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Wrongful Conviction
Wrongful Conviction
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Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and... more

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Episodes

#503 Jason Flom and Barry Scheck with Barry Gibbs

Since releasing the 500th episode of Wrongful Conviction earlier this month, we thought it appropriate to spotlight some episodes from... more

19 Dec 2024 · 40 minutes
#502 Maggie Freleng with Darrell Ewing

On December 31st, 2009, in Detroit, MI, J.B. Watson was shot in a van while stopped at a red light.... more

16 Dec 2024 · 38 minutes
#501 Jason Flom with Delia D'Ambra on Jeff Pelley

This is a special episode of Wrongful Conviction, featuring guests Delia D'Ambra, host of Audiochuck's CounterClock, and Frances Watson, President of the Indiana... more

12 Dec 2024 · 47 minutes
#500 Maggie Freleng with Stacy Larson

On May 12, 1990, Ron Hilgenberg and his wife were driving in South Dakota on Interstate 90 when a passing... more

09 Dec 2024 · 39 minutes
#499 Guest Host Earlonne Woods with Joaquin Ciria

  On Wednesday November, 27, 2024, the night before Thanksgiving, Governor Gavin Newsom of CA granted a a “full and... more

05 Dec 2024 · 42 minutes
#498 Maggie Freleng with Rosa Jimenez

In August 2005, 22-year-old Rosa Jimenez was sentenced to 99 years in prison for murder and injury to a child... more

02 Dec 2024 · 45 minutes
#497 Jason Flom with Jerry Mark

In a 1976 case known as the “Cain and Abel Murders”, Jerry Allen Mark, a former Peace Corps volunteer and... more

28 Nov 2024 · 45 minutes
#496 Maggie Freleng with William Beeman

On the morning of April 26, 1980, visitors at Wildcat Den State Park in Iowa found the body of 22-year-old... more

25 Nov 2024 · 38 minutes
#495 Jason Flom with Gary Benloss

UPDATE- Gary Benloss walked out of prison on November 20th, 2024, after 22.5 years. Jason was there to greet him.... more

21 Nov 2024 · 55 minutes
#494 Maggie Freleng with Annette Cahill

On the evening of October 13, 1992, in the small town of West Liberty, Iowa, Corey Wieneke’s body was found... more

18 Nov 2024 · 44 minutes
#493 Jason Flom with Ronnie Miller

Ronald Miller and Lori Johnson of Rockford, IL had a daughter, G.M., in 2010. In 2015, several days after an... more

14 Nov 2024 · 38 minutes
#493 Jason Flom with Keith Washington

On January 24th, 2007, Keith Washington, a police officer and former Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, was home with... more

11 Nov 2024 · 40 minutes
#491 Jason Flom with Tyree Wallace

On October 27, 1997, a man was robbed and killed in Philadelphia, PA. Due to mistaken eyewitness identification, 19-year-old Tyree... more

07 Nov 2024 · 36 minutes
#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... more

05 Nov 2024 · 44 minutes
#490 Maggie Freleng with Tom Rhodes

On the night of August 2, 1996, Tom Rhodes and his wife Jane were on a boat ride on Green... more

04 Nov 2024 · 37 minutes
#489 Guest Host Conor Hall with Brian Pippitt

Evelyn Malin was the 84-year-old owner of the Dollar Lake Store in tiny Shamrock Township, 130 miles north of Minneapolis.... more

31 Oct 2024 · 47 minutes
#488 Maggie Freleng with Belynda Goff

On the morning of June 12, 1994, Belynda Goff woke up to find her husband Stephen bludgeoned to death in... more

28 Oct 2024 · 45 minutes
#487 Guest Host Conor Hall with Angel Bumpass

On January 16, 2009, Linda Bonner found her husband Franklin duct-taped to a chair in their Chattanooga, TN home, with... more

24 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
#486 Maggie Freleng with James Degorski

On January 8, 1993, seven employees at a Brown’s Chicken and Pasta in Palatine, IL. were brutally murdered. With no... more

21 Oct 2024 · 41 minutes
#485 Jason Flom with Lamont Hunter

January 18, 2006, 3-year-old Trustin Blue tumbled down his basement stairs in Cincinnati, OH, became unresponsive, and later brain dead.... more

17 Oct 2024 · 43 minutes
#484 Maggie Freleng with Ben Spencer

On the evening of March 22, 1987 a businessman and father were robbed and killed in Dallas, TX. Just a... more

14 Oct 2024 · 47 minutes
#483 Guest Host Conor Hall with Arvel Marshall

On the night of July 15, 2008, 22-year-old Moustapha Oumaria was shot and killed while hanging out with three friends... more

11 Oct 2024 · 36 minutes
#482 Maggie Freleng with Eddie Ramirez

In the winter of 1995, Joyce Dennis was killed during her closing shift at a laundromat in North Philadelphia, PA.... more

07 Oct 2024 · 36 minutes
#481 Jason Flom with Chris Turner

On the morning of December 9th, 1984, 19-year-old Christopher Turner woke up to the police breaking into his bedroom with... more

03 Oct 2024 · 41 minutes
#480 Maggie Freleng with Marty Levingston

On December 28, 2007, a young man was shot and killed outside an apartment complex in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ten days... more

30 Sep 2024 · 34 minutes
#479 Jason Flom with Eric Brown

On August 25, 1994, a woman found her boyfriend shot dead in his Louisiana apartment. His stolen car was found... more

27 Sep 2024 · 34 minutes
#478 Maggie Freleng with Tonia Miller

Shortly after 18-year-old Tonia Miller brought her newborn home in Calhoun County, MI in 2001, she noticed something was off.... more

