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

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Podcast: [Carolina Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/carolina-crimes-1387671)
Published: 2026-03-09T01:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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