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For twenty years, the United States Marine Corps has tried to bury the truth about Haditha.In 2005, 24 civilians were killed by a squad of United States Marines in the Iraqi city of Haditha, a massacre that became one of the most notorious and controversial incidents of the war. What followed was a years-long battle over what really happened, who would be held accountable, and how far the Marine Corps would go to protect itself.At the center of the story is NCIS Special Agent Michael Maloney, the most senior forensic consultant assigned to the case. As Maloney examined the evidence, he discovered that prosecutors hid from him a key eyewitness, sponsored perjured testimony, and granted immunity to Marines who were likely guilty of murder. When Maloney spoke up, he came under intense political pressure to alter his findings and his testimony in the case. Now, for the first time, the complete story is finally being told. Based on over 100 hours of documentary footage shot without the g
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Signup to Generate a PitchFor twenty years, the United States Marine Corps has tried to bury the truth about Haditha. In 2005, 24 civilians were killed by a squad of United States Marines in the Iraqi city of Haditha, a massacre that became one of the most notorious and controversial incidents of the war.
Recent episodes include "Episode 11: Just Kills" (26 October 2026, 38 minutes), "Episode 10: The United States vs. Frank D. Wuterich" (19 October 2026, 45 minutes), and "Episode 9: Safa" (12 October 2026, 31 minutes).
Fault Line: Haditha publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 11 episodes.
Booking probability for Fault Line: Haditha is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Fault Line: Haditha requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Fault Line: Haditha's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Fault Line: Haditha are Courts, Police & Public Safety. Fault Line: Haditha has a government audience.
Fault Line: Haditha is a government podcast with 11 episodes published.
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Episode #11
Lance Corporal Justin Sharratt was charged with three deaths in House 4, charges the government later dismissed. Epstein sits down with Sharratt, presenting him with evidence from House 2, specifically...
After nearly six and a half years, Frank Wuterich, a Marine staff sergeant charged with 18 counts of murder, finally goes to trial. But after three weeks of confusing and often contradictory testimony from his fellow...
Episode #9
The testimony of the sole surviving witness from the back bedroom of House 2 is withheld from NCIS Special Agent Mike Maloney by Marine Corps prosecutors. Maloney is finally given Safa’s testimony while on the...
Episode #8
On the eve of his court-martial, Epstein and Wuterich travel back to Haditha in the hopes that visiting the crime scene will finally jog Wuterich’s memory. What Wuterich tells the camera in the back bedroom of...
Episode #7
Frank Wuterich remembers the fort he built in the woods with his childhood best friend. He remembers having pea soup with his mother after coming home from Kindergarten. He can evenremember the name of the first girl he...
NCIS Special Agent Mike Maloney prepares a forensic test to answer one question: was a three-year-old girl in the back bedroom of House 2 executed at point-blank range? But then his superiors inexplicably order Maloney...
Episode #5
Private First Class Humberto Mendoza is the first Marine to be granted immunity; his freedom traded for testimony. But once Mendoza takes the witness stand, his testimony not only contradicts the forensic evidence but...
Episode #4
Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich is charged with 18 counts of murder in Haditha. And yet, he maintains his innocence. “There’s no way I could go into a room and shoot women and children. Not a chance in...
Episode #3
NCIS Special Agent Mike Maloney spends four months living inside the crime scene photos of the back bedroom of House 2, an experience that will haunt him for years. Maloney examines the photos pixel by pixel, wound by...
Episode #2
A young lance corporal is handed a Sharpie and ordered to photograph the dead women and children. He does, holding onto the pictures alone for months, telling no one, waiting for an investigation that never comes...
Episode #1
The Marine Corps reports that a roadside bomb killed fifteen Iraqi civilians in Haditha, but it is a lie — they were killed by U.S. Marines, and the government knew it. Academy Award-nominated documentary...
Episode #2
<p>A young lance corporal is handed a Sharpie and ordered to photograph the dead women and children. He does, holding onto the pictures alone for months, telling no one, waiting for an investigation that never comes...
Episode #1
<p>The Marine Corps reports that a roadside bomb killed fifteen Iraqi civilians in Haditha, but it is a lie — they were killed by U.S. Marines, and the government knew it. Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker...
Fault Line: Haditha
<p>For twenty years, the United States Marine Corps has tried to bury the truth about Haditha.</p> <p>In 2005, 24 civilians were killed by a squad of United States Marines in the Iraqi city of Haditha, a massacre that...
Fault Line: Haditha
For twenty years, the United States Marine Corps has tried to bury the truth about Haditha. In 2005, 24 civilians were killed by a squad of United States Marines in the Iraqi city of Haditha, a massacre that became one...
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