Good morning. I’m Paige Hymson, a podcast producer here at The Times. Episode 5 of “Room 20” is out now. The series investigates why a man was left unconscious and unidentified for more than 15 years. Listen now, and subscribe here.
Reporters aren’t the only ones stepping into the podcast arena. One police department in California created a first-of-its-kind podcast to bring attention to a years-long fugitive case — and it actually helped. This week, I spoke with the Newport Beach
Police Department’s Jennifer Manzella, who created and hosted it.
Policing and Podcasts
One outstanding case loomed over Newport police for years — that of Peter Chadwick, a fugitive millionaire on the U.S. Marshals’ most-wanted list. Chadwick had been accused of killing his wife in October 2012. After his initial arrest, he had properly attended court proceedings for a few years, until one day in 2015, he didn’t show. That’s where Manzella, the administrative assistant to the police…
