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Wrongful Conviction Podcasts
Based on the files of the lawyers who freed them, Wrongful Conviction features interviews with men and women who have spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit – some of them had even been sentenced to death. These are their stories.
Episodes
Wrongful Conviction Podcasts#281 Maggie Freleng with Troy Burner
In the evening of April 21, 1990, two masked gunmen shot and killed 27 year old Michael Wilson while he was walking with a friend on a Washington D.C. street…
Wrongful Conviction Podcasts#280 Jason Flom with Eduardo Dumbrique and John Klene
On June 28, 1997, 25-year-old member of the Lil Watts gang, Antonio Alarcon, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Hawthorne, California, by a rival gang…
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#279 Maggie Freleng with Sylvia Boykin
In May of 1992, Sylvia Boykin and Bernetta Pope were struggling with substance addiction. Pope owed Boykin money who, in turn, owed money to two younger men…
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#278 Jason Flom with Walter Goudy
On October 3, 1993, 21-year-old Marvin McCloud was leaving an after-hours club in Anderson, Indiana, when he was shot and killed in his car by two gunmen…
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#277 Maggie Freleng with Karen Boes
On the morning of July 30, 2002, Karen Boes left her Zeeland, Michigan home to meet a friend and go shopping while her 14 year old daughter Robin was home in…
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#276 Jason Flom with Charles McCrory
On May 31, 1985, Julie Bonds McCrory was found beaten to death in her home in Andalusia, Alabama. Julie’s husband, Charles McCrory, quickly became the main…
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#275 Maggie Freleng with Kenneth Nixon
In the late night of May 19, 2005, a Molotov cocktail was thrown into a Detroit, MI home, killing two children – a 20 month old girl and a 10 year old boy. One…
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#274 Jason Flom with Robert Roberson
2 year old Nicki Bowman had a history of respiratory issues that were raging in late January 2002 for which she was prescribed a drug that is now known to…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsSuave from Futuro Studios
Suave The Sentence (Episode #1) “The very last word she said was ‘You can become a voice for the voiceless.’ And I was just like, ‘Damn, why am I letting this…
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#273 Jason Flom with Troy Coleman - NEW EVIDENCE
On September 26th, 1989, Kevin Jones and Arthur Sanders went to an apartment with $40,000 to buy cocaine, while the owner of the apartment, Troy Coleman, was…
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#272 Maggie Freleng with Alisha Burns
In 2002, 15 year old Alisha Burns ran away from her foster home with Steven Kaczmarek, a sex trafficker who then groomed her to act as a prostitute for…
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#271 Jason Flom with Howard Dudley
On October 13, 1991, Amy Moore, a nine year old with intellectual limitations, complained to her babysitter that her father, Howard Dudley, was "nasty,"…
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#270 Maggie Freleng with Karla Baday
On February 2, 2002, Maria Medina notified her former partner, Karla Baday, that three of her children had accused Baday of sexually molesting them. Maria said…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsBorderline from Voyage Media
Today we want to tell you about a new show from our friends at Voyage Media called Borderline. Hosted by Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds), it’s a true crime…
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#269 Jason Flom with Temujin Kensu
On November 5, 1986, Scott Macklem was shot and killed in a parking lot at St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Michigan. No one saw the shooter…
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#268 Maggie Freleng with Hank Skinner
On New Year’s Eve 1993 in Pampa, TX., Hank Skinner fell asleep early on his couch after being rendered comatose from a cocktail of vodka, xanax and codeine…
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#267 Jason Flom with Evin King
On June 22, 1994, Crystal Hudson was found murdered in her bedroom closet in Cleveland, Ohio. She died of strangulation after being sexually assaulted. Evin…
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#266 Maggie Freleng with Faye Jacobs
February 9, 1992 started as a normal day for 16 year old Faye Jacobs – she attended church and hung out with friends in Little Rock, AR. When she and her mom…
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#265 Jason Flom with Keith Bush
In the early morning hours of January 11, 1975, 14-year-old Sherese Watson was murdered by strangulation after leaving a house party in Bellport, New York, and…
Wrongful Conviction Podcasts#264 Maggie Freleng with Devonia Inman
On September 19, 1998, Donna Brown was closing a Taco Bell in Adel, GA after her second day on the job. As she left, she was robbed and fatally shot. Two…
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#263 Jason Flom with Robert Foxworth
