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The Coroner's Report Podcast
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A Southern true crime podcast. Join our team as we delve into cases. Sometimes, we look at interesting murders, and other times, just strange, unsettled deaths. We talk to the experts, including police investigators, psychiatrists, and family members.
The series finale of Negro Boys Industrial School-Locked Doors, Lost Boys is out. We return to the fire that killed twenty one boys, the testimony of those who lived, and the lasting impact. Listen and share to keep their story alive.
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E8 P4-Wrightsville Boys Industrial School-Locked Doors, Lost Boys
Decades later, survivors, historians, and advocates still fight to keep Wrightsville’s story alive.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Lindsey Cross was only a child when he died in the locked dormitory at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Arkansas in 1959.
Tune in for the conclusion of the Locked Doors, Lost Boys series. Streaming on all platforms.
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Victim-Lindsey Cross
Lost boy from the fire at the Negro Boys Industrial School
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November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
When the smoke cleared, questions remained!

Please join us for the conclusion of Locked Doors, Lost Boys, where we examine the lasting legacy of the fire & how segregation, neglect, and silence shaped generations.

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November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In the early hours of March 5, 1959, flames tore through the Wrightsville Boys School dorm while seventy boys slept inside. Only forty eight survived. One of them was Roy Davis. Streaming now on all platforms.

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Video of Roy Davis
Survivor of the Negro Boys Industrial School fire in 1959 in Wrightsville, Arkansas.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Before and after the fire that destroyed the Negro Boys Industrial School in 1959 killing 21 kids. Hear their story on The Coroner’s Report Podcast, streaming on all platforms.

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Before and After
The 1959 fire at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, Arkansas killed 21 young men.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
21 young black men died in the spring of 1959 in the Boys’ Industrial School. How did it happen? Here's more. The first image is a reconstruction based on building measurements. The second layout was published in the newspaper showing the location of the boys’ bodies.
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Layout of the dormitory
It’s hard to imagine what happened that spring morning in 1959.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Locked Doors, Lost Boys
Part 3-The Aftermath; Now streaming.

The fire was only the beginning, and when the flames died, the lies began. Governor Orval Faubus deflected.

Tracey Carrington and Steve Nawojczyk expose cover-ups that buried the truth.

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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Please, oh please, stop by and give a listen. Oh, and if you see a typo, please let me know.

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Where every body has a story. Investigative true crime and forgotten history from the edge of America’s heartland told by those who lived it, those who lost it, and those still looking for answers. Cl...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Coroner’s Report: Locked Doors, Lost Boys
Part 3-The Aftermath is now streaming on all podcast platforms.

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November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Episode 8 Part 3 of Wrightsville Boys Industrial School-Locked Doors, Lost Boys will be dropping tonight.

When the flames died, the spin began. Governor Orval Faubus tried to shift blame while reporters and investigators searched for answers.

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November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Part 2: The Fire

The Coroner’s Report: Locked Doors, Lost Boys continues. In the dead of night, lightning flashes over Wrightsville. Inside the locked dormitory, 69 boys are trapped behind barred windows and bolted doors. When smoke fills the halls, panic turns to terror.

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October 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The fire they couldn't escape! They slept in rows of tightly packed wooden framed bunks and locked doors.

When the fire came, there was nowhere to run.

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October 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Before the fire came the neglect.
Arkansas called it an “Industrial school.” The boys called it a prison.
In "Locked Doors, Lost Boys", the truth behind the Wrightsville Fire comes to light.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🔥 The Coroner’s Report: Locked Doors, Lost Boys premieres tonight. 21 children trapped behind padlocks.
A fire the state wanted forgotten.
Part 1 of The Coroner’s Report drops tonight—where history meets justice.

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E8-P1 Wrightsville Boys Industrial School-Locked Doors, Lost Boys
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October 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Twenty-one boys died while locked inside a burning dorm.

Locked Doors, Lost Boys uncovers the 1959 NBIS Wrightsville fire and the neglect that allowed it to happen.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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October 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Twenty-one boys. Locked inside a burning dorm. Forgotten for decades, until now. Locked Doors, Lost Boys uncovers the 1959 Wrightsville fire and the system that allowed it to happen.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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October 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Coming soon to the Coroner's Report Podcast.

The origins of the Boys Industrial School fire are investigated, and we explore the measures and tragic oversights that might have prevented this unimaginable loss.

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October 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Did you get a chance to see Tracey Carrington of The Coroner’s Report Podcast appear on @DiscoveryID and @StreamOnMax, as the John Markle case, “An Act of Macabre Benevolence,” takes the spotlight on "The Friday the 13th Murders."? It premieres tonight on MAX.

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October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Tracey Carrington of The Coroner’s Report Podcast appears on
@DiscoveryID and @StreamOnMax, as the John Markle case, “An Act of Macabre Benevolence,” takes the spotlight on "The Friday the 13th Murders" tonight, October 8, 2025, at 10 PM ET, 9 PM CT, and 7 PM PT.

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October 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Live now on The Coroner’s Report Podcast: “Ruth Sumlin: For the Love of a Good Woman.”
A gripping account of one of Arkansas’s longest-serving female inmates and the Thanksgiving 1977 jailbreak that left one dead and sent five fleeing from the law.
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October 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Coming soon to the Coroner's Report Podcast.

We investigate the origins of the Boys Industrial School fire and explore the measures that could have averted this devastating loss.

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October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tracey Carrington of The Coroner’s Report Podcast appears on
@DiscoveryID and @StreamOnMax as the John Markle case “An Act of Macabre Benevolence,” takes the spotlight on "The Friday the 13th Murders" October 8, 2025, at 10 PM ET, 9 PM CT, and 7 PM PT.

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October 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Join us for the final part of Ruth Sumlin - For the Love of a Good Woman. Streaming on all platforms.

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E7-P3 Ruth Sumlin-For the Love of a Good Woman
Podcast Episode · The Coroner’s Report · 09/25/2025 · 27m
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September 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Take a break where you can indulge in a sleepy southern Arkansas town, where suddenly, it's not quite as quiet anymore.

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September 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM