The Walk Home

By KNKX Public Radio & The Seattle TimesNews

The Walk Home episodes

March 02, 2024 The Safest City in America
After the officers charged with killing Manny Ellis are acquitted, how does the city of Tacoma move forward?
1 hr 8 min
December 23, 2023 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.
17 min
December 14, 2023 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.
34 min
December 14, 2023 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.
48 min
September 11, 2023 The Trial Ahead
The trial of the three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis is about to begin.
38 min
December 24, 2022 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.
35 min
December 23, 2022 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.
17 min
November 30, 2022 Episode 8: True Justice
Manny’s death led to sweeping reform, but what really changed?
33 min
November 16, 2022 Episode 7: Pierce County, USA
A community grapples with the fallout from Manny's case — and the movement that surrounds it.
43 min
November 02, 2022 Episode 6: 96th and Ainsworth
A critical decision changes Manny's case, and a new story of his death emerges.
35 min

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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…