Corruption, Cover-Up, and The Blue Wall: The Suspicious Death of Keith Warren

July 1986 - Silver Spring, Maryland. – A nineteen-year-old black man named Keith Warren heads out for an evening and never returns home. Two days later, he is found hanging from a tree in a wooded area behind a townhome complex. From the moment law enforcement arrived at the scene, everything was egregiously mishandled, and Keith’s case was abruptly ruled as a suicide and closed. As time went on more and more things surfaced that made Keith’s loved ones suspicious of those he was hanging around as well as with and the people in uniform in Montgomery County. Everything came to a head nearly six years after Keith’s death, on what would have been his 25th birthday. An envelope was left on Keith’s mother’s doorstep, and its contents would shake up everything in the case. In it were photos of Keith on that tree and nothing matched the narrative that had been shared by law enforcement. Paired with the photos was an ominous warning about another local man tied to the case, who would die in suspicious fashion not long after. Keith’s mother spent the rest of her life searching for answers and accountability in Keith’s case, and after her death, Keith’s sister Sherri picked up the torch and has carried it ever since. Sherri graciously joined me for an interview in today’s episode to discuss where things stand today and what she still hopes to be done. 

A huge thank you to Sherri Warren!! I couldn't have done this episode without your interview and your availability for my follow-up questions. I still want to grab that drink next time I'm in town! 

Uprooted Docuseries: https://www.discoveryplus.com/shows/uprooted/b97b3b66-cad3-4af0-9760-3a84e1ed6063?reason=anonymous&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.discoveryplus.com%2Fshow%2Fb97b3b66-cad3-4af0-9760-3a84e1ed6063

Sherri's Book: https://a.co/d/fXCVqma

The Keith Warren Justice Foundation: https://thekeithwarrenjusticefoundation.org/

The Keith Warren Justice Site: https://www.thekeithwarrenjusticesite.com/

Sherri's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justice4keith?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

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