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Update: Living With Murder
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Part Three of the Living With Murder Series.
In December 2017, after serving 30 years of his life sentence, Kempis Songster left Graterford Prison on lifetime parole.
A lot has happened since then. He now lives in Philadelphia. He’s working, married and became a father. One year after Reporter/Producer Samantha Broun and Kempis Songster stopped recording their conversations for the Living with Murder series, they return with this series’ update on what Kempis’ life looks like today. This story was produced in collaboration with the public radio website Transom.org.
In December 2017, after serving 30 years of his life sentence, Kempis Songster left Graterford Prison on lifetime parole.
A lot has happened since then. He now lives in Philadelphia. He’s working, married and became a father. One year after Reporter/Producer Samantha Broun and Kempis Songster stopped recording their conversations for the Living with Murder series, they return with this series’ update on what Kempis’ life looks like today. This story was produced in collaboration with the public radio website Transom.org.
Released:
Jan 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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