Patricia Murphy
Reporter
About
Patricia Murphy is an enterprise reporter for KUOW. Patricia is currently reporting on justice and public health.
Previously she was part of two collaborative projects focusing on military and veterans affairs. The American Homefront Project is a partnership between public radio stations KUOW, WUNC, KPCC and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Back at Base is a collaboration between National Public Radio and seven member stations including KUOW.
Patricia is an award-winning radio journalist and news anchor. Patricia’s first job in radio news was at WBUR Boston in 1994. She’s worked at KUOW since 2000.
Patricia’s series “Less than Honorable,” investigated how the military handles more than 3,000 sexual assault cases each year.
Her 2011 collaboration with the Seattle Times, “The Weight of War,” looked at heavy loads carried by troops and the increase in chronic orthopedic injuries as a result; the series won a national award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism from the Association of Healthcare Journalists.
She also received a national Edward R. Murrow Award for a documentary on IV drug use and has had her work recognized with awards from the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Society of Professional Journalists.
In 2012, Patricia was inducted into the Dart Society, a network of journalists who cover trauma, conflict and social injustice.
Patricia holds a B.A. from Emerson College in Boston.
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Killer convicted using genetic genealogy in Snohomish County up for sentencing
A Snohomish County jury found William Earl Talbott II guilty in June for the 1987 murders of a young couple from Victoria, British Columbia.
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Talbott defense doubles down on rape versus consensual sex angle in appeal
William Talbott II, who was found guilty two weeks ago of murdering a young Canadian couple on an overnight road trip to Seattle, has asked for a new trial.
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KUOW Newsroom
GUILTY: Bill Talbott convicted of murder after family tree unearths his decades-old secret
This is the first time a suspect was nabbed using the combined powers of DNA and old-school genealogy.
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KUOW Newsroom
This horrific cold case could be solved by tracing the murderer's family tree
To the FBI profiler, it didn’t look like the first time this person had murdered somebody.
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KUOW Newsroom
Genealogy helped solve this cold case. But prosecutors are downplaying it
Trial is underway in Snohomish County for a man accused of killing a couple on a road trip from Victoria British who Columbia more than 30 years ago.
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KUOW Newsroom
A murder trial in Snohomish County will change genetic privacy forever
Friends say William Talbott II is a regular guy. Police say he murdered a young couple more than 30 years ago. His DNA may be the key to the truth.
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KUOW Newsroom
After North Seattle's HIV outbreak, are other areas at risk?
After a cluster of HIV infections in North Seattle, some outreach workers worry about the County's ability to stay ahead of the virus.
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New measles exposure sites in King and Pierce counties
Public Health Seattle-King County says a man with in his 40’s is recovering at home after being diagnosed with Measles.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle Fire to roll out new response unit for mental health, substance abuse calls
Many of the nearly 94,000 calls made to emergency services last year didn’t actually require an emergency response, according to city officials.
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KUOW Newsroom
Traveler with measles hit most of Seattle's hot tourist spots
A man who traveled through Seattle has tested positive for measles. Here are the popular tourist spots he visited.