On May 23, 1991, several men robbed Kenneth McLean in his apartment in Boston, MA. When McLean tried to run, one of the men chased and fatally shot McLean in…
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#262 Maggie Freleng with Brian Parnell
On August 28, 1997, Brian was staying overnight at his girlfriend’s house with his cousin, girlfriend, and girlfriend’s sister in West Philadelphia, PA. 45…
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#261 Jason Flom with Clay Chabot
On April 19, 1986, the body of a 28 year old woman was found in her bedroom in Garland, Texas. She had been tied, gagged, raped and shot three times. Clay…
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#260 Maggie Freleng with Mike Politte
On December 5, 1998, a 14 year old Mike Politte woke up to find his Mineral Point, MO home filled with smoke. When he checked on his mom, he found her on the…
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Jason Flom with Alan Newton
In the early morning hours of June 23rd, 1984, 2 customers, a man and a woman, left a Bronx bodega. The store clerk said that the woman went with the man…
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#258 Maggie Freleng with Melvin Ortiz
On December 23, 1997, a botched robbery at a popular pizza restaurant in Reading, PA resulted in the death of its beloved owner, George Clauser. A reward in…
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#257 Jason Flom with Rickey Jackson
On May 19th, 1975, in front of a store in Cleveland, Ohio, two assailants robbed a man, splashed acid in his face, shot and killed him, and then fired into the…
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#256 Maggie Freleng with Patty Prewitt
After an evening out with friends in Holden, MO, high school sweethearts Bill and Patty Prewitt kissed their children goodnight and went to bed. Patty was soon…
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#255 Jason Flo with Dieter Tejada
In a clear cut case of self defense, high school senior Dieter Tejada did what anyone would do when a much larger child was wielding a bat in his direction…
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#254 Jason Flom with Chris Ochoa
In 1988, Chris Ochoa and his roommate Richard Danziger both worked at different Pizza Huts locations in Austin, Texas, when a robbery, rape, and murder…
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Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng - TRAILER
Maggie Freleng, renowned podcast host and producer of the Webby nominated Unjust & Unsolved, Suave and Murder in Alliance has joined the team at Lava For Good…
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#253 Jason Flom on Melissa Lucio - UPDATE
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…
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#252 Jason Flom with Allan Woodhouse and Brian Anderson
On July 17, 1973, 40 year old father of two and local chef Ting Fong Chan was beaten and stabbed to death on his way home from his night shift in Manitoba…
Wrongful Conviction Podcasts#251 Jason Flom with Tim Cole
In the fall of 1984 and spring of '85, a serial rapist struck at least 4 times with eerily similar details. Meanwhile, a new student, Tim Cole, arrived on…
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#250 Jason Flom with Rodney Lincoln
In the early morning hours of April 27, 1982, 35 year old JoAnn Tate was stabbed in the chest and sexually assaulted while in her apartment in St. Louis, MO…
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#249 Jason Flom with Raphael Rowe
In December of 1988, 18 year old Londoner Raphael Rowe was living with 5 other men in social housing, when four violent robberies shocked Southeast England…
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#248 Jason Flom with Ken Middleton
On February 12th, 1990, a tragic accident occurred in which it is believed that Kathy Middleton mishandled a gun in her left hand, accidentally shooting…
Wrongful Conviction Podcasts247: #247 Jason Flom with Ken Wyniemko
When 43 year old bowling alley manager Ken Wyniemko ejected an off duty cop from his establishment for drunk and disorderly conduct, he didn't think it would…
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246: #246 Jason Flom with Clinton Young
At 18, Clinton Young was the youngest and newest member of a group of four acquaintances after he was released from juvenile prison in 2001. One of the four…
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245: #245 Jason Flom on Nelson Serrano
Successful businessman and Ecuadorian-American immigrant Nelson Serrano was in Atlanta on December 3rd, 1997, when 4 people were murdered execution stye at his…
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244: #244 Jason Flom with Kevin Cooper
On Saturday, June 4, 1983, three members of the Ryen family, as well as their neighbor’s son, Christopher Hughes, were brutally murdered in the Ryen home. 8…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsRighteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Survivor of Parental Incarceration Ebony Underwood on prison and sentencing reform
The is a re-release of Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom, Season 2, Episode 11. New episodes drop every Tuesday on the Righteous Convictions with Jason…
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243: #243 Guest Host Patrick Pursley with Jacques Rivera