23 Sep 2024 · 36 minutes
#477 Jason Flom with Roosevelt Myles

Shortly before 3 a.m. on November 16, 1992, 16-year-old Shaharain Brandon was shot and killed in Chicago, IL. An eyewitness... more

19 Sep 2024 · 33 minutes
#476 Maggie Freleng with Marvin Haynes

In 2004, Marvin Haynes was a pretty average 16-year-old — watching Nickelodeon, chasing trends and girls, just having a good... more

16 Sep 2024 · 42 minutes
#475 Jason Flom with Leslie Vass

One morning in February of 1975, 17-year-old high school basketball star Leslie Vass was running an errand for his mother... more

12 Sep 2024 · 32 minutes
#474 Maggie Freleng with Andre Causey

On August 11, 1991, the body of a young woman was found outside an apartment building in Austin, TX. A... more

09 Sep 2024 · 33 minutes
#473 Jason Flom with Robert Roberson

On January 31, 2002, Robert Roberson was awakened at his home in Palestine, TX by a cry and went to... more

05 Sep 2024 · 39 minutes
Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng Season 4 - TRAILER

Pulitzer Prize winner and iHeartPodcast 2024 Social Impact Award Honoree Maggie Freleng brings compelling stories of redemption and justice with... more

01 Sep 2024 · 2 minutes
#472 Jason Flom with Kevin Dykes

In June 1986, Kevin Dykes witnessed the attempted murder of 2 people and the actual murder of a 3rd person... more

29 Aug 2024 · 40 minutes
#471 Jason Flom with Stephen Carrington

After a short stint in prison, Stephen Carrington was a newlywed father, training to be an EMT and getting his... more

22 Aug 2024 · 42 minutes
#470 Jason Flom with Chris Vaughn

On June 14, 2007, 32-year-old Chris Vaughn was found limping on the side of the road near Joliet, IL, bleeding... more

15 Aug 2024 · 38 minutes
#469 Jason Flom with Calvin Buari

In the early 1990s, Calvin Buari was a well-known crack cocaine distributor in the Bronx, NY. In 1992, a disgruntled... more

07 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
#468 Jason Flom with Terrel Barros

Terrel Barros and his friends thought they were just going out clubbing until a tragic encounter changed all that. Then,... more

01 Aug 2024 · 31 minutes
#467 Jason Flom with Jerome Curry

Jerome Curry was arrested in connection with several shootings in the Bronx, NY, on September 20, 1996. When taken in... more

25 Jul 2024 · 41 minutes
#466 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Joe Giarratano

One morning in February 1979, 21-year-old Joe Giarratano woke up to a horrific scene. Two of his housemates had been... more

22 Jul 2024 · 55 minutes
#465 Jason Flom with David Ayala

On August 16, 1981, shots were fired from a gangway into Piotrowski Park on the southwest side of Chicago, IL.... more

18 Jul 2024 · 32 minutes
#464 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Jofama Coleman

In 2003, 20-year-old Jofama Coleman was just getting his life together - he had a stable job, a nice place... more

15 Jul 2024 · 49 minutes
#463 Jason Flom with Ashunte & Willie Smith

On April 8, 1995, Reggie Lewis’s body was found in a creek behind the Dalebridge Apartments in Warrensville Heights, OH.... more

11 Jul 2024 · 36 minutes
#462 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Greg Bright

Greg Bright was wrongfully convicted in New Orleans, LA for the murder of Elliot Porter in 1975. He would spend... more

08 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
#461 Jason Flom with Anthony Legion

On January 24, 2001, a man was fatally shot while being chased from a home in Detroit, MI. Anthony Legion... more

04 Jul 2024 · 40 minutes
#460 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Alan Beaman Pt. 2

In Part 1, the Beaman family’s lives were torn apart by Alan’s wrongful conviction for the murder of Jennifer Lockmiller.... more

01 Jul 2024 · 44 minutes
#459 Jason Flom with Melissa Calusinski

On January 14, 2009, sixteen-month-old Benjamin Kingan died after being in daycare at a suburb outside of Chicago, IL. Despite... more

27 Jun 2024 · 36 minutes
#458 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Alan Beaman Pt. 1

Alan Beaman was 21 years old when his life was forever altered. Going into his senior year in college, he... more

24 Jun 2024 · 41 minutes
#457 Jason Flom with Robert Almodovar at the 2024 Innocence Conference

Shortly before 1 a.m. on September 1, 1994, a car pulled up in front of an apartment building in Chicago,... more

20 Jun 2024 · 35 minutes
#456 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Frank Benitez

On April 28th, 1989, 18-year-old Francisco Benitez was having a normal day. He picked up his paycheck, got a haircut,... more

17 Jun 2024 · 42 minutes
#455 Jason Flom with Darrell Siggers at the 2024 Innocence Conference

Shortly before midnight on February 16, 1984, James Montgomery was shot and killed as he walked with two friends on... more

13 Jun 2024 · 31 minutes
#454 Lauren Bright Pacheco with James Soto

When he was just 20 years old, an act of violence changed James “Jimmy” Soto’s life forever. Despite no physical... more

10 Jun 2024 · 47 minutes
#453 Jason Flom with Jennifer McMullan at the 2024 Innocence Conference

On March 6, 2001, two masked men attempted to rob a small restaurant in McHenry, IL. The owner, wielding a... more

06 Jun 2024 · 37 minutes
#452 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Miguel Solorio

In December 1998, 81-year old Mary Bramlett was killed in a drive-by shooting near Whittier, CA. That same night, Miguel... more

