The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

Dec 06 2023 46 mins 580

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Grenada’s revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983. Seven other people, members of his cabinet and friends, were killed alongside him. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, in a series two years in the making, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers discovers new information about the 40-year-old mystery, including the role the U.S. played in shaping the fate of this Caribbean nation.

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Episode 7: "A stain on our country"

Dec 06 2023 47 mins

There is a cemetery in Grenada where the remains of Maurice Bishop could be buried. But confirming this has proven incredibly challenging. Meanwhile, a member of the U.S. Congress says it’s time for the U.S. government to say more.

Episode 6: "I know what I saw"

Nov 22 2023 63 mins

In 2000, a group of teens interviewed a former Jamaican soldier for a class project. They revealed an account that’s shaped the mystery about Maurice Bishop’s missing remains. But the soldier went quiet. Martine Powers asks: Can we trust his testimony?

Episode 5: "An ugly, dirty job"

Nov 15 2023 54 mins

When Army rangers launched a raid on a Grenadian military training camp, they expected to find hundreds of enemy combatants. Instead they made a chilling discovery. The Post uncovers a new theory in the mystery of Maurice Bishop’s remains.

Episode 4: "The Army wants to look at some bodies"

Nov 08 2023 42 mins

A former anatomy professor in Grenada shares his memory of a grim examination. And some of the men convicted for the murder of Maurice Bishop and his supporters answer questions about the whereabouts of the remains.

Episode 3: “We brought them to Calivigny”

Nov 01 2023 48 mins

A soldier tells his story of what he witnessed after the executions. And a missing ring becomes a clue that leads to the empty grave.

Episode 2: “We all had great expectations”

Oct 23 2023 63 mins

How does a revolution implode? Martine Powers traces the rise and fall of Maurice Bishop, and the origin of the mystery left behind.

Episode 1: “Somebody knows”

Oct 23 2023 50 mins

Forty years ago, the body of a prime minister went missing. The Post’s Martine Powers asks: Who’s responsible?

Introducing “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop”

Oct 11 2023 2 mins

Grenada’s revolutionary leader was executed in a coup in 1983, with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers uncovers new answers about how the U.S. fits into this 40-year-old Caribbean mystery.