Episode

EPISODE 264: "Justice Aborted, Justice Returned": The Tragedy of Carl Smalls

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Carolina Crimes
Published
Mar 9, 2026
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Summary

In 2002, a college football player was visiting a Columbia, SC nightclub when he fell victim to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and around the wrong people. When the investigation settled and justice was served a weak spot in the justice system was exposed 20 years later.