This is CNN's first ever original audio immersion 3-D podcast. Up from the Grave
tells the story of one of the deadliest fires in Arkansas's history. That fire extinguished the lives of 21 boys-48 barely escaped-after being padlocked inside their dorm room at a reform school. 60 years later, through comprehensive reporting, bombshell interviews of experts, one survivor and three sisters who lost their brothers in the fire---CNN examines what happened that dreadful night, and in the days following reveal how the state handled the investigation.
In 2019, during our reporting, suddenly there are new developments. After decades of not recognizing the boys or fire---the state of Arkansas has a change of heart. What took them so long, and was it enough?
Published 06/28/19
One survivor takes us back to a racially divided Arkansas, while the investigation into fire shows a different side. Was there a cover-up?
Published 06/27/19