater and why?

New details emerge about Cole Hosack’s disappearance. Two anonymous sources corroborate this new version of events. Host Timothy Sawa tries to verify the new information, retracing search parties’ steps, and staking out the home of the person last seen with Cole Hosack.

Host Timothy Sawa is onto Tanner Murray. That same week, a dead body is found in the back of a pickup truck – Dawson Creek’s first suspicious murder in a year. Tim shifts his focus to the prime suspect of the latest murder, who is surprisingly frank about what might be behind the violence in Dawson Creek.