03 Jun 2024 · 42 minutes
#451 Jason Flom with Ricardo Gray

In September of 1998, a shooting took place in Cleveland Ohio’s Kinsman neighborhood resulting in one fatality. According to eyewitness... more

30 May 2024 · 30 minutes
#450 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Michelle Morrison

In 2009, Michelle Morrison was convicted on a felony murder charge along with aggravated assault, criminal attempt to commit armed... more

27 May 2024 · 50 minutes
#449 Jason Flom with Frederick Willie Kearse

On August 6, 1993, Devon “Dog” Brown and Raymondo “Ray” Frazier exited a bodega in Brooklyn, NY, when at least... more

23 May 2024 · 32 minutes
Introducing: Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco - Trailer

Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco. Ten new, inspiring episodes of Wrongful Conviction, hosted by Lauren Bright Pacheco, that celebrate... more

20 May 2024 · 2 minutes
#448 Jason Flom with Chris Miller

On April 28, 2001, two men attacked a woman as she returned home in Cleveland Heights, OH. The men sexually... more

16 May 2024 · 36 minutes
Introducing: Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco

Jason welcomes Lauren to the team and they chat about the upcoming season launching on May 27th. Click here to... more

13 May 2024 · 21 minutes
#447 Jason Flom with Darien Harris

On the evening of June 7, 2011, police responded to a shooting at a gas station in Chicago, IL, and... more

09 May 2024 · 39 minutes
Introducing: Ozarks True Crime - The Sandra Hemme Story

In season three of Ozarks True Crime, host Anne Roderique-Jones returns to her home state of Missouri to report on... more

06 May 2024 · 11 minutes
#446 Jason Flom with Dan Carnevale

A fire erupted in the basement of an apartment building in Pittsburgh, PA, on January 17, 1993, killing three people.... more

02 May 2024 · 42 minutes
Introducing: The Burden

In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest... more

29 Apr 2024 · 16 minutes
#445 Jason Flom with Donte West

On March 8, 2016, Officer Nicholas Blake became suspicious of two vehicles traveling together on Interstate 70 toward Manhattan, KS... more

25 Apr 2024 · 29 minutes
Bonus Episode | Leo's Parole Hearing Comes to a Close but it's not Over

Leo Schofield’s parole hearing in Tallahassee, FL, April 17th, 2024 with reporting from Gilbert King and Kelsey Decker. Bone Valley is... more

22 Apr 2024 · 25 minutes
#444 Jason Flom with Rafael Martinez

Authorities believe Rafael Martinez, his brothers Lorenzo Martinez, Daniel Martinez and Isidoro Medina-DeLeon killed Jose ‘Chino’ Jiminez because Mr. Jiminez... more

18 Apr 2024 · 41 minutes
Introducing - Season 2 of PROOF: Murder at the Warehouse

The second season of PROOF: Murder at the Warehouse takes Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis to Manteca, CA where they... more

16 Apr 2024 · 4 minutes
#443 Jason Flom with Mario Casciaro

On December 21, 2002, 17-year-old Brian Carrick, a stock boy at Val’s Foods, a grocery store in Johnsburg, IL, was... more

11 Apr 2024 · 39 minutes
#442 Maggie Freleng with Amer Zada

In the early morning hours of June 15, 1979, 17-year-old Amer Zada’s truck stalled out near the waterfront in Nyack,... more

08 Apr 2024 · 40 minutes
#441 Jason Flom with Jeremy Puckett

On March 14, 1998, Anthony Galati was found murdered along the side of a road in Rancho Cordova, CA. The... more

04 Apr 2024 · 31 minutes
#440 Maggie Freleng with Cassandra Black Elk

On the morning of February 19th, 2022, Cassandra Black Elk awoke to find her three-week-old daughter StarLight lifeless beside her.... more

01 Apr 2024 · 30 minutes
#439 Jason Flom with Glynn Simmons

Two gunmen robbed a liquor store in Edmond, OK, on December 30, 1974. The gunmen fatally shot an employee and... more

28 Mar 2024 · 33 minutes
#438 Maggie Freleng with Catina Curley

On March 30th, 2005, police were called to a home in New Orleans, LA. There, they found Renaldo Curley dead... more

25 Mar 2024 · 37 minutes
#437 Jason Flom with James Kluppleberg

In the early morning hours of March 24,1984, a fire erupted on the first floor of an apartment building in... more

21 Mar 2024 · 37 minutes
#436 Maggie Freleng with Evaristo Salas

Jose Arreola was shot to death inside a pickup truck on November 14, 1995, in Sunnyside, WA. Five months later,... more

18 Mar 2024 · 45 minutes
#435 Jason Flom with Chris Smith

In 2007, a man wearing a wig and sunglasses entered a Bell Wireless store on the west side of Cincinnati,... more

14 Mar 2024 · 40 minutes
#434 Maggie Freleng with Kim Hoover

On November 29, 2002, a 7-month-old baby enrolled in Kim Hoover's Columbus, Ohio home day care began to struggle to... more

11 Mar 2024 · 38 minutes
#433 Jason Flom with Carl Miller

On October 25, 1979, Rabbi David Okunov was robbed and fatally shot while on his way to temple in Brooklyn,... more

07 Mar 2024 · 38 minutes
#432 Maggie Freleng with Eron Shelman

One day in May of 1992, 19-year-old Eron Shelman was driving around Detroit, MI with three of his buddies. Eron... more

04 Mar 2024 · 41 minutes
#431 Jason Flom with Tyrone Clark

On Saturday, June 23, 1973, a man attacked Anne Kane outside of her apartment in Boston, MA.  The man forced... more

