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Joe Sexton

Best Article Health

He’d Waited Decades to Argue His Innocence. She Was a Judge Who Believed in Second Chances. Nobody Knew She Suffered from Alzheimer’s.

Nelson Cruz’s family was so sure Judge ShawnDya Simpson would free him, they brought a change of clothes to his hearing. Then everything took an unexpected turn.

Joe Sexton ProPublica Oct 2020 50min Permalink

Health

The Wrong Goodbye

The patient lasted just minutes after being taken off life support. By then it was too late.

Joe Sexton, Nate Schweber ProPublica Oct 2019 30min Permalink

Crime

“I Don’t Want to Shoot You, Brother”

In 2016, a West Virginia police officer came upon a young man in distress who asked the officer to shoot him. The officer didn’t. A few minutes, another officer did. Only one of them lost their job.

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Sexton on the Longform Podcast

Joe Sexton ProPublica Nov 2018 55min Permalink