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This episode won a “Best Documentary” award at the Third Coast
International Audio Festival. Police officer John Edwards was
patrolling a quiet neighborhood in Bellaire, Texas when he saw an
SUV driven by two young Black men, including Robbie Tolan. It was
just before 2am on December 31, 2008. Edwards followed the SUV and
ran the license plate number. When his computer indicated that the
SUV was stolen, Edwards drew his gun and told the two men to get
down on the ground. It wasn't until later that he realized he'd
typed the wrong license plate number into his computer. He was off
by one digit. By the time he realized his mistake, police had
already shot one of the men in the chest at close range. We speak
with Marian Tolan, Robert Tolan, and attorney Benjamin Crump. Say
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