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  • Join Scott & C. Derick to find out how the game of golf saved Valentino Dixon from a lifetime behind bars. You will not want to miss this very interesting story. Also, be sure to check out Valentino's amazing art and clothing line at www.ValentinoDixon.com

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    Valentino Dixon links and videos

    Valentino Dixon - National Registry of Exonerations

    Keeping Out Prior Bad Acts - Pioneer Law Office

    When Can Old, Prior Convictions Be Used Against Me? - FindLaw

    Can Prior Convictions Be Used in Court as Evidence?

    TEC-9 - Wikipedia

    Golf Course Art

    His Artwork — Valentino Dixon

    The Soul Of An Unfreed Man: Drawing my way to Freedom. 27 Years of False Imprisonment at the notorious Attica Prison.: Dixon, Valentino: 9798796514740

    Valentino Dixon - Home | Facebook

    VIDEOS:

    You might get some good sound about 2 minutes and 35 seconds in:

    How Golf Digest Helped Free An Innocent Imprisoned Artist | TODAY

    Valentino Dixon Speaks Out About Lawsuit

    This is the video the law students made:

    Making an Exoneree - The Story of Valentino Dixon

    Valentino Dixon: “The 12th Hole saved my life”

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  • In Episode 15, Season 3 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick dissect the sad case of Terance Calhoun, a Detroit man who spent 15 years in prison for assault and rape but was cleared of the crimes after undisclosed DNA results proved his innocence. They go through how an innocent man with cognitive dissonance was allowed to plead no contest even though witness descriptions and DNA evidence did not link him to the crimes.

    00:50 Introduction

    14:07 The Story of Terance Calhoun

    16:40 The Numerous Rape and Assault Cases in Detroit

    18:45 Detroit as One of the Most Violent Cities in the Country

    24:15 The Guy With the Puzzle Tattoo

    32:00 A Composite Sketch Leads to the Arrest of Terance Calhoun

    36:25 Terance Allegedly Confesses Committing Two Cases of Assault and Rape

    37:23 Victims Identify Terrence in a Photographic Lineup

    38:18 Terance is Arraigned in Court For Assault and Rape

    39:05 Terance Pleads No Contest, and The Court Learns He Has Cognitive Dissonance

    41:13 Terance is Sentenced to 17 to 32 Years in Prison

    42:30 