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The Last Ride

Two young men of color vanished three months apart, on the same road in Naples, Florida, under eerily similar circumstances nearly 20 years ago. They were last seen with the same white sheriff's deputy. The since-fired deputy said he gave the men rides to Circle K stores, a story that could never be corroborated. He's the only person of interest, but has never been charged. No one has. What went wrong? Did the police drop the ball? Did the media? The eight-episode series, distributed by the NPR Network, includes new details and exclusive interviews with Tyler Perry, Ben Crump, family and friends of the men, and investigators, and dramatic polygraph audio. Reported by veteran journalists with the Naples Daily News and The Fort Myers News-Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, and produced in partnership with WGCU Public Media.
10 episodes

Episodes

An Anniversary, a Birthday

00:23:353/13/2024

Pursuing Justice

00:50:215/16/2023

The investigation and the loose ends

00:46:495/9/2023

The Tyler Perry Effect

00:44:405/2/2023

Good Guy or Bad Cop?

00:36:034/25/2023

The Polygraphs

00:47:324/18/2023

The disappearance of Terrance Williams

00:38:254/11/2023

The disappearance of Felipe Santos

00:43:104/4/2023

One deputy, two missing men.

00:23:254/4/2023

The Last Ride: The Trailer

00:01:393/28/2023