29 Feb 2024 · 33 minutes
#430 Maggie Freleng with Lorinda Swain

“When I tell people that I was sentenced 25 to 50 years, they automatically assume that I was accused of... more

26 Feb 2024 · 32 minutes
#429 Jason Flom with Greg Brown

A house in Pittsburgh, PA, went up in flames on February 14, 1995, killing three firefighters while they were trying... more

22 Feb 2024 · 39 minutes
#428 Maggie Freleng with Gary Williams

In February of 1999, 86-year-old Rosemary “Mama Rose” Williams arrived at a hospital in Queens NY, claiming that she’d been... more

19 Feb 2024 · 40 minutes
#427 Jason Flom with Lamont Hunter

January 18, 2006, 3-year-old Trustin Blue tumbled down his basement stairs in Cincinnati, OH, became unresponsive, and later brain dead.... more

15 Feb 2024 · 40 minutes
#426 Maggie Freleng with Jason Walton

On a November Sunday in 2005, two 14-year-olds were shot outside of a street carnival in South Central Los Angeles,... more

12 Feb 2024 · 44 minutes
#425 Jason Flom with Larry Smith Jr.

In the early morning of March 24, 1994, 20-year-old Kenneth Hayes was getting out of his car when someone emerged... more

08 Feb 2024 · 39 minutes
#424 Maggie Freleng with Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance

In February of 1993, 70-year-old Anthony Dolff was found murdered in his home in Saskatchewan, Canada. That morning, indigenous sisters... more

05 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
#423 Jason Flom with Fabian Santiago

Several shots were fired from an alley toward a group of friends on the night of January 16, 1993, in... more

01 Feb 2024 · 35 minutes
#422 Maggie Freleng with Angela Garcia

In November of 1999, a fire broke out in Angela Garcia’s home in Cleveland, OH. Angela jumped out of a... more

29 Jan 2024 · 38 minutes
#421 Jason Flom with James Gibson

On December 22, 1989, two men were fatally shot at a garage on the south side of Chicago, IL. Twenty-three-year-old... more

25 Jan 2024 · 43 minutes
#420 Maggie Freleng with Wilson Rivera

On September 15, 1993, two gunmen entered a home in Detroit, Michigan, and murdered Lavonda Brown and her son, 20-year... more

22 Jan 2024 · 39 minutes
#419 Jason Flom with Matt Huang

On January 15, 2013, Matt Huang’s eight-year-old adopted daughter, Gloria, unexpectedly passed away in Doha, Qatar. Despite the fact that... more

18 Jan 2024 · 36 minutes
#418 Maggie Freleng with Nikki Zinger

On March 8, 1991, 27-year-old Nikki Zinger and her boyfriend Daniel Risher returned home to find Nikki's mother brutally murdered.... more

15 Jan 2024 · 46 minutes
#417 Jason Flom with Larry Walker

In May of 1983, Clyde Coleman was fatally shot at his home in Philadelphia, PA. Eyewitnesses reported seeing three men... more

11 Jan 2024 · 29 minutes
#416 Jason Flom and Maggie Freleng with Andre Brown (Live from the UJC Summit 2023)

This special edition of Wrongful Conviction was recorded on December 1, 2023 live from the United Justice Coalition (UJC) Summit... more

08 Jan 2024 · 39 minutes
Wrongful Conviction 2024 - Trailer

Lava for Good’s critically acclaimed Wrongful Conviction podcast, co-hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of... more

01 Jan 2024 · 1 minute
#415 Maggie Freleng with Faye Jacobs

February 9, 1992 started as a normal day for 16 year old Faye Jacobs – she attended church and hung... more

28 Dec 2023 · 33 minutes
#414 Guest Host John Huffington with Elmer Daniels

On January 15, 1980, in Wilmington, DE, a 15-year-old girl, "G.S," reported she had been raped alongside the railroad tracks.... more

21 Dec 2023 · 42 minutes
#413 Jason Flom with Rickey Jackson

On May 19th, 1975, in front of a store in Cleveland, OH, two assailants robbed a man, splashed acid in... more

14 Dec 2023 · 36 minutes
#412 Jason Flom with Douglas DiLosa

In September 1986, 34-year-old Douglas DiLosa was found bound with rope in his Jefferson Parish, LA home. His wife was... more

07 Dec 2023 · 50 minutes
#411 Jason Flom with John Jerome White

Early on the morning of August 11, 1979, an intruder broke into a Manchester, GA home to find a 74-year-old... more

30 Nov 2023 · 40 minutes
#410 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Shaken Baby Syndrome

Kate Judson, Executive Director of the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences, updates Josh Dubin's exploration of Shaken Baby Syndrome... more

27 Nov 2023 · 37 minutes
#409 Jason Flom with Terry Ceasor

On October 3, 2004, in Port Huron, MI, Terry Ceasor was at home alone with his girlfriend Cheryl’s 1 year... more

23 Nov 2023 · 37 minutes
#408 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... more

20 Nov 2023 · 35 minutes
#407 Jason Flom with Jerome Dixon

Just after midnight on July 25, 1990, a man was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment... more

16 Nov 2023 · 39 minutes
#406 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Roadside Drug Test Evidence

Josh Dubin examines Roadside Drug Testing with Greg Glod, Criminal Justice Senior Policy Fellow. Faulty tests, which cost police departments... more

13 Nov 2023 · 34 minutes
#405 Jason Flom with Pierre Rushing

On April 15, 2011, Dawone Taylor was murdered in Oakland, CA over a dispute about an allegedly stolen ipod. Pierre... more

