Generation Why Podcast

In 2000, a DeKalb County, Georgia, local election led to the murder of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown after the discovery of extensive corruption within the Sheriff’s Department. The primary suspect was Brown’s predecessor, Sidney Dorsey. Another death and a year-long investigation uncovered a murder conspiracy that shocked the community.

November 27th, 2001. South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Termaine Hicks responded to a woman’s screams for help in the early morning hours. Moments later, he was shot by a police officer responding to the scene and was charged with rape.

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