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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 PodcastsS12 Ep49: Righteous Convictions - Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx
Kim Foxx has a backstory similar to those commonly lost to the churn of our criminal legal system in a town infamous for unequal justice. As Cook County…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsWrongful Conviction Podcasts PSA - What to Do When Stopped by the Police
Jason Flom (“Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom” podcast) and Rabia Chaudry (“Undisclosed" podcast) got together to create a series of PSAs on how to safely…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep48: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Alexis Ke’Erica Martin
15 year-old Alexis Ke’Erica Martin was aware that her ex-boyfriend was about to free her from sex trafficker, Angelo Kerney, but didn’t know that Kerney was…
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S12 Ep47: Righteous Convictions - USMC Veteran and VETPAW Founder Ryan Tate
The nexus of veteran unemployment and African poaching struck a USMC veteran with an idea to help solve both problems among others. https://vetpaw.org/…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep46: Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Special Update
Illinois, New York, and Oregon move to outlaw deception by interrogators. Deception, of course, is a long-recognized risk factor for false confessions. The…
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S12 Ep45: Righteous Convictions - @soyouwanttotalkabout
The Instagram account @soyouwanttotalkabout has amassed 2.5 million followers in just over a year while tackling nuanced issues through well designed and…
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S12 Ep44: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Glen Assoun
A Nova Scotia man was targeted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend despite a rock solid alibi and evidence pointing toward a man later discovered to be a…
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S12 Ep43: Righteous Convictions - Actor and Philanthropist Tony Goldwyn
Not only is Tony Goldwyn emotive on screen, but he also shows a lot of heart as an active philanthropist with organizations, spanning health, criminal justice…
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S12 Ep42: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Ru-El Sailor
A night out in November 2002 turned deadly when Nicole Hubbard called for her protective older brother Cordell. Then, Ru-El Sailor took the fall for his best…
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S12 Ep41: Righteous Convictions - Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
As the 72nd governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe championed civil rights and equal justice for all, reinstating the voting rights of 173,000 former felons…
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S12 Ep40: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - JoAnn Parks
On April 9th, 1989, a fire took JoAnn Parks’ 3 children. Originally ruling the fire an accident, the nonscientific arson investigation - just as subjectively -…
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S12 Ep39: Righteous Convictions - Author, Educator, and Marketing Guru Seth Godin
In the early days of the internet, Seth Godin invented part of how email marketing works, but this was just one chapter in an overarching story about the…
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S12 Ep38: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Nelson Cruz
On March 28th, 1998, Nelson Cruz was celebrating his birthday over Chinese food with friends when they heard shots fired down the block. Police were…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep37: Righteous Convictions - US Representative James Clyburn
Getting his first taste for organizing during the civil rights era in the South, Congressman Jim Clyburn continues to fight the good fight. Righteous…
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S12 Ep36: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Paul Hildwin
On September 9th, 1985, Paul Hildwin went hitchhiking, stole and cashed a personal check, but did not murdered anyone. However, both the state and cancer found…
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S12 Ep35: Righteous Convictions - Newly Elected Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams
Weary from fighting the system one case at a time in the most incarcerated city in the most incarcerated country in the world, Jason Williams decided to change…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep34: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Anthony Apanovitch
On August 23rd, 1984, Mary Anne Flynn was beaten and strangled to death in her bedroom, and investigators collected semen from her body. DNA testing set the…
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S12 Ep33: Righteous Convictions - Journalist, Attorney, and Writer Emily Bazelon
Jason speaks with Emily Bazelon whose upbringing in a family of super achieving sisters and politically active parents forged a journalist on a path to change…
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S12 Ep32: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Alfred Dewayne Brown
On April 3rd, 2003, 3 men robbed a check cashing store in Houston, TX, killing the clerk and the responding officer. When it comes to convictions, getting 2…
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S12 Ep31: Righteous Convictions - Attorney, Author, Podcast Host Rabia Chaudry
On the 2nd episode of Righteous Convictions, Jason speaks with Rabia Chaudry who graduated law school only to find that both her little brother’s best friend…
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S12 Ep30: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Pablo Fernandez
On June 10th, 1993, Henry Gomez was wounded, and Manny Quintero was killed in a drive-by shooting in Harlem. Alleged ex coke dealer turned NYPD cop AJ Melino…
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S12 Ep29: Righteous Convictions - Senator Dick Durbin
On Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom, you’ve heard from people who have fallen victim to the gaping cracks in our criminal legal system. In doing this work…
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S12 Ep28: Righteous Convictions Trailer
Wrongful Conviction Podcasts' Jason Flom speaks with some of today's most prominent and active thought leaders and change makers in a new interview series from…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep27: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Larry DeLisle
After a hot summer day - August 3rd, 1989, the DeLisle’s took their 4 children for ice cream along the Detroit River. A mechanical defect in their car caused…
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S12 Ep26: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Kiera Newsome
On the day after Easter 2001 in South Central, LA, a female 11 Deuce Hoover fired into a group of Blocc Crips, wounding one and killing another. Even though…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep25: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Felipe Rodriguez
It was Thanksgiving Eve when Maureen Fernandez went to a few of her usual bars with an unknown man in a black Monte Carlo. The next morning, her body was…
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S12 Ep24: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Danny Rincon
In the late 80’s and early 90’s, the Sepulveda’s Red Top crew ran the crack game in the South Bronx. When the Yellow Top crew tried to open up shop in an…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep23: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Marty Tankleff 2021 UPDATE
On September 7th, 1988, Marty Tankleff awoke for his 1st day of his senior year of high school only to find his mother had been killed, while his father held…
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S12 Ep22: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Rob Will
At sunrise on December 4th, 2000, sheriff’s deputies rolled up on Rob Will and Michael Allen Rosario as they stripped hubcaps in North Houston. One of them…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep21: Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tommy Ward Part 2
No body, no bones, no motive. Just a decades long nightmare that has not ended.For the final episode of Season 2 Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin take us back to…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep20: Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tommy Ward Announcement
Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tommy Ward Announcement
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S12 Ep19: Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Zephi Trevino - SPECIAL EDITION
In the spring of 2019, Zephi was a high school sophomore troubled by a bad break up, when an older guy, Philip Baldenegro, swooped in through social media and…
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S12 Ep18: Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tommy Ward
He thought the police would recognize this was just a dream, not reality.Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us a story from Ada, Oklahoma where a young woman…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep17: Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Ray McCann
These police were willing to sacrifice one of their own just to close a case.Laura and Steve tell us the story of a Michigan murder case with an unusual…
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S12 Ep16: Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Eric Weakley and Michael Hash
Michael was serving a life sentence until one person came to his rescue: his mom.Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us to Culpeper County, Virginia, to tell…
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S12 Ep15: Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Ricky Davis
One woman was forced to talk, the other was not allowed. Both were powerless.Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin tell you about a California man named Ricky Davis…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep14: Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Shaken Baby Syndrome
In the final episode of the season, Josh Dubin explores Shaken Baby Syndrome with Kate Judson, Executive Director for the Center for Integrity in Forensic…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep13: Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Walter Ogrod
To win exoneration, it wasn’t enough for the DA to declare innocence. The judge had to agree, or Walter wasn’t going anywhere. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin…
Wrongful Conviction PodcastsS12 Ep12: Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Eyewitness Testimony
Josh Dubin discusses Eyewitness Testimony with renowned psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, a professor at the University of California, Irvine. She studies human…