Episode 4 - Lynndie England

Stories about Kevin

[Trigger Warning: This episode contains distressing content involving torture, abuse, and mistreatment in a military prison.]

In this episode, we explore the grave story of Private Lynndie England, a former US Army Reserve soldier central to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal during the Iraq War. Amid disturbing photographs and unsettling actions, we navigate England's journey and accountability within a complicated chain of command. Listener discretion is advised due to the distressing content involving torture and abuse in a military prison.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynndie_England

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Graner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_prison

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