About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing frustrations of the Pata family regarding the unsolved murder of Bryan and the strained relations with police as ESPN reporters take legal action for case files.

A dozen years after Bryan’s murder, the Pata family is frustrated. No arrests have been made, and yet the police say the case is far from cold. Meanwhile, relations between the detectives and our team of ESPN reporters have grown strained. That’s when the team takes matters into their own hands, suing the Miami-Dade police to force the release of unredacted case files. Next episode coming Thursday, February 26th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: ESPN

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• police relations
• legal action
• family frustration
• case files

Keywords

• murder
• investigation
• police
• Miami
• ESPN
• case files
• Pata family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miami-Dade police, ESPN

Places: Miami

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