The Rosenberg Case: A Tale of Murder, Corruption, and Conspiracy in Guatemala

Introducing - The Rosenberg Case: A Tale of Murder, Corruption and Conspiracy in Guatemala

From Cavalry Audio and Executive Producer OSCAR ISAAC comes a new true crime podcast... THE ROSENBERG CASE: A TALE OF MURDER, CORRUPTION AND CONSPIRACY IN GUATEMALA.Join writer and narrator, EDGAR CASTILLO, a first generation Guatemalan American as he explores the true story of the bizarre assassination of Rodrigo Rosenberg — an influential Guatemalan lawyer who was gunned down while on his Sunday morning bike ride in May of 2009. At his funeral, he posthumously released a YouTube video that declared, “If you’re seeing this video, it means that I've been murdered by President Alvaro Colom,” Guatemala's sitting President. The video unleashed a major political upheaval and one of the most unpredictable murder investigations in history.You can also listen to Episodes a week early and ad free by subscribing to Cavalry+ on the Apple Podcasts App. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lawyer | 1

In 2009, a Guatemalan businessman named Khalil Musa and his daughter Marjorie are brutally gunned down while stopped at an intersection. Musa’s lawyer, Rodrigo Rosenberg, pursues an investigation of the crime that unravels a vast conspiracy and leads to his own murder.For access to episodes of THE ROSENBERG CASE a week early, and ad free, be sure to subscribe to Cavalry+ on Apple Podcasts.Featuring Oscar Isaac as Rodrigo RosenbergWritten and Narrated by: Edgar CastilloProduced by: Jason SeagravesExecutive Producer: Oscar Isaac, Dana Brunetti, Keegan Rosenberger, and Edgar CastilloSound Editor, Mixer and Post Production Supervisor: Revision Sound - Josh EwingMusic by: Soundstripe-----------Interviews:Dr. Edgar Castillo-Armas, MDSteven Dudley - the co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime, a think tank focused on organized crime in the Americas, and a senior fellow at American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies in Washington, DC. In September, Dudley published his second book, MS-13: The Making of America’s Most Notorious Gang (HarperCollins), which in 2019 won the Lukas Prize for work-in-progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Video | 2

After Rodrigo Rosenberg is killed by assassins, a video is released, on YouTube, wherein Rosenberg predicts his own assassination and names the President of Guatemala as the man behind the crime. The accusation sets a national scandal in motion.Click to listen to new episodes of The Rosenberg Case a week early: https://apple.co/3z0FyWWFeaturing Oscar Isaac as Rodrigo RosenbergWritten and Narrated by: Edgar CastilloProduced by: Jason SeagravesExecutive Producer: Oscar Isaac, Dana Brunetti, Keegan Rosenberger, and Edgar CastilloSound Editor, Mixer and Post Production Supervisor: Revision Sound - Josh EwingMusic by: SoundstripeAdditional recording by: Zach McNees---------Interviews:Roberto Izurieta - Roberto is the Director of Latin American Projects for the Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Izurieta has written many articles and he is the author of two books. From 1998-2000, he was the Communications Director for the President of Ecuador. Since then, Izurieta has worked on several political campaigns in Latin America, and Spain, including in México, Ecuador, Perú, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. He has advised President Alejandro Toledo of Perú, President Vicente Fox of Mexico and President Alvaro Colom of Guatemala. He is a political commentator for CNN en Espanol.Steven Dudley - Steven is the co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime, a think tank focused on organized crime in the Americas, and a senior fellow at American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies in Washington, DC. In September, Dudley published his second book, MS-13: The Making of America’s Most Notorious Gang (HarperCollins), which in 2019 won the Lukas Prize for work-in-progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Little Office | 3

The men behind the filming of the Rosenberg video are unmasked and Carlos Castresana, a Spanish prosecutor, is put in charge of investigating the murder of Rodrigo Rosenberg.Click to listen to new episodes of The Rosenberg Case a week early: https://apple.co/3z0FyWW----------Featuring Oscar Isaac as Rodrigo RosenbergWritten and Narrated by: Edgar CastilloProduced by: Jason SeagravesExecutive Producer: Oscar Isaac, Dana Brunetti, Keegan Rosenberger, and Edgar CastilloSound Editor, Mixer and Post Production Supervisor: Revision Sound - Josh EwingMusic by: Soundstripe--------Interviews:Roberto Izurieta - Roberto is the Director of Latin American Projects for the Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Izurieta has written many articles and he is the author of two books. From 1998-2000, he was the Communications Director for the President of Ecuador. Since then, Izurieta has worked on several political campaigns in Latin America, and Spain, including in México, Ecuador, Perú, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. He has advised President Alejandro Toledo of Perú, President Vicente Fox of Mexico and President Alvaro Colom of Guatemala. He is a political commentator for CNN en Espanol.Steven Dudley - Steven is the co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime, a think tank focused on organized crime in the Americas, and a senior fellow at American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies in Washington, DC. In September, Dudley published his second book, MS-13: The Making of America’s Most Notorious Gang (HarperCollins), which in 2019 won the Lukas Prize for work-in-progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The One-Eyed King | 4

Carlos Castresana and his team at CICIG find and surveil the gang of contract killers hired to murder Rodrigo Rosenberg. As the investigation continues and protests swell, President Alvaro Colom, and the Guatemalan government, reach a breaking point.Click to listen to new episodes of The Rosenberg Case a week early: https://apple.co/3z0FyWW---------Featuring Oscar Isaac as Rodrigo RosenbergWritten and Narrated by: Edgar CastilloProduced by: Jason SeagravesExecutive Producer: Oscar Isaac, Dana Brunetti, Keegan Rosenberger, and Edgar CastilloSound Editor, Mixer and Post Production Supervisor: Revision Sound - Josh EwingMusic by: Soundstripe----------Interviews:Steven Dudley - Steven is the co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime, a think tank focused on organized crime in the Americas, and a senior fellow at American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies in Washington, DC. In September, Dudley published his second book, MS-13: The Making of America’s Most Notorious Gang (HarperCollins), which in 2019 won the Lukas Prize for work-in-progress.To learn more about the Dos Erras Massacre click: here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices