Did Steve and Dax get it wrong? Is Louie Scarcella as bad as his portrayal in the media?

Steve and Dax speak with several of Scarcella’s colleagues who share their admiration for him and stand by his work as a detective.

The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1

Did Steve and Dax get it wrong? Is Louie Scarcella as bad as his portrayal in the media?
Steve and Dax speak with several of Scarcella’s colleagues who share their admiration for him and stand by his work as a detective.
The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1

Detective Louis N. Scarcella was a legendary figure in New York City during the '90s. In a city overrun with violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. But the story changed when a group of convicted murderers-turned-jailhouse lawyers made a startling discovery that linked all their cases: Scarcella was the cop who helped put many of them away. They made a vow: Take down Scarcella. And with the help of a relentless New York Times reporter, they did just that. Thirty years later, 20 people who Scarcella helped put behind bars have since walked free. In the media, he’s known as the disgraced, rogue cop who hoodwinked an entire system. But was this really the workings of one person? 

We spent hundreds of hours talking with witnesses who were coerced, jailhouse lawyers, outraged attorneys, and righteous cops. Scarcella insists he didn’t do anything wrong. And after finally tracking him down, he agreed to take us into the belly of the beast... where justice is done (and undone). Welcome to The Burden. 

The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1.

Detective Louis N. Scarcella was a legendary figure in New York City during the '90s. In a city overrun with violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. But the story changed when a group of convicted murderers-turned-jailhouse lawyers made a startling discovery that linked all their cases: Scarcella was the cop who helped put many of them away. They made a vow: Take down Scarcella. And with the help of a relentless New York Times reporter, they did just that. Thirty years later, 20 people who Scarcella helped put behind bars have since walked free. In the media, he’s known as the disgraced, rogue cop who hoodwinked an entire system. But was this really the workings of one person? 
We spent hundreds of hours talking with witnesses who were coerced, jailhouse lawyers, outraged attorneys, and righteous cops. Scarcella insists he didn’t do anything wrong. And after finally tracking him down, he agreed to take us into the belly of the beast... where justice is done (and undone). Welcome to The Burden. 
The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1.

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Admiring Louie

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Peter McIndoe is the founder of the Birds Aren't Real movement-slash-conspiracy theory. He is also the author of the book, Birds Aren't Real: The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in U.S. History. Peter doesn’t believe any of that, by the way, but he has good insights on the type of people who do. Plus, how public access to subway brakes, the inability to license a pot store, and a 30-year-old San Fransisco "shanty town" clearance offer lessons in can-do (and can't-do) governance. Please follow the show!

Peter McIndoe is the founder of the Birds Aren't Real movement-slash-conspiracy theory. He is also the author of the book, Birds Aren't Real: The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in U.S. History. Peter doesn’t believe any of that, by the way, but he has good insights on the type of people who do. Plus, how public access to subway brakes, the inability to license a pot store, and a 30-year-old San Fransisco "shanty town" clearance offer lessons in can-do (and can't-do) governance. Please <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gist/id873667927">follow</a> the show!

Intruducing - The Gist: Birds Aren’t Real (SHHH … Don’t tell the Crested Warbler!)

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Justin Bonus talks to Steve and Dax about his journey from hiphop entrepreneur to nationally acclaimed attorney for the wrongfully convicted. 

The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1

Justin Bonus talks to Steve and Dax about his journey from hiphop entrepreneur to nationally acclaimed attorney for the wrongfully convicted. 
The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1

Justin Bonus for the Defense

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Louie Scarcella takes Steve to Coney Island where he moonlighted as a carnival barker and fixed games of chance. 

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Louie Scarcella takes Steve to Coney Island where he moonlighted as a carnival barker and fixed games of chance. 
The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1

Coney Island of the Mind. Louie’s Mind

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