We Regret to Inform You

Reveal, The Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley & PRX

This podcast exposed how police officers are trained to delay death notifications to extract potentially damaging information from grieving families - and thereby reduce civil suit payouts - before informing them that their loved one has been killed by police.

CREDITS

Reporter, Investigative Reporting Program UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism: Brian Howey

Producer, Reveal: Najib Aminy

Editor, Reveal: Jenny Casas

Digital Producer/Fact Checker, Reveal: Nikki Frick

Score & Sound Designers, Reveal: Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda

Production Manager, Reveal: Steven Rascón

Chair of the Investigative Reporting Program, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism: David  Barstow

Executive Producer, Reveal: Brett Myers

Host: Al Letson

Fact Checker: Kim Freda

Editorial Support, Investigative Reporting Program UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism: Wesley Lowery, Christine Schiavo