Podcast
KXAN Catalyst
Hosted by KXAN Investigates · EN
Catalyst is a specialty unit within the KXAN investigative team focused on ”digital-first” storytelling that aims to spark positive change in society. The group takes a multi-platform, innovative approach to each project, including this KXAN Catalyst Podcast.
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S8 E4: Victimology of the Rainey Street Ripper
Mar 100:30:57Tap to summarizeAs social media speculation swirls, Austin police partner with an expert in serial killers and their hunting grounds to dispel rumors of a predator near Lady Bird Lake.
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S8 E3: Folks Having Their Drink Spiked
Feb 2200:17:02Tap to summarizeAfter losing loved ones in Lady Bird Lake, families push Austin leaders for years to implement new safety initiatives surrounding alcohol and the downtown waterway.
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S8 E2: Saw My Brother’s Body Floating
Feb 1500:12:45Tap to summarizeMitchell Gutierrez speaks out about his brother’s Lady Bird Lake drowning, his family’s fight for answers and why he believes a serial killer is behind the deaths.
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S8 E1: Just Wander Toward the Water
Feb 800:15:00Tap to summarizeFollowing dozens of drownings in Austin’s downtown lake, KXAN explores solutions in other U.S. cities, including volunteer student patrols in a northern college town.
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S8 Trailer
Feb 100:02:35Tap to summarizeHear the serial drownings trailer now.
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S7 Update: More Medical Examiners to the State
Jul 1400:08:49Tap to summarizeFollowing KXAN’s reporting on Texas’ death investigations, lawmakers look at ways to modernize the state’s system amid legislative challenges and cost concerns.
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S7 Bonus: Patchwork of Death Investigations (Analysis)
Dec 9, 202400:12:31Tap to summarizeKXAN’s Josh Hinkle, David Barer, Arezow Doost, Eric Henrikson and Dalton Huey discuss challenges they faced while investigating Texas’ death inquest system.
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S7 E3: Wanted an Autopsy on that Child
Dec 2, 202400:19:48Tap to summarizeWhile Texas’ justice of the peace system has evolved since its start in 1824, counties are slowly replacing the death inquest part of their role with medical examiners.
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S7 E2: Murdered Down by Backbone Creek
Nov 25, 202400:14:01Tap to summarizeAs Texas’ population grows, so do critics’ concerns over elected officials investigating death. As Daynon Lewis’ case unfolds, state lawmakers look to the future.
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S7 E1: Found Hanging by a Jump Rope
Nov 18, 202400:18:54Tap to summarizeA teenager’s mysterious death in 1965 resurfaces in the Texas Hill Country, prompting a new review of her case and the inquest system still used across the state.
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