From WBUR, home of podcasts including: endless thread, gun machine and violation,come Beyond all repairs, a fascinating new audio documentary. The 10-episode podcast is the result of his three-year reinvestigation of a cold case that tore a family apart. A woman who couldn't believe it. and a search for truth that makes us question everything and everyone. Hosted and reported by WBUR's Amory Sivertson. Beyond all repairs It will premiere on March 7th, with a sneak preview at Brooklyn's On Air Fest on March 1st.
Beyond all repairs is produced in partnership with ZSP Media, a media company specializing in podcast development and production. Founder Zack Stuart Pontier ( crime town HBO's “The Jinx”) Beyond all repairsChief Editor.
Beyond all repairs born from the beginning endless thread A 2018 episode about the Correia family and their youngest brother Shane. (If you haven't already, you can hear how Shane navigated his tumultuous childhood and homelessness to pursue a career as a lawyer.) In conversation with Sibertson, Shane shares the story of his sister Sophia. A pregnant young newlywed woman is put on trial for brutally murdering her mother-in-law. To this day, Sofia swears she didn't do that. But she never believed it.
In 2021, Sophia began sharing her story with Sivertson, who agreed to investigate the case, began requesting case files, reviewed trial footage, and spoke with numerous parties. I started doing it. Beyond all repairs That's what she discovered.
“Sofia is someone you want to believe in. She's very convincing,” Sivertson says. “But I always had to ask myself: Am I being manipulated? Who is really responsible for her life falling apart? Is it the justice system, her Is it someone in your family or Sofia herself?”
Beyond all repairs I'll end with an answer.
“Listeners will accompany me on this heady journey and find out where I end up at the end,” Sivertson says.
Sivertson and Stuart Pontier will take to the main stage at On Air Fest to have a conversation with the controversial narrator about the details of the incident that kept Sibertson up at night for years. On Air Fest is the premier cultural event for audio storytellers and inspired listeners, created and produced by the agency Work x Work. The festival brings together a wide range of emerging and established voices to explore the creative potential of sound, including this year's headline talent Malcolm Gladwell; Includes Tonya Mosley. fresh airSarah Koenig serial etc.