09 Nov 2023 · 39 minutes
#404 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Coerced Confession Evidence

Josh Dubin does a deep dive into the psychology behind Coerced Confession Evidence with David Rudolf, criminal defense and civil... more

06 Nov 2023 · 43 minutes
#403 Jason Flom with Gilbert King on the Groveland Four

On July 16, 1949, 17-year-old Norma Padgett and her estranged husband, Willie Padgett, reported to police that they had been... more

02 Nov 2023 · 42 minutes
#402 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Tool Mark Analysis

The notion that tools leave a unique mark on a surface is commonly presented to unsuspecting juries. But, it turns... more

30 Oct 2023 · 38 minutes
#401 Guest Host Ashley Fantz with Marvin Anderson

On July 17, 1982, in Hanover County, VA, a white woman was raped by a black man who was a... more

26 Oct 2023 · 38 minutes
#400 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Gunshot Residue Evidence

Of all the many faulty forensic sciences, Gunshot Residue certainly has some truly startling and scary issues that began almost... more

23 Oct 2023 · 35 minutes
#399 Jason Flom with Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson

On March 29, 1994, 10-year-old Rodney Collins was fatally shot while riding his bike after being caught in a crossfire... more

19 Oct 2023 · 42 minutes
#398 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Fingerprint Evidence

Contrary to what pop culture has ingrained in the American conscience, matching known fingerprints of a suspect to prints left... more

16 Oct 2023 · 35 minutes
#397 Guest Host Kemba Smith with Leon Benson

On August 8th, 1998, 25-year-old Kasey Schoen was shot and killed while sitting in his car in Indianapolis, IN. A... more

12 Oct 2023 · 44 minutes
#396 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Footwear Comparison Evidence

Even when done correctly, impression analysis of evidence, like shoe prints and tire tracks, is purely subjective. Many experts recognize... more

09 Oct 2023 · 38 minutes
#395 Jason Flom with Sullivan Walter

On the night of May 10, 1985, a 35-year-old woman was attacked and sexually assaulted in her home in the... more

05 Oct 2023 · 37 minutes
#394 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Hair Microscopy Evidence

Even when examined under a microscope, the similarities that can be observed between two hairs are open to wide interpretation,... more

02 Oct 2023 · 36 minutes
#393 Guest Host Tiffany Reese with Patrick Brown

On February 21, 1994, in New Orleans, LA, a 6-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after complaining of pain... more

28 Sep 2023 · 38 minutes
#392 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Arson Evidence

Built on a foundation of conjecture and best guesses that were never adequately tested according to any valid scientific principles,... more

25 Sep 2023 · 37 minutes
#391 Jason Flom with George Toca

On April 23, 1984 a couple was robbed at gunpoint by two perpetrators outside a convenience store in New Orleans,... more

21 Sep 2023 · 37 minutes
#390 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Bloodstain Pattern Evidence

Bloodstain pattern experts falsely claim that they can identify the culprit of violent crimes by examining the shape and distribution... more

18 Sep 2023 · 35 minutes
#389 Guest Host Maggie Freleng with Quincy Cross

18-year-old Jessica Currin’s burned and decomposing body was discovered on August 1, 2000 behind Mayfield Middle School in Mayfield, KY.... more

14 Sep 2023 · 45 minutes
#388 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Bite Mark Evidence

Like other forms of junk science used in criminal trials, bite mark evidence does not benefit crime victims or their... more

11 Sep 2023 · 31 minutes
#387 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... more

07 Sep 2023 · 54 minutes
#386 Jason Flom with Kristine Bunch

In the early morning hours of June 30th, 1995 in Greensburg, IN, 21 year old mother Kristine Bunch awoke in... more

31 Aug 2023 · 48 minutes
#385 Jason Flom with Al Cleveland

In Lorain, OH, a notorious informant father and son duo traded false information for $2k, wrongfully ensnaring 4 young men... more

24 Aug 2023 · 41 minutes
#384 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... more

17 Aug 2023 · 41 minutes
#383 Jason Flom with Nelson Cruz

On March 28th, 1998, Nelson Cruz was celebrating his birthday over Chinese food with friends when they heard shots fired... more

10 Aug 2023 · 40 minutes
#382 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... more

07 Aug 2023 · 33 minutes
#380 Jason Flom with Keith LaMar Pt. 2

On April 11, 1993, a riot broke out at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, OH, primarily due to... more

03 Aug 2023 · 44 minutes
#381 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Daniel Villegas

How can one man save the life of a perfect stranger? The case of Daniel Villegas shows how ordinary people... more

31 Jul 2023 · 36 minutes
#379 Jason Flom with Keith LaMar Pt. 1

On April 11, 1993, a riot broke out at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, OH, primarily due to... more

27 Jul 2023 · 36 minutes
#378 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Hamid Hayat

How could anyone believe a confession about 1,000 pole-vaulting terrorists all dressed like Ninja Turtles?This week, Laura Nirider and Steve... more

24 Jul 2023 · 31 minutes
#377 Jason Flom with Tyrone Noling

On April 5th, 1990, Bernhardt and Cora Hartig, both 81, were shot to death in their Atwater, OH home with... more

20 Jul 2023 · 40 minutes
#376 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Norfolk Four

Four honorable men volunteered to fight for their country, but ended up fighting for their own freedom. Hosts Laura Nirider... more

17 Jul 2023 · 32 minutes
#375 Guest Hosts Clayton English and Greg Glod with Louie Garcia

On August 10, 2017, police executed a search warrant at a home in San Antonio, TX and found nearly three... more

