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The best podcasts of 2026 so far

Surreal genius from Harry Hill, trailblazing women and a passionate ode to an incredible New York rapper – these are the best listens from the last six months

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Monday briefing: What a new Guardian podcast reveals about the US justice system

In today’s newsletter: Off Duty revisits the conviction of Alexander Villa, raising troubling questions about how it was built

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23

‘Whenever there’s a cop murder, there’s shenanigans’: how a PlayStation helped free a man convicted of murdering an off-duty police officer

The case of Clifton Lewis’s murder in Chicago shows that injustices sometimes result from tiny decisions. It’s also a story of people who care about justice fighting back

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

Man gets life sentence in killing of off-duty Chicago cop Clifton Lewis in 2011; vows to appeal, says he was framed

Alexander Villa was convicted of gunning down Lewis during the armed robbery of a convenience store at Division Street and Austin Boulevard, where Lewis was working as a security guard.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2023

Judge denies bid for new trial in off-duty cop’s slaying

The sentencing of Alexander Villa, found guilty at trial for the 2011 murder of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis in 2019, has been scheduled for Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2023

Judge rejects special prosecutor to look into alleged misconduct by police, prosecutors in 2011 cop murder

Alexander Villa’s lawyers cited emails discovered years after his trial that they claim show police and prosecutors withheld evidence, including cellphone data showing Villa and two other suspects were not at the crime scene when Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis was killed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2023

Alleged gunman in cop murder wants prosecutors’ actions scrutinized

Lawyers for Alexander Villa, Edgardo Colon and Tyrone Clay, suspected of killing a CPD officer, say the state’s attorney’s office is covering up prosecutors’ misconduct.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2023

Clifton Lewis slaying: No new judge for gunman awaiting sentencing in cop’s murder

Judge Timothy Joyce denied a motion to replace the trial judge in gunman Alexander Villa’s case before sentencing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2023

Alleged shooter in 2011 Chicago cop killing seeks new judge to rule on motion for a new trial

Alexander Villa, awaiting sentencing after a 2019 trial verdict, has said police and prosecutors hid evidence from his lawyers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

‘I’m glad she wasn’t around to see it’: Charges dropped in murder of Chicago police officer on same day mourners gathered for his fiancee

Slain cop Clifton Lewis had proposed to longtime girlfriend Tamara Latrice Tucker four days before he was gunned down in 2011.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023