# Short Suck #52: Protected Predator: The Johnson City Scandal

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Podcast: [Timesuck with Dan Cummins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/timesuck-with-dan-cummins-494288)
Published: 2026-02-27T19:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/pages/timesuck-podcast-2024
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Duration seconds: 3465

## Resource

A serial predator drugs women, keeps a list of victims, and somehow keeps slipping through the cracks — while the people meant to stop him sure do appear to keep looking the other way. This week, we follow one relentless prosecutor as she pulls at a thread that unravels disturbing alleged corruption, institutional failure, and a justice system that seems more interested in protecting itself than protecting victims.

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