Hosted by The Innocence Center’s Executive Director Michael Semanchik, For the Innocent features heartbreaking first-person accounts of exonerees like NFL football player... more
What happens when forensic science is later found to be false? ----- Forensic science is a cornerstone of our criminal justice system.... more
A Minor Accident Turns Fatal ----- Zavion Johnson was bathing his four month old daughter when she slipped from his grasp and... more
The Lives and Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted ----- Welcome back listeners. There is so much left to cover. In upcoming episodes,... more
Despite best intentions, parents can be their child’s worst enemy during an investigation. And innocent people can know the same... more
It’s the most intriguing question about our criminal justice system. Why do innocent people confess to crimes they didn’t commit?... more
Marty Tankleff was wrongfully convicted of murdering his parents in 1990. Innocent and very young, he would learn the legal... more
Marty Tankleff was only 17 when his parents were murdered in their Belle Terre home in Long Island, New York.... more
So far, we’ve heard from Brian Banks and Uriah Courtney about false accusations and DNA evidence. Coming up in mid-May,... more
People are falsely accused of crimes all the time. It’s bad enough when it happens by accident, but it’s even... more
Welcome to the final episode of our three-part series on the remarkable story of Brian Banks. In this episode, we... more