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The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

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Grenada’s revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983. Seven other people, members of his cabinet and friends, were killed alongside him. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, in a series two years in the making, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers discovers new information about the 40-year-old mystery, including the role the U.S. played in shaping the fate of this Caribbean nation.

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Episodes(8)

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Update: The U.S. Army investigates

Oct 18, 202424 min

A development in the mystery of Maurice Bishop’s missing remains offers some new answers — and even more new questions.

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Update: The U.S. Army investigates

Oct 18, 202424 min

A development in the mystery of Maurice Bishop’s missing remains offers some new answers — and even more new questions.

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Episode 7: "A stain on our country"

Dec 6, 202347 min

There is a cemetery in Grenada where the remains of Maurice Bishop could be buried. But confirming this has proven incredibly challenging. Meanwhile, a member of the U.S. Congress says it’s time for the U.S. government to say more.

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Episode 7: "A stain on our country"

Dec 6, 202347 min

There is a cemetery in Grenada where the remains of Maurice Bishop could be buried. But confirming this has proven incredibly challenging. Meanwhile, a member of the U.S. Congress says it’s time for the U.S. government to say more.

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Episode 6: "I know what I saw"

Nov 22, 20231h 3m

In 2000, a group of teens interviewed a former Jamaican soldier for a class project. They revealed an account that’s shaped the mystery about Maurice Bishop’s missing remains. But the soldier went quiet. Martine Powers asks: Can we trust his testimony?

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Episode 6: "I know what I saw"

Nov 22, 20231h 3m

In 2000, a group of teens interviewed a former Jamaican soldier for a class project. They revealed an account that’s shaped the mystery about Maurice Bishop’s missing remains. But the soldier went quiet. Martine Powers asks: Can we trust his testimony?

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Episode 5: "An ugly, dirty job"

Nov 15, 202354 min

When Army rangers launched a raid on a Grenadian military training camp, they expected to find hundreds of enemy combatants. Instead they made a chilling discovery. The Post uncovers a new theory in the mystery of Maurice Bishop’s remains.

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Episode 4: "The Army wants to look at some bodies"

Nov 8, 202342 min

A former anatomy professor in Grenada shares his memory of a grim examination. And some of the men convicted for the murder of Maurice Bishop and his supporters answer questions about the whereabouts of the remains.

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