13 Jul 2023 · 36 minutes
#374 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Henry McCollum and Leon Brown

I shall no longer tinker with the machinery of death. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us inside a decades-long... more

10 Jul 2023 · 32 minutes
#373 Jason Flom with Elwood Jones

On September 3, 1994, Rhoda Nathan was murdered in Room 237 of the Embassy Suites Hotel in Blue Ash, OH.... more

06 Jul 2023 · 47 minutes
#372 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Teina Pora

Have you heard about New Zealand's Brendan Dassey? Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin take us across the globe to New... more

03 Jul 2023 · 30 minutes
#371 Guest Host Earlonne Woods with Joaquin Ciria

On March 24, 1990, Felix “Carlos” Bastarrica was shot and killed on the street in San Francisco, CA. Following the... more

29 Jun 2023 · 42 minutes
#370 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tyra Patterson

The prisons are filled with people convicted of murder who never killed anyone. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin take us... more

26 Jun 2023 · 29 minutes
#369 Jason Flom with Kwame Ajamu

On May 19, 1975, Harold Franks was confronted by two men as he left a grocery store in Cleveland, OH.... more

22 Jun 2023 · 38 minutes
#368 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Birmingham Six

The thing about torture is that it works, at least if your only goal is to find a scapegoat. Laura... more

19 Jun 2023 · 33 minutes
#367 Guest Host Lauren Bright Pacheco with Sidney Holmes

On June 19, 1988, 20-year-old Vincent Wright and 17-year-old Anissia Johnson were robbed at gunpoint by two men outside of... more

15 Jun 2023 · 39 minutes
#366 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Ricky Davis

One woman was forced to talk. The other was forced to listen. Both were powerless. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin... more

12 Jun 2023 · 33 minutes
#365 Jason Flom with Clarence Jones

On August 25, 1998, in Baltimore, MD, 2-month-old Collin began choking after being put down for a nap. Collin’s father,... more

08 Jun 2023 · 38 minutes
#364 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... more

05 Jun 2023 · 34 minutes
#363 Guest Host Susan Simpson with Daryl "Lee" Clark

On October 18, 1996, 15-year-old Brian Bowling and his friend, 17-year-old Cain Storey, were in Brian’s bedroom in Silver Creek,... more

01 Jun 2023 · 41 minutes
#362 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Chris Tapp

How could a layperson see all the problems with this interrogation when the police couldn’t?Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin tell... more

29 May 2023 · 31 minutes
#361 Jason Flom with Audrey Edmunds

On October 16, 1995, in Waunakee, WI, 34-year-old Audrey Edmunds, a stay-at-home mother who often babysat for neighborhood families, was... more

25 May 2023 · 40 minutes
#360 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Midnight Crew

In Chicago, old habits die hard. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us inside one of the worst police abuse... more

22 May 2023 · 31 minutes
#359 Guest Host Susan Simpson with Jeff Titus

On November 17, 1990, Doug Estes and Jim Bennett, who were separately out hunting, were found together, shot and killed... more

18 May 2023 · 41 minutes
#358 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Dixmoor 5

So their theory is that a wandering necrophiliac comes across the body and defiles it? Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin... more

15 May 2023 · 31 minutes
#357 Jason Flom with Jennifer Del Prete

In December of 2002, a mother dropped off her 3 month old daughter, I.Z., at daycare in Romeoville, IL. Jennifer... more

11 May 2023 · 43 minutes
#356 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Peter Reilly

Why do we tell these stories? Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin tell us the story of Peter Reilly, one of... more

08 May 2023 · 32 minutes
#355 Guest Host Gilbert King with Juan Roberto Melendez

On September 13, 1983, Delbert Baker was found dead – shot and with his throat slashed – in Auburndale, FL.... more

04 May 2023 · 44 minutes
#354 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tommy Ward Pt. 2

No body, no bones, no motive. Just a decades long nightmare that has not ended.For the final episode of Season... more

01 May 2023 · 23 minutes
#353 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tommy Ward Pt. 1

He thought the police would recognize this was just a dream, not reality.Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us a... more

01 May 2023 · 25 minutes
#352 Jason Flom with Terry Ceasor

On October 3, 2004, in Port Huron, MI, Terry Ceasor was at home alone with his girlfriend Cheryl’s 1 year... more

27 Apr 2023 · 36 minutes
#351 Maggie Freleng with Hank Skinner

On New Year’s Eve in 1993, Hank Skinner fell asleep early on his couch after being rendered comatose from a... more

24 Apr 2023 · 40 minutes
#350 Guest Host Lauren Bright Pacheco with Lamar Johnson

On the evening of October 30, 1994, Marcus Boyd and Greg Elking were sitting on Marcus’s front porch in St.... more

20 Apr 2023 · 43 minutes
#349 Maggie Freleng with Gwen Graham

In 1987, five elderly women passed away at a nursing home in Grand Rapids, MI. Gwen Graham and Cathy Wood... more

17 Apr 2023 · 38 minutes
#348 Jason Flom with Zavion Johnson

In November of 2001, in Sacramento, CA, four month old Nadia was declared brain dead after being rushed to the... more

13 Apr 2023 · 34 minutes
#347 Maggie Freleng with Talalelei "TJ" Edwards

In May 2001, Talalelei “TJ” Edwards, his wife and son were sharing an Anchorage, AK apartment with a woman named... more

10 Apr 2023 · 33 minutes
#346 Maggie Freleng with Amanda Busse

From an extremely young age, Amanda Busse endured severe physical and sexual abuse, not only by her father, but also... more

