With the Benefit of Hindsight...

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Episode Five: Back To The Beginning 1998 May 04, 2021

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In Episode Five we learn the story of an allegation against Sandusky made way back in 1998. The allegation was filed by Debra McCord, the mother of 11 year-old Zach Konstas. She became concerned when her son disclosed that he had showered with Jerry Sandusky following a workout.
The case was thoroughly investigated and ruled "unfounded" meaning no charges were filed against Sandusky and it was to be "expunged" from police records within one year.
However, for some reason the record of the incident was never expunged and it surfaces more than a decade later to play a pivotal role in the case against Sandusky.

Episode Four: The Administrators Apr 29, 2021

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Penn State's most senior administrators: President Dr. Graham Spanier, Vice President Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley, were each highly regarded in Penn State circles and beyond. The State College community was shocked to learn that both Schultz and Curley had been indicted along with Sandusky.
In Episode Four: The Administrators, Zig and Liz explore the case against the administrators. Did the state actually believe these men participated in a cover up or were they simply "collateral damage" sidelined in order to protect the case against Sandusky.
We also learn that Penn State's Board of Trustees hired former FBI Director, Louis Freeh to conduct an "independent investigation" of the case but no one knew our guest, retired NCIS Investigator, John Snedden was assigned by the Obama Administration to conduct it's own investigation. You won't believe what he has to say!

Episode Three: The Paternos Apr 27, 2021

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Joe Paterno was a legend. A legend, whose career had defied the odds winning bowl games and national championships while prioritizing the classroom over football. Paterno had graduated an unheard of 85% of his players and before the scandal broke in 2011, Penn State was one of just two major universities that had never committed an NCAA rules infraction.
But Joe had held on too long. At the age of 84, his last championship was nearly 25 years in his rear view when he took the sidelines for the 2011 season. He didn't know that he was just months away from his death and couldn't know that nearly a half century of greatness was about to be destroyed.
In Episode Three: The Paternos, Zig takes us inside the Paterno family and the Paterno strategy team, led by Joe's son Scott. One of Joe's last play calls was a handoff to Scott, a handoff that would lead to the biggest fumble in Penn State history.

Episode Two: Panic Apr 21, 2021

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There is no more hated villain in society than the pedophile. When Pennsylvania Attorney General, Linda Kelly announced the existence of a serial pedophile in State College tension mounted but when Joe Paterno's name got thrown into the mix a full fledged moral panic ensued. In Episode Two: Panic, Liz and Zig take us back to November 2011 and unpack the disturbing events.

Episode One: The Date Apr 15, 2021

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On November 5th 2011 Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced the indictment of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on 48 counts related to child sexual abuse. The only eye witness in this case was former Penn State quarterback, graduate assistant and wide receiver coach, Mike McQueary. Kelly reported that on March 1, 2002 McQueary witnessed Sandusky sodomizing a boy in a Penn State shower. We now know, and these facts are not in dispute, that the state got the month, the date and the year of the incident wrong and that McQueary never claimed to have witnessed sodomy. Episode One tracks the investigative work of journalist John Ziegler as he puts the pieces of this puzzle together.

Series Trailer Apr 07, 2021

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The true story of corruption, greed and self interest that destroyed Penn State, its iconic football coach, Joe Paterno and an alleged monster