Murder at The U: Everybody's a Suspect
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This is Deborah Roberts here with another episode of Murder at the U from our colleagues at ESPN and 30 for 30 Podcasts. Remember, you can get new episodes early if you follow 30 for 30 Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. Now, here's the next episode of Murder at the U.
What was Bryan's life like outside of football?
Previously on Murder at the U. The word swagger, which you hear at the U more than other places.
And what swagger connotes to some people is something akin to violence. People kill you by anything. Yeah, people get pissed enough from a fight that they'll come back and kill you.
I've seen him on the floor. I remember saying, all right, it ain't funny why you lay it on the ground for.
You're not here? Brian is dead. There's more to this than meets the eye.
The night of Brian Pata's murder, calls and text messages pinged among the Hurricanes. No one knew for sure what had happened, just that it was bad. Once the coaching staff learned about it, head coach Larry Coker called the whole team back to the Hecht Athletic Center for a mandatory meeting. As more than 100 players, coaches, and staff members made their way into the team meeting room, rumors began to swirl.
You know, everybody has their own two cents of what they heard or what they didn't hear. There was one I remember saying it was like a drive-by kind of, and I was like, what?
Josh Holmes was a few months into his freshman year. Brian had driven him home earlier that night.
I remember just a lot of different opinions at the time of what exactly had happened.
That's when Dwayne Hendricks arrived. Dwayne and Brian were roommates and close friends. Brian had given him his nickname, Cat. Duane got home minutes after the shooting and found Brian's body on the ground. Police brought him from the crime scene to the athletic center.
Kat had walked in, you know, covered, and I believe it was a white shirt with, like, bloodstains on it or whatnot. And I just remember Kat himself is a really big guy, and I just remember him breaking down and just, you know, at that point, that's when everybody just realized that it was the worst and that, unfortunately, he was gone.
A police officer briefed the team on the facts as police knew them. As Brian's close friend Eric Moncour listened, the reality began to sink in.
He was saying that we don't, you know, we don't know exactly what happened. We don't know this, we do not. But what we do know is that Brian Patter is dead. After he said that, I just...
I lost it again, man. It was rough.
Guys were really upset. I mean, upset is an understatement. You know, furious, full of rage.
Clint Hurt was Brian's defensive line coach. It was still his birthday, and Brian had pranked him just that afternoon.
At that moment, I was not a coach in the play. I was not in the... mental state to be a guy to pull guys together. I got to be honest, in my heart and soul, I wanted vengeance. I was so upset and distraught at that time where I couldn't stay in the meeting. I had to walk out. I remember I punched a hole in the wall in the hallway and basically wrecked my office because I just, I totally lost it. Totally lost it.
Looking around that room, everyone on the team was painfully aware of Brian's absence. But they noticed another player was missing that night, too. That absence would eventually become central to the investigation into Brian's death. I'm Paula Levine. From 30 for 30 Podcasts, this is Murder at the U. Episode 3, Everybody's a Suspect.
How did the team react to Bryan's murder?
Memory is an imperfect record of the past. Neuroscience tells us that every time we recall a memory, we write over the previous version. So our recollection of past events is always a patchwork of stories we've told and retold. And the more time passes, the harder it can be to get at the truth of what happened. When we started reporting the story, more than a decade had passed since Brian's murder. So every time we interviewed someone, we had to consider the question, how accurate are these memories? In the first year of our reporting, producer Dan Arruda was doing most of those interviews.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:27
2
What was Bryan's life like outside of football?
0:27–4:12
3
How did the team react to Bryan's murder?
4:12–6:52
4
What were the circumstances surrounding Bryan's death?
6:52–11:42
5
What significant leads emerged from interviews with teammates?
11:42–15:19
6
How did Brian's relationships impact the investigation?
15:19–19:28
7
What role did money play in Brian's life?
19:28–22:39
8
What connections did Brian have with gangs?
22:39–1:00:38