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Burden of Proof
Season 1 · Episode 1

Burden of Proof

Two stories from individuals who collected evidence in different ways.

Everything Is Stories · Mike Martinez & Tyler Wray

September 26, 202345m 31sExplicit

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Show Notes

Tommy Cotter worked as a soundman for network television show COPS. For one year, Cotter experienced several forms of crime alongside officers in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Fort Wayne, Texas. He captured sound of prostitution stings, robberies, and domestic disputes. Ten years after leaving the job, Cotter reveals how this experience transformed him.

****** **** is a photographer who spent time as a crime scene specialist in a southwestern state. He recounts the elaborate hiring process which included a lie detector test, a mock crime scene, and a trip to the morgue. Photographing evidence, suspects, and autopsies, the experience began affecting his subconscious. Memories forgotten resurfaced, and the elements of a crime scene even began appearing in his personal photography.

Produced by Garrett Crowe, Mike Martinez, and Tyler Wray.

Music by William Cody Watson.

Transcript are available at everythingisstories.com

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