#253 Jason Flom on Melissa Lucio - UPDATE

Wrongful Conviction Podcasts · Apr 13, 2022 · 51m

Time is running out for Melissa Lucio. We must act now!

Melissa Lucio had 12 children with twins on the way, when the family was moving to a new apartment at the behest of Child Protective Services. A set of rickety exit stairs was high on the list of reasons, and a history of inter-sibling violence was well documented. Melissa's youngest, 2 year old Mariah, fell down those rickety stairs during the move. There were no outward injuries; however, over the next 2 days, the fall caused a sequence of medical issues to unfold, including cerebral edema, brain bleed, a deficiency of blood clotting…