1: The Crime

12/8/2021

Death Resulting

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39:00

An early morning drug deal between two friends ends in tragedy inside a hotel bathroom. One friend overdoses and dies. The other, Josh Cook, survives. The feds charge Josh with murder under the federal “death resulting” law, and he faces at least 20 years in prison. Does the punishment fit the crime? Document is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio. More at nhpr.org/document Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5: Epilogue
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Three years after his sentencing, Josh Cook and his mom have lived through even more consequences of America’s drug crisis and the ways we respond to it – each in their own dramatic and completely separate ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4: You Gotta Have an Opinion
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The day of Josh Cook’s sentencing arrives. There’s a twist, then more surprises as attorneys and the judge debate what justice really looks like in this case. Document is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio. More at nhpr.org/document. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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3: A Normal Member of Society
12/22/2021
43:07
As a judge weighs Josh Cook’s sentence, here’s how he ended up dealing drugs in that hotel bathroom in the first place. Then, Josh and his mom unexpectedly cross paths – a chance encounter that highlights the choices the justice system makes about people with addiction: punishment or treatment. Document is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio. More at nhpr.org/document. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2: Launching a War
12/15/2021
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The origin story of death resulting laws dates back to the “War on Drugs” era and the shocking death of a 1980s basketball star. But the idea of charging overdose deaths as murders didn’t really take hold until the opioid epidemic. Document is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio. More at nhpr.org/document. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1: The Crime
12/8/2021
39:00
An early morning drug deal between two friends ends in tragedy inside a hotel bathroom. One friend overdoses and dies. The other, Josh Cook, survives. The feds charge Josh with murder under the federal “death resulting” law, and he faces at least 20 years in prison. Does the punishment fit the crime? Document is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio. More at nhpr.org/document Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2: Launching a War

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