BONUS EPISODE: Behind the Mic and Beyond the Verdict
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What is the special focus of this bonus episode?
Hey, everyone. Welcome to this special bonus episode of Sequestered. I'm Sarah, and this is my co-producer, Andrea. Hey, everyone.
Whether you've been with us since the very beginning or just found us thanks to Dateline or the Apple podcast feature, we're so glad you're here.
Yes. This has been a wild few months, hasn't it? It has. We've heard from so many of you, listeners and journalists and survivors. Yes. Yes. Even people connected to the trial. And we've realized there were still a few stories left to tell. Things that didn't quite make it into the main episodes and moments we just wanted to sit with a little longer.
So today's episode is a bit different. Just the two of us having a candid conversation. And we'll reflect on the making of the podcast. We'll share some behind the scenes moments. And we'll talk about what it was like to be a part of Dateline. We'll even explore a few case details that didn't make it into season one. Yes.
And a heads up, you'll also hear us refer to Jasmine as Jazzy throughout the episode. That's what our friends and family called her. And in the courtroom, we really only knew her as Jasmine. So now that we've spent so much time with her story, we want to think of her as Jazzy, too.
So grab a coffee, take a walk, settle in, whatever you do while you listen, and join us for this behind-the-mic conversation about sequestered and jazzy and everything in between.
How did the podcast evolve from the trial?
Okay, let's start at the beginning. How this whole thing came to be.
Yeah, so while the trial unfolded in the courtroom, another story was quietly being formed in the background. And that was the story of how we'd eventually tell it.
Right. Okay, and to be honest, I didn't exactly set out to become a juror or a true crime podcaster for that. But here we are. But here we are. OK, so let's talk about how sequestered came to life, like what surprised us most while creating it and how it's changed us along the way. OK, great.
I mean, it's one thing to say like this should be a podcast and another thing to make it as quickly as we did. That's the first thing that comes to mind. Right. Like what made this really so unique was that we had to move fast. Yeah. We committed early on to the writing and producing of the podcast in real time in order to capture the details and emotions of your experience while it was still fresh. Right. So we started basically as soon as you got back.
Right. Yeah. And what surprised me was how much I was still carrying like after those 10 days in Chattanooga. Right. I saw and heard things in the courtroom that I hadn't obviously not even begun to process yet. Yeah. But once you and I started mapping out the episodes, it became super clear that this wasn't going to just be about the trial. Like I wanted to tell Jasmine's story.
Yes, yes. That was something we committed to from the very start. We didn't want this to feel like any sensationalized true crime thing. Right. We wanted to honor Jazzy's life first, but we also wanted to show what it feels like to carry the responsibility of a juror on a murder trial deciding someone else's fate.
Yeah, and that's a tricky balance, I would say. Yeah. We wanted to be honest, obviously, but not exploitative. Yeah. We wanted to be detailed, but not graphic just for the sake of it. Right. Like there were a lot of moments where we, where you and I had to pause and say, is this respectful? Yeah. Does this serve the story or is it just our curiosity, you know?
Right. Like that, that was something we came across a lot of times is how do we tell this part of the story?
Right. Yeah. And now seeing this story land on Dateline and being featured on Apple Podcasts, it's kind of surreal. Like we made this in a tiny room with one microphone, a lot of coffee and a whole bunch of all nighters. That's true. It's wild and it's just emotional because the more attention the podcast gets, the more I think about Jasmine's mom and her family and the ripple effect this case had on the community. And I just, I don't know. I just hope we did her justice.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the special focus of this bonus episode?
0:03–1:56
2
How did the podcast evolve from the trial?
1:56–9:34
3
What emotional challenges did the juror face?
9:34–10:49
4
What unique experiences did they have on Dateline?
10:49–21:46
5
What was the significance of Jason Chen's art connection?
21:46
6
How did jurors interact with witnesses during the trial?
21:02–31:45
7
What insights did the District Attorneys provide?
31:45–32:49