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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's award-winning podcast "Breakdown," tells deeply human stories about the Georgia justice system. Season 11 explores how a young military couple found themselves at the center of something neither expected. Something terrible. Something… criminal.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Breakdown makes an unresolved Georgia crime legible by testing conspiracy claims against interviews, physical evidence, and the limits of its reporting.
Breakdown follows questions until they become physical: old letters in a computer case, unreleased surveillance files on a jump drive, and shattered granite found overgrown in the woods.
A Zaxby's booth becomes your evidence room when previously unseen Guidestones footage plays.
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A Georgia mystery gains force when the Guidestones are found as broken granite on the ground.
This episode gives an Elberton mystery its strongest shape when the story leaves online chatter and moves onto the ground, among the scattered granite remains of the Georgia Guidestones. The shift matters.
A jump drive, seven raw files, and a possible silver sedan give this Guidestones bombing episode its investigative charge.
The episode frames the Guidestones bombing investigation as careful visual detective work. A reporting team opens a jump drive at a Zaxby's and finds seven raw footage files, then starts piecing together what the cameras captured.
An IBM computer case in a shed turns the Guidestones mystery into a tense, uneasy test of evidence and ethics.
The Guidestones' destruction pushes the story back toward R.C. Christian, the hidden figure behind them for nearly 40 years. That search leads to Wyatt Martin, an older man who says he traded letters with Christian and kept them in an IBM computer case out in a shed.
A Guidestones bombing story shifts into Candace Taylor's account of swatting, threats, and the strain on her family.
This Guidestones episode centers on the danger Candace Taylor says followed the monument's bombing. Six days after the July 12, 2022 blast, a fake 911 call sent local police to her South Georgia home, where she says officers aimed rifles at the front of the house while her…
A granite monument, a hidden identity, and an origin story held together by secrecy.
A grassy field near Elberton holds six huge gray slabs of solid granite, each 19 feet tall, and the episode traces the odd chain of choices that brought the Guidestones into being. Its center is R.C.
NHPR's Jason Moon investigates the Bear Brook barrel murders and a New Hampshire wrongful-conviction case.
Payne Lindsey's season-long investigation into two disappearances from Nome, Alaska.
CBC's true crime feed tracing Cleo's case into cold cases across its investigative podcast network.
Journalists chase a decades-long trail through a coronial inquest and Rick Bloom's dozens of aliases.
A New York Times reporter reinvestigates Laramie's unsolved 1985 murder of Shelley Wiley.
This episode explores the mysterious explosion of the Georgia Guidestones monument, delving into conspiracy theories, unsolved crime, and southern lore.
This episode of Breakdown examines the Justin Ross Harris hot car death case, focusing on jury selection and legal arguments about whether the car was used as a murder weapon.
This episode discusses the upcoming retrial of Tex McIver, who shot and killed his wife Diane in 2016, with prosecutors calling it murder and Tex claiming it was an accident.
This episode discusses the postponement of the Tex McIver murder trial, drawing parallels to a previous case and exploring the legal delays in a true crime context.
This episode explores the mysterious destruction of the Georgia Guidestones monument through conspiracy theories, unsolved crime investigations, and southern cultural lore.
This true crime podcast episode investigates the mysterious disappearance and homicide of family patriarch Gary Ferris, exploring family conflicts and the ensuing investigation.
This episode covers the beginning of the trial in the Tex McIver murder case, where Claude Lee MacGyver is accused of fatally shooting his wife, featuring legal proceedings and key moments from the investigation.
This episode previews a true crime podcast investigating the mysterious explosion of the Georgia Guidestones monument in Elberton, Georgia, exploring conspiracy theories and unsolved aspects of the case.
This episode explores the mysterious destruction of the Georgia Guidestones monument, delving into conspiracy theories, local lore, and an ongoing investigation.
This episode introduces a true crime podcast season investigating the mysterious disappearance and murder of Gary Ferris, exploring family secrets, conspiracy theories, and the unsolved Georgia Guidestones bombing.
This episode examines the legal complexities of a homicide case involving family dynamics, focusing on defense arguments about mental illness and self-defense.
This episode explores the mysterious murder case of Atlanta power couple Tex and Diane McIver, delving into their affluent lifestyle and the circumstances surrounding the crime.
This true crime podcast episode investigates the mysterious disappearance and homicide of Gary Ferris, focusing on family conflicts and a violent confrontation involving a shotgun.
This episode of Breakdown discusses the challenges of selecting impartial jurors in a high-profile trial where racism is a central issue, focusing on juror biases and the historical context in Glynn County.
This episode investigates the mysterious destruction of the Georgia Guidestones monument, exploring conspiracy theories, local lore, and an unsolved crime.
This episode of Breakdown discusses the beginning of the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, focusing on the legal proceedings and allegations of a cover-up involving former D.A.
This true crime podcast episode explores the aftermath of a judge granting Justin Chapman a new trial in a murder case, questioning whether it will lead to a new trial or a new life.
This episode examines a homicide case involving a missing family patriarch and the subsequent legal proceedings where a man imprisoned since 2007 maintains his innocence with polygraph evidence.
This episode follows the aftermath of Justin Chapman's trial and appeal as his public defender seeks a new lawyer from an unlikely source to help him fight for freedom.