In 1988, 16 year old Felix Valentin was shot in his car in an alley on the West Side of Chicago. Before slipping into a coma and eventually death, he was able…
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Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Senior Behavioral Scientist at the RAND Corporation James Anderson on criminal justice reform
The is a re-release of Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom, Season 2, Episode 10. New episodes drop every Tuesday on the Righteous Convictions with Jason…
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242: #242 Jason Flom with Paul Cortez
On November 27, 2005, Catherine Woods was found viciously stabbed to death in her Upper Eastside apartment. At the time, her ex boyfriend David Haughn stayed…
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Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Andy Potter - Preview
As a 30 year veteran of the Michigan Department of Corrections, Andy Potter has gained invaluable experience doing one of the toughest jobs in the country…
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Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Katie Schaffer from the Center for Community Alternatives on criminal justice reform
The is a re-release of Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom, Season 2, Episode 9. New episodes drop every Tuesday on the Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom…
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241: #241 Jason Flom with Jerome Loach
43 year old Jerome Loach was performing in a play at a church in South Philadelphia, PA on the evening of January 10, 2009. At the same time, police responded…
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Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Chris Redlitz - Preview
Chris Redlitz, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, has made a career of capitalizing on emerging technologies, but a visit to San Quentin made him…
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Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Kris Brown of Brady United on reducing gun violence
The is a re-release of Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom, Season 2, Episode 8. New episodes drop every Tuesday on the Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom…
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240: #240 Jason Flom with Stephanie Spurgeon
Stephanie Spurgeon was a married mother of two who had been running a daycare facility from her home for 15 years. On August 21, 2008, Stephanie took care of 1…
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Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Ebony Underwood - Preview
Record Industry promoter and manager Bill Underwood was given a life sentence for some old charges under the newly minted draconian laws of the war on drugs…
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S12 Ep111: Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Alex Duran of Galaxy Gives on criminal legal system reform
The is a re-release of Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom, Season 2, Episode 4. New episodes drop every Tuesday on the Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom…
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S12 Ep110: Jason Flom with Johnny Berry
On August 10th, 1994, a man and a woman were in a van in West Philadelphia, when two males approached. One blocked the passenger door, while the other shot the…
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S13 Ep1: Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: James Anderson - Preview
James Anderson and Jason discuss the shortcomings of public defense, sentencing disparities, and the RAND Corporation's work on racial equity in our criminal…
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S12 Ep108: Jason Flom and Kim Kardashian on Julius Jones - UPDATE
On July 28th, 1999, Julius Jones was playing monopoly with his family and soon to be a sophomore on an academic scholarship at the University of Oklahoma. That…
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S12 Ep107: Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Mike Novogratz Re-Release - Preview
One look at the usual dysfunction of our criminal legal system drew the attention and weight of this driven financier and philanthropist to engage and…
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S12 Ep106: Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Civil rights activist, author, and podcaster DeRay McKesson on police reform
The is a re-release of Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom, Season 2, Episode 4. New episodes drop every Tuesday on the Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom…
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S12 Ep105: Jason Flom with Stefon Morant - UPDATE
On October 11th, 1990, former New Haven, CT alderman Ricardo Turner and his lover were shot dead in their bed. Detective Vincent Raucci knew just who to pin it…
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S12 Ep104: Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom: Katie Schaffer - Preview
Katie Schaffer teams up with Jason to discuss educating prisoners, bail reform and making our penal system more humane. To learn more and get involved, visit…