Sneak Peek: What makes a murderer? These investigators might have the answer.

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<p>Nearly 30 years ago, James Bernard Belcher was sentenced to death for raping, strangling, and drowning 29-year-old Jennifer Embry. Recently, he was given a second chance: a resentencing, this time with new evidence unearthed by a mitigation specialist. These life-history investigators seek to contextualize a defendant&rsquo;s violent crimes, often by surfacing childhood traumas. On the latest episode of <a href="https://apple.news/T9rjlxm95TtTn3RWUl4SFiw?subscribe=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a>, host Shumita Basu spoke with Maurice Chammah, a reporter for the <a href="https://apple.news/AuR-aLN3wS82qJi-dqzj-mQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marshall Project</a>, about shadowing one specialist as she excavates Belcher&rsquo;s past in a bid to spare his life. Below are excerpts from the interview.</p>