Programme name: The Murder Squad
Publisher: Exactly Right
Creator: Billy Jensen , Paul holes
Episode of review: Unsolved-Anita Knuston (2019/12/09)
Listen on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts
The murder squad hosted by Billy Jensen, an investigative journalist, and Paul holes, a retired cold case investigator, dig deep into murder cases that are still being unsolved. It publishes one episode per week discussing an unsolved criminal case. Billy and Paul use the traditional method and advanced technology to help unwrap the case, as well as want the audience to join them by providing clues and tips.
The episode about Anita Knuston mainly organised by question-answer way. With billy providing the information about the case, saying that Anita was a 18 years old university freshmen that is kind to everyone. She found dead at her home in 2007. With the answer from Paul about the experience and knowledge of murder cases, Anita's case remains unidentified with many red herring. The programme ends with 'weekly assignment', which call the audience for providing new sources for the hosts to investigate the case.
Music and jingle only appear in the openings and endings of the programme, which lacks the feeling of tension during the programme. Unlike other true crime podcast that gradually told the story, the question-answer method makes the process of examining the case more interesting and understandable. With some fun-facts mentioned.
The journalistic podcast has a purpose to re-investigate the case to helps the innocence, more than just a good case.
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