S2 E7: It's Hard to Say Who the Victim Is
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December 17, 2025 · 31 min · Season 2 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode discusses the bombing incident involving Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney, highlighting the flawed investigation that painted them as suspects.
On May 24th, 1990, Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney are driving through Oakland when a pipe bomb detonates in their car. Judi is nearly killed. From the very beginning of the investigation, Judi and Darryl are the main suspects. Even while Judi lies in a hospital bed with terrible injuries, law enforcement and the media are making the case that they were transporting the bomb and it went off by accident. But that is not what happened. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- bombing
- investigation
- media portrayal
- victimhood
- true crime
Keywords
- Judi Bari
- Darryl Cherney
- pipe bomb
- Oakland
- investigation
- victim
- true crime
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