Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes13 Apr

CONSPIRACY THEORY: Gary Webb, the Reporter who Knew Too Much

Gary Webb was an award winning investigative journalist who ignited a national firestorm when he published the “Dark Alliance” series, reporting that a CIA connected drug network had helped fuel the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles. His reporting made him a hero to some and a target to others, as major newspapers challenged his findings and pressure mounted inside his own newsroom. In this episode of Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, Vanessa Richardson examines the rise and fall of Gary Webb, the controversy surrounding his investigation, and the events leading up to his death in 2004. Was Webb a journalist destroyed for exposing a dangerous truth, or the center of a story that spiraled far beyond the evidence?

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