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The Case of Pierre Rushing
📻 Episode #581
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Jul 09, 2026
About This Episode
On April 15, 2011, Dawone Taylor was murdered in Oakland, CA over a dispute about an allegedly stolen ipod. Pierre Rushing, a promising young musician who never met Mr. Taylor, was later charged and convicted for the murder primarily on the questionable testimony of a struggling drug addict who was unable to accurately describe Pierre’s…
The Case
On April 15, 2011, Dawone Taylor was murdered in Oakland, CA over a dispute about an allegedly stolen ipod. Pierre Rushing, a promising young musician who never met Mr. Taylor, was later charged and convicted for the murder primarily on the questionable testimony of a struggling drug addict who was unable to accurately describe Pierre’s appearance.
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00:05:08“Speaker 1: like you to renew the effort to reach out to Speaker 1: the new DA. We're going to have contact information listed Speaker 1: in the episode description, So please keep making noise because Speaker 1: here it is twenty twenty six. He's still in there, Speaker 1: and I mean, wouldn't it be even more tragic if”
00:20:07“Speaker 3: I got in and out of that car four times, Speaker 3: and I killed this guy with no glove. Why don't Speaker 3: wear my fingerprints on the car? Second, if Robert greens Speaker 3: took the leave, why would you ever call me five Speaker 3: day light skinning one hundred and twenty pounds? Why would”
00:35:04“Speaker 4: We're in court and we're trying to get this case dismissed. Speaker 4: Speaking with a progressive da by the name of Pamela Price, Speaker 4: and she has eyes on it. Speaker 7: I don't have the declaration in front of me, but Speaker 4: Says he knew the whole time that it wasn't me,”
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