03 Apr 2023 · 36 minutes
#345 Maggie Freleng with James Richardson

On June 29, 2009, and into the following morning, James Richardson was out at The Other Place nightclub in Greenville,... more

27 Mar 2023 · 35 minutes
#344 Maggie Freleng with Tami Vance

In March 2000, Tami Vance and Leigh Stubbs completed a 60-day drug rehab program. Once discharged, their friend Kim Williams... more

20 Mar 2023 · 37 minutes
#343 Jason Flom with Brian Neirynck

In 1999, Brian Neirynck and Roberta Smedley separated and got into a custody battle over their three-year-old son. In June... more

16 Mar 2023 · 33 minutes
#342 Maggie Freleng with Nancy Smith

On May 7, 1993, Margaret Grondin brought her four-year-old daughter to the hospital in Lorain, OH. Grondin claimed her daughter... more

13 Mar 2023 · 37 minutes
#341 Jason Flom with John Giuca Pt.2

On October 12, 2003, Mark Fisher was found shot and killed in a driveway in Brooklyn, NY after spending the... more

09 Mar 2023 · 29 minutes
#340 Jason Flom with John Giuca Pt.1

On October 12, 2003, Mark Fisher was found shot and killed in a driveway in Brooklyn, NY after spending the... more

09 Mar 2023 · 48 minutes
#339 Maggie Freleng with Garland Leon “Butch” Martin

On February 25, 1998, while Garland Leon “Butch” Martin was out on a fencing job, his home burned down. His... more

06 Mar 2023 · 32 minutes
#338 Jason Flom with Dewayne Dunn

 On September 3, 2008, in Elkhart, IN, 60-year old Angel Torres was found unconscious and lying face down in a... more

02 Mar 2023 · 42 minutes
#337 Maggie Freleng with Amelia Bird

As a child, Amelia’s family members severely abused her. She resorted to drugs and relationships with older men as coping... more

27 Feb 2023 · 36 minutes
#336 Jason Flom with Lerico Kearney

On November 21, 1997, Gene Artis and his sister Yvonne Giles were shot and killed at their apartment in Suffolk,... more

23 Feb 2023 · 47 minutes
#335 Maggie Freleng with Charles Jackson

On April 7, 1991, Joe Travis was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head in an apartment... more

20 Feb 2023 · 31 minutes
#334 Jason Flom with Anthony Sims

This is an updated episode that originally aired on September 21, 2021. On May 18th, 1998, Charlie Winbush told her... more

16 Feb 2023 · 45 minutes
#333 Maggie Freleng with Ashley Jordan

Ashley and Albert Debelbot met in the Army, got married and had their first child together, McKenzy, on May 29,... more

13 Feb 2023 · 40 minutes
#332 Jason Flom with Dean Gillispie

On August 20, 1988, 22-year-old twin sisters C.W. and B.W. were kidnapped by a gunman as they got into their... more

09 Feb 2023 · 43 minutes
#331 Maggie Freleng with Deborah Nicholls

One evening in March, 2003, a fire broke out in Deborah Nicholls' Colorado Springs, CO home, killing her three children.... more

06 Feb 2023 · 36 minutes
#330 Jason Flom with Tysheem Crocker

In October 1997, Skip Clark was killed in York, PA. Police officers decided that the death was gang related, and... more

02 Feb 2023 · 44 minutes
#329 Maggie Freleng with Brandon Woodruff

On October 16, 2005, Dennis and Norma Woodruff were found murdered in their Royse City, TX home. Their son Brandon,... more

30 Jan 2023 · 37 minutes
#328 Jason Flom with Keith Cooper

On October 29, 1996, two gunmen broke into Michael Kershner’s apartment in Elkhart, IN and robbed Kershner, his mother and... more

26 Jan 2023 · 55 minutes
#327 Maggie Freleng with Hope White

On July 19, 2008, a police officer found the body of Julie Burchett in her parked car in an abandoned... more

23 Jan 2023 · 36 minutes
#326 Jason Flom with Octavius Williams

In 2011, 17 year old Octavius Williams was at a Halloween party hosted by his father and his father’s girlfriend... more

19 Jan 2023 · 33 minutes
#325 Maggie Freleng with Johnetta Carr

On October 23, 2005, Planes Adolphe was found in front of his Louisville, KY apartment, robbed and murdered. Police were... more

16 Jan 2023 · 34 minutes
#324 Jason Flom with Peter Pringle

This is an updated episode that originally aired on February 20, 2017. On July 7th, 1980, three masked robbers robbed... more

12 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
#323 Maggie Freleng with Tasha Shelby

On May 30, 1997, Tasha Shelby found her boyfriend's two and half-year-old toddler having a seizure on his bedroom floor.... more

09 Jan 2023 · 36 minutes
#322 Jason Flom with Barry Beach Pt.2

In June of 1979, a 17 year old girl was found brutally murdered near Fort Peck, Montana. 17 year old... more

05 Jan 2023 · 36 minutes
#321 Jason Flom with Barry Beach Pt.1

In June of 1979, a 17 year old girl was found brutally murdered near Fort Peck, Montana. 17 year old... more

05 Jan 2023 · 43 minutes
#320 Jason Flom with Lamonte McIntyre

This is an updated episode that originally aired on September 25, 2017. On the afternoon of April 15th, 1994, two... more

29 Dec 2022 · 55 minutes
#319 Jason Flom with Terrence Hobbs

One month apart in 1996, two crimes occurred in Portsmouth, VA. Terrence Hobbs was arrested and convicted for both of... more

