The Walk Home

After the officers charged with killing Manny Ellis are acquitted, how does the city of Tacoma move forward?

A Pierce County jury has found Tacoma Police Officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Shane Burbank, and Timothy Rankine not guilty of all charges related to the 2020 killing of Manny Ellis.

While the jury deliberates, we dive into the defense strategy, the dueling narratives over Manny’s cause of death, and the decisions the jury has to make.

While the jury deliberates, listen to the different stories the eyewitnesses and the officers tell about what happened the night Manny Ellis died.

The trial of the three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis is about to begin.

Pierce County’s most powerful law enforcement officer, Sheriff Ed Troyer, has been acquitted of criminal charges of false reporting. His trial offers a preview of what’s to come.

An instance from Officer Timothy Rankine's past brings new context to the events of the night Manny Ellis was killed.

Manny’s death led to sweeping reform, but what really changed?

A community grapples with the fallout from Manny's case — and the movement that surrounds it.

A critical decision changes Manny's case, and a new story of his death emerges.

Four Tacoma police officers each had their own journeys to 96th and Ainsworth. And so did the department they worked for.

Manny’s walk home ended at 96th and Ainsworth. It started 33 years earlier.

Investigators finish their probe into Manny’s death. Then, a revelation.

In the stillness of the pandemic, Monèt hunts down crucial information.

A recording changes the trajectory of Monèt’s life.

On the night of March 3, 2020 — three months before George Floyd was murdered — Manny Ellis encountered police while walking home in Tacoma, Washington. He died on that dark street corner. Officers say it was an accident brought on by Manny himself. The story almost ended there. Introducing a new podcast, The Walk Home, produced by KNKX News and The Seattle Times.