The case against the squad leader, Frank Wuterich, finally goes to trial. To find online-only features, visit newyorker.com/season3. And to get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dark. The audio of Frank Wuterich in this episode comes from the podcast “Murder in House Two,” by Michael Epstein.
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Based on the findings of the investigations.
Various charges have been preferred against four Marines relating to the deaths of the.
Iraqi civilians on 19 November 2005.
These charges include murder, dereliction of duty.
We've read some of your statements to.
Investigators and it sounds like you really.
Regret the way things turned out that day.
Who wouldn't?
We got the letter and looked at each other and said.
I said, holy shit, this is amazing.
What was Woodrich like?
Like, he was quiet, but a good dude.
So the first one that they saw was Frank and he can remember that there was blood on Frank's uniform.
The charges against the first Marine for what happened that day in Haditha had been dropped.
Justin Sherritt was a free man.
But there were three other Marines who also faced charges of murder.