The Walk Home

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The 2020 police killing of Manuel "Manny" Ellis, a Black man in Tacoma, brought a reckoning to Washington State and has set up what promises to be one of the highest-profile trials in Pacific Northwest history. The story is profiled in a new podcast, The Walk Home, produced by KNKX News and The Seattle Times.

  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    The Safest City in America
    After the officers charged with killing Manny Ellis are acquitted, how does the city of Tacoma move forward?
    2 March 2024, 7:43 am
  • 16 minutes 15 seconds
    The Verdict
    A Pierce County jury has found Tacoma Police Officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Shane Burbank, and Timothy Rankine not guilty of all charges related to the 2020 killing of Manny Ellis.
    23 December 2023, 2:25 am
  • 33 minutes 58 seconds
    The Jury Deliberates Part 2
    While the jury deliberates, we dive into the defense strategy, the dueling narratives over Manny’s cause of death, and the decisions the jury has to make.
    14 December 2023, 11:32 pm
  • 47 minutes 11 seconds
    The Jury Deliberates Part 1
    While the jury deliberates, listen to the different stories the eyewitnesses and the officers tell about what happened the night Manny Ellis died.
    14 December 2023, 11:28 pm
  • 37 minutes 30 seconds
    The Trial Ahead
    The trial of the three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis is about to begin.
    11 September 2023, 1:00 am
  • 34 minutes 29 seconds
    Update: A Test Run for Police Accountability
    Pierce County’s most powerful law enforcement officer, Sheriff Ed Troyer, has been acquitted of criminal charges of false reporting. His trial offers a preview of what’s to come.
    24 December 2022, 12:30 am
  • 16 minutes 44 seconds
    Update: Officer Timothy Rankine's History
    An instance from Officer Timothy Rankine's past brings new context to the events of the night Manny Ellis was killed.
    23 December 2022, 8:01 pm
  • 32 minutes 47 seconds
    Episode 8: True Justice
    Manny’s death led to sweeping reform, but what really changed?
    30 November 2022, 8:01 am
  • 42 minutes 17 seconds
    Episode 7: Pierce County, USA
    A community grapples with the fallout from Manny's case — and the movement that surrounds it.
    16 November 2022, 8:01 am
  • 34 minutes 49 seconds
    Episode 6: 96th and Ainsworth
    A critical decision changes Manny's case, and a new story of his death emerges.
    2 November 2022, 7:01 am
  • 47 minutes 45 seconds
    Episode 5: The Other Side of the Line
    Four Tacoma police officers each had their own journeys to 96th and Ainsworth. And so did the department they worked for.
    19 October 2022, 7:01 am
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