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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.

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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.

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Episodes

Update: A Test Run for Police Accountability

12/23/2022
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.

Duration:00:34:23

Update: Officer Timothy Rankine's History

12/23/2022
An instance from Officer Timothy Rankine's past brings new context to the events of the night Manny Ellis was killed.

Duration:00:16:43

Episode 8: True Justice

11/30/2022
Manny’s death led to sweeping reform, but what really changed?

Duration:00:32:50

Episode 7: Pierce County, USA

11/16/2022
A community grapples with the fallout from Manny's case — and the movement that surrounds it.

Duration:00:41:52

Episode 6: 96th and Ainsworth

11/2/2022
A critical decision changes Manny's case, and a new story of his death emerges.

Duration:00:34:58

Episode 5: The Other Side of the Line

10/19/2022
Four Tacoma police officers each had their own journeys to 96th and Ainsworth. And so did the department they worked for.

Duration:00:47:52

Episode 4: A Blessed Child

9/28/2022
Manny’s walk home ended at 96th and Ainsworth. It started 33 years earlier.

Duration:00:45:45

Episode 3: Not Saying Anything

9/21/2022
Investigators finish their probe into Manny’s death. Then, a revelation.

Duration:00:46:41

Episode 2: Little Big Sister

9/14/2022
In the stillness of the pandemic, Monèt hunts down crucial information.

Duration:00:39:32

Episode 1: Two Seconds of Audio

9/7/2022
A recording changes the trajectory of Monèt’s life.

Duration:00:31:13

Prologue: The Walk Home

8/23/2022
On the night of March 3, 2020 — three months before George Floyd was murdered — Manny Ellis encountered police while walking home in Tacoma, Washington. He died on that dark street corner. Officers say it was an accident brought on by Manny himself. The story almost ended there. Introducing a new podcast, The Walk Home, produced by KNKX News and The Seattle Times.

Duration:00:07:06