22 Dec 2022 · 56 minutes
#318 Guest Host Lauren Bright Pacheco with Mark Schand

On September 2, 1986, a Springfield, MA drug deal turned into an armed robbery, which turned into the death of... more

19 Dec 2022 · 46 minutes
#317 Jason Flom with Elvis Brooks

On July 1, 1977, the Welcome Inn bar in New Orleans, LA was robbed by two armed men and a... more

15 Dec 2022 · 44 minutes
#316 Guest Host Laura Nirider with Vincent Ellerbe

Just past 1am on November 26, 1995, 50 year old Harry Kaufman was working the token booth at a subway... more

12 Dec 2022 · 42 minutes
#315 Jason Flom with Michael VonAllmen

On October 10, 1982, a 22-year-old woman was abducted at gunpoint outside a tavern in Louisville, KY and taken to... more

08 Dec 2022 · 42 minutes
#314 Guest Host Kemba Smith with Joyce Watkins

In the summer of 1987, Joyce Watkins received a call from her sister asking for help caring for their 4... more

05 Dec 2022 · 34 minutes
#313 Jason Flom with Antwaun Cubie

On June 1, 1996, Kevin Jackson and Antwaun Cubie accompanied Jeremy Bruder to buy a set of rims for his... more

01 Dec 2022 · 55 minutes
#312 Guest Host Laura Nirider with Davontae Sanford

On September 17, 2007, two men broke into a home in Detroit, MI and fatally shot four people. 14 year... more

28 Nov 2022 · 49 minutes
#311 Jason Flom with Dennis and Lee Horton

Brothers, Dennis and Lee Horton, were having a pleasant Memorial Day in 1993 until they decided to visit their father... more

24 Nov 2022 · 38 minutes
#310 Guest Host Laura Nirider with Herman Williams

In 1993, Herman Williams, a decorated member of the US Navy, was stationed in Waukegan, IL where he lived with... more

21 Nov 2022 · 45 minutes
#309 Jason Flom with Jace Washington

On April 29, 2007, six undocumented immigrants from El Salvador were living in a trailer in Slidell, LA when they... more

17 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
#308 Guest Host Amanda Knox with Heidi Fero

On January 7, 2002, Heidi Fero was taking care of 15 month old Brynn and her 4.5 year old brother,... more

14 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
#307 Jason Flom with John Jerome White

Early on the morning of August 11, 1979, an intruder broke into a Manchester, GA home to find a 74-year-old... more

10 Nov 2022 · 38 minutes
#306 Guest Host Beth Shelburne with Jeffrey Holemon

In March of 1987, a female University of Alabama student was returning to her apartment in Tuscaloosa, AL, when she... more

07 Nov 2022 · 39 minutes
#305 Jason Flom with Raymond Allan Warren

On July 10, 1994, Wendell Scott Simpson was found dead in his car on Kilmer Street in Dayton, OH. Shortly... more

03 Nov 2022 · 44 minutes
#304 Guest Host Gilbert King with Robert DuBoise

On August 19, 1983, a 19-year-old woman was found raped and beaten to death in Tampa, FL. Police focused on... more

31 Oct 2022 · 47 minutes
#303 Jason Flom with Billie Allen

On March 18, 1997, two men exited a minivan and walked into the lobby of a bank in St. Louis,... more

27 Oct 2022 · 53 minutes
#302 Guest Host Jimmy Dennis with Chester Hollman III

On August 20, 1991, 24-year-old Tae Jung Ho was robbed and shot to death while walking with a friend in... more

24 Oct 2022 · 52 minutes
#301 Jason Flom with Willie Timmy Donald

On February 27, 1992, Bernard Jiminez, along with his wife, Kimberly Belinsky, and three children were robbed at gunpoint in... more

20 Oct 2022 · 36 minutes
#300 Guest Host Earlonne Woods with Caramad Conley

In April 1989, a drive-by shooting in San Francisco, CA, left at least 11 people injured, and 2 people dead.... more

17 Oct 2022 · 35 minutes
#299 Jason Flom with Terence Rice

On October 9th, 1990 at 12:10am, police responded to shots being fired at a housing project in Brooklyn, New York.... more

13 Oct 2022 · 41 minutes
#298 Guest Hosts David Rudolf & Sonya Pfeiffer with Michael Peterson

On December 9, 2001, Michael Peterson, an acclaimed novelist and one-time mayoral candidate, found his wife Kathleen dead at the... more

10 Oct 2022 · 58 minutes
#297 Jason Flom with Gary Benloss

On April 10, 2002, Victor Vulcain was shot and killed in broad daylight in front of 201 Linden Blvd. Brooklyn,... more

06 Oct 2022 · 54 minutes
#296 Guest Host Chris Fabricant with Gilbert Poole

On June 7, 1988, joggers discovered the body of 35 year old Robert Mejia on a running trail in the... more

03 Oct 2022 · 37 minutes
#295 Jason Flom with Ricky Kidd

On February 6, 1996, three men dressed in black fled in a white car after robbing and murdering George Bryant... more

29 Sep 2022 · 52 minutes
#294 Guest Host Patrick Pursley with Jarvis Ballard

On January 10, 1998, a 60-year-old woman was robbed and sexually assaulted in her home in Violet, LA. Upon his... more

26 Sep 2022 · 30 minutes
#293 Jason Flom with Robert McClendon

On April 25, 1990, a 10 year old girl was allegedly abducted from her backyard in Columbus, OH. She said... more

22 Sep 2022 · 37 minutes
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#300 Guest Host Earlonne Woods with Caramad Conley
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In April 1989, a drive-by shooting in San Francisco, CA, left at least 11 people injured, and 2 people dead. Despite the... more