In Atlanta, police seeking to secure the construction of a massive training facility known as Cop City escalated dramatically starting in December 2022, murdering one activist and charging 42 more with domestic terrorism. Over the months following the killing of Tortuguita, the authorities delayed the release of evidence that contradicts their narrative, hoping to destroy the forest before a public reckoning could take place.

The text of this zine draws on the autopsy of the Dekalb County Medical Examiner to debunk the police narrative about the events of January 18 and explore what the police stand to gain from lying to us. -Publisher