“A crime sets the events of this story in motion, but don’t expect to puzzle out who committed the crime, or to mull if this was a wrongful conviction. “Violation” is filed under ‘true crime’ in the podcast apps, but it’s so much more than that,” Schwartzapfel said. In “Violation,” host and staff writer for The Marshall Project Beth Schwartzapfel investigates Wideman’s winding and complicated story. ![]() This podcast marks his first in-depth interview about Jake. While his writing tackles race, justice and trauma, John Edgar Wideman has not spoken publicly about his son’s case, at least not directly, until now. He’s an acclaimed writer and Rhodes scholar whose body of work includes his groundbreaking memoir Brothers and Keepers, and two PEN/Faulkner award-winning books, Philadelphia Fire and Sent for You Yesterday. And literature fans will recognize the name John Edgar Wideman, Jake’s father. Podcast fans may recognize the name Jake Wideman from Serial’s “The Coldest Case In Laramie.” Jake, who went to high school in Laramie, Wyoming, falsely confesses to the crime at the center of that podcast (Episode 5). Though Wideman was released from prison on parole in 2016, he returned just nine months later, under very unusual circumstances. ![]() WBUR, Boston’s NPR and The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization focused on criminal justice, today released Episode 1 of a new podcast, “ Violation.” It focuses on the case of Jacob Wideman, who was released from prison after serving more than 30 years for stabbing a fellow teen to death while traveling with their summer camp to the Grand Canyon in 1986. Sign up for our newsletters to receive all of our stories and analysis. The Marshall Project is a nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S.
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