The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them.

This is Episode 1 of Season 1 - The Burden. Listen to all seasons of The Burden here:

https://pod.link/1734312219.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-burden/id1734312219.

https://open.spotify.com/show/3sV1OFddCnIXEKOnSeiW26.

In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname.

Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers who all say they are innocent. They turned themselves into jailhouse-lawyers and in prison founded a lway firm. When they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away, they set their sights on taking him down. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they have a chance.

For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast. 

Welcome to The Burden.

Listen to all seasons of The Burden here:

https://pod.link/1734312219.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-burden/id1734312219.

https://open.spotify.com/show/3sV1OFddCnIXEKOnSeiW26.

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