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Atlanta News First has the largest team of investigative reporters in the city. Now, in this series of podcasts, we take you behind the scenes of our most recent investigations.
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- Sep 22, 2026
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Fighting a $20K HOA legal battle | Behind the Investigation (opens the original)
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When Tatiana Pimentel put her life savings into a condo, an undisclosed $8,000 HOA bill morphed into a $20,000 legal standoff. Atlanta News First investigative reporters Anastasia Olmos and Cierra Cummings take you behind the scenes of Whitehall Forest, exploring how unvetted boards, massive utility debts, and aggressive legal fees push homeowners to the brink of foreclosure.
The real cost of closing neighborhood schools | Behind the Investigation (opens the original)
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Facing thousands of empty desks and rising operating costs, Atlanta Public Schools is weighing a plan to close up to 16 campuses—a proposal district officials argue could save up to $90 million over time. In the latest episode of the Behind the Investigation podcast , Atlanta News First reporters Sara Cummings and Anastasia Olmos dig into the data behind the closures, revealing that the cuts disproportionately fall on lower-income communities south of Interstate 20 while raising questions about
The $2.7M illusion: Inside a transnational romance fraud ring | Behind the Investigation (opens the original)
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When grieving widows across the country thought they were finding love online, they were actually being targeted by a sophisticated international fraud syndicate. In this episode of Behind the Investigation , host Anastasia Olmos sits down with Atlanta News First investigative reporter Ciara Cummings to examine the federal trial and conviction of Babajide Adio. We explore how scammers used emotional manipulation to extract millions in cash and Bitcoin, how a Douglasville automotive business acte
243 shelter dogs, felony cruelty charges, and the missing money | Behind the Investigation (opens the original)
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An animal rescue pulled nearly 250 dogs from metro Atlanta shelters before two operators were arrested for animal cruelty. In this episode, Atlanta News First Investigates reveals what happened to those dogs, the four-figure unpaid boarding tabs left behind, and red flags uncovered in court and bankruptcy records. Plus: vital verification steps every animal lover should take before hitting "donate."
The cancer she didn't know she had | Behind the Investigation (opens the original)
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For generations, investigative reporter Kristin Crowley’s family called their tragic losses a "cancer curse." But when her aunts and mother were tested, they finally uncovered the truth: a deadly BRCA2 mutation quietly passed down through the family. In this candid, emotional episode, Kristin sits down to share her own decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy at age 40—and the stunning post-surgery pathology report that revealed cancer was already inside her.
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