This episode discusses the sentencing phase of a murder trial where a father was convicted of leaving his 22-month-old child to die in a hot car in Georgia, with prosecutors seeking the maximum penalty.
This episode examines the murder case against Justin Chapman and explores breakdowns in the justice system in a railroad town.
This episode examines the evidence and testimony in the case of Gary Ferris's homicide, focusing on witness Gary Allen Stroop's account of seeing Justin Chapman before a fire.
This episode investigates the case of Justin Chapman, who was charged with arson that killed an elderly neighbor, but claims innocence amid weak evidence.
This episode examines the wrongful conviction case of Justin Chapman, who served nearly nine years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, highlighting systemic failures in Georgia's justice system.
This episode of Breakdown explores the case of Justin Chapman, who spent nearly eight years in prison for allegedly setting a fire that killed his neighbor, Alice, in Bremen, Georgia in 2006.
This episode of the podcast 'Breakdown' covers the emotional testimony and family dynamics in the Justin Ross Harris hot car death case as the jury deliberates.
This episode of Breakdown covers the murder trial verdict of Justin Ross Harris, who was found guilty of intentionally leaving his child to die in a hot car.
This episode features Leanna Taylor's courtroom testimony in the Justin Ross Harris hot car death case, focusing on evidence of his communications with other women on the day of the incident.
This episode provides weekly updates on the Justin Ross Harris hot car murder trial, exploring the legal proceedings and family dynamics in a homicide case.
This episode of Breakdown explores a homicide case involving a family patriarch's disappearance and introduces a new defense team including young lawyers and retired FBI agents working to free someone from prison.
This episode discusses the aftermath of a mistrial in a hot car death case, exploring family dynamics and conflicting testimonies about whether it was an accident or murder.
This episode of Breakdown covers the jury selection process in the Justin Ross Harris murder trial, exploring the lack of evidence against his wife Leigh-Anne and the circumstantial nature of the case.
This episode of Breakdown explores the jury selection process and legal complexities in the Justin Ross Harris hot car death case, questioning whether it was a mistake or murder.
This episode previews a true crime podcast season investigating the Justin Ross Harris hot car death case and a family homicide mystery.
This episode provides an update on the Justin Ross Harris case, discussing unexpected developments in the trial including a potential venue change.
This episode examines the challenging jury selection process in the Justin Ross Harris murder case, where many potential jurors already believe he's guilty before hearing evidence.
This episode of Breakdown discusses the legal complexities and jury selection challenges in the Justin Ross Harris hot car death case as the trial moves to Georgia's Golden Isles.
This episode of Breakdown covers the indictment of a fourth defendant in a homicide case involving the Ferris family and the ongoing trial of the McMichaels in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting.
This episode of Breakdown investigates the case of Justin Ross Harris, who left his toddler son Cooper in a hot car to die, exploring whether it was a tragic accident or premeditated murder amid revelations of infidelity.
This episode of Breakdown explores the halted trial of Justin Ross Harris, accused in a hot car death, while also teasing a separate family homicide case.
This episode of 'Breakdown' investigates Dr.
This episode of Breakdown investigates the mysterious disappearance and homicide of Gary Ferris, exploring family conflicts and legal complexities in the case.
This episode explores the mysterious destruction of the Georgia Guidestones monument, delving into conspiracy theories, local lore, and an unsolved criminal investigation.
This episode explores the mysterious destruction of the Georgia Guidestones, delving into conspiracy theories, unsolved crimes, and southern lore surrounding the monument.
This episode covers the ongoing trial of Justin Ross Harris for the hot car death of his child, focusing on legal proceedings and jury selection challenges.
This episode of Breakdown explores the case of Justin Ross Harris, who was charged with child cruelty after his son died in a hot car, examining whether it was a tragic mistake or murder.
This episode investigates the mysterious explosion of the Georgia Guidestones monument, exploring conspiracy theories, unsolved crime, and small-town southern lore.
This bonus episode of Breakdown explores the mysterious destruction of the Georgia Guidestones, delving into conspiracy theories, local lore, and the unsolved crime surrounding this monument.
This episode of Breakdown examines the Tex McIver case, focusing on the Georgia Supreme Court's involvement and the trial verdict where he was found not guilty of murder but guilty of felony murder and aggravated assault.
This episode explores the mysterious explosion of the Georgia Guidestones, delving into conspiracy theories, unsolved crimes, and southern lore surrounding the monument.
Tyler McBrien and the AJC team follow Elberton Facebook groups, where posts about Candace Taylor, lizard people, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation mix with local tips.
The episode promotes multiple true crime and political podcasts, including a story about a missing family patriarch and a conspiracy theory about the Georgia Guidestones.
Tyler McBrien and Megan Nadolski reconstruct the July 6, 2022 Georgia Guidestones bombing with raw security footage, open-records requests, and a retired FBI bomb expert.
["Who Blew Up the Guidestones?
Who Blew Up the Guidestones?
["Who Blew Up the Guidestones?
A trailer for a new narrative podcast investigating the origins and destruction of the Georgia Guidestones monument.
This episode of Breakdown investigates a murder case within the Georgia justice system, featuring a missing person and family secrets.
A podcast exploring the Georgia justice system through a story of a missing family patriarch and a homicide investigation.
A podcast exploring a young military couple's involvement in a terrible criminal case within the Georgia justice system.