About this podcast
Two friends share drugs. One survives. One overdoses and dies. Is that murder?
Episodes
- 5: Epilogue · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 5Three 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…
- 4: You Gotta Have an Opinion · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 4The 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…
- 3: A Normal Member of Society · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 3As 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…
- 2: Launching a War · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 2The 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…
- 1: The Crime · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 1An 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…
- Introducing: Death Resulting · 4 min · Season 1More at nhpr.org/document Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
