Part 5: The CEO

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08/17/20 • 51 min

David Castillo has been accused of planning the murder of Berta Caceres. But he insists that everything you think you know about this crime is wrong.

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David Castillo has been accused of planning the murder of Berta Caceres. But he insists that everything you think you know about this crime is wrong.

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Investigators collect thousands of phone records – from accused gunmen, middlemen, and company executives – and reconstruct an alleged murder plot.

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Part 6: The Defense

Prosecutors say a trail of text messages tie David Castillo to the plot to kill Berta Caceres. But David offers an explanation for all of these seemingly incriminating exchanges. And his freedom could rest on whether a court will believe him.

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Blood River - Part 5: The CEO

Transcript

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Yeah, you're looking good. It's May two thousand four, graduation day at the U. S. Military Academy at west Point. The U S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeldt stands on a stage in a football stadium, squinting into the crowd. It's a privilege to be here in the shadows of some of the greatest leaders of our age, and to celebrate today with the leaders who will follow in their footsteps. Rumsfeld is speaking to about nine hundred graduating cade