Focus: Adults in the Room

Adults in the Room: The Bet

March 24, 2026·32 minnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of *Adults in the Room* investigates the legacy of Tom Hudson, a beloved science teacher and outdoors club leader at Seattle’s Garfield High School who died by suicide in 1999 after allegations of sexual misconduct with male students surfaced. The story is told through the

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Ella Hussagen

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Tom HudsonIsolde RafteryElla HussagenOcean MasonEddie Hill Sr.Cheryl ChowSarah MorningstarJonathan Hill

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Seattle Public Schools

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime

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