30 for 30 Podcasts MURDER AT THE U Episode 6: The Missing Piece
Feb 26, 2026
Rashaun (Rashawn) Jones, a former University of Miami football player arrested in the Brian Pata case, offers denials and recorded interviews that drive the narrative. The episode examines arrest timing after reporting, jailhouse informants, a key eyewitness whose reliability is questioned, and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. Tension builds as evidence and testimony unravel.
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Paul Connor Eyewitness Claim Hinges On Poor Vision
- Paul Connor, a 62-year University of Miami writing instructor, testified he saw a young Black man jogging away from the Colony Apartments after a loud bang and later identified Rashaun in a photo lineup.
- Connor admitted diabetes and possible double vision, hadn't eaten for six hours, and couldn't recall whether he wore glasses that night.
ESPN Finds Supposedly Dead Eyewitness Alive
- ESPN reporters found Paul Connor alive in Louisville after prosecutors had told the court he was deceased, prompting Miami-Dade to reassess his fitness to testify.
- The judge later ruled Connor alive but not competent, allowing previously recorded testimony instead of live testimony.
Jailhouse Informant George Jones Claims Rashawn Confessed
- George Jones, a convicted con man in the same jail, told reporters Rashawn confessed to killing Brian and described motives like jealousy over Jada and crushed NFL dreams.
- George said Rashawn allegedly walked to the Colony after parking down the street, shot Brian, then sought an alibi with girlfriend Sherry Abramson.