WEBVTT - Introducing: Blood River

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<v Speaker 1>Berta Cassarus was one of the most influential advocates for

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<v Speaker 1>indigenous and women's rights in Honduras lardis Criminacion con and

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<v Speaker 1>when she began leading a protest campaign against a proposed

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<v Speaker 1>hydro electric dam, she became one of the most celebrated

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<v Speaker 1>environmental activists anywhere. Honduras was known as the most dangerous

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<v Speaker 1>place in the world for environmental activists. More than one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred had been reported killed in just the previous five years.

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<v Speaker 1>She told friends about threatening phone calls she'd get. She said,

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<v Speaker 1>strange cars followed her on the road. She knew that

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<v Speaker 1>she was very much still being targeted and still at

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<v Speaker 1>risk of being killed. Berta was the most powerful activist

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<v Speaker 1>in her country, but none of the accolades could protect her.

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<v Speaker 1>In the end, a prominent environmental rights activists was shot

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<v Speaker 1>dead into Juras on Thursday, prompting protests in the capital.

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<v Speaker 1>My name is monte Real, an investigative reporter for Bloomberg Green.

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<v Speaker 1>On the upcoming podcast Blood River, we tell the story

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<v Speaker 1>of a murder murder in a place where murderers thrive,

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<v Speaker 1>where about of all homicides are left unsolved and unpunished.

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<v Speaker 1>Hounder and police claimed that she was killed and a

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<v Speaker 1>robbery gone wrong, but her family, friends and supporters are

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<v Speaker 1>convinced that her death was a political assassination. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>story full of deception, false leads, and cruel twists. It's

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<v Speaker 1>about money, power, political influence, and the violence that goes

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<v Speaker 1>along with them. That violence didn't begin or end with Berta.

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<v Speaker 1>I threw myself towards the side of the bed in

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<v Speaker 1>my room to protect myself, and the gunmen shot me

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<v Speaker 1>in the head. I said, don't call the police, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because calling the police on honderous it's like calling the

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<v Speaker 1>mafia to crime scene, and you can't trust them. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>hear from victims, investigators, and eyewitnesses, the communities that fought

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<v Speaker 1>alongside Berta, and the executives on the receiving end of

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<v Speaker 1>that activism. We'll go into their homes, their offices, and

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<v Speaker 1>in some cases, their prison cell All of them now

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<v Speaker 1>face the same question, who, in the end, is really

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<v Speaker 1>responsible for the death of Berta Cassidys and what does

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<v Speaker 1>justice actually look like in a place where killers almost

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<v Speaker 1>always walk away untouched. We think it's quite possible that

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<v Speaker 1>there's more to this crime then has been exposed. So far.

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<v Speaker 1>Blood River launches on July. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,

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<v Speaker 1>or wherever you get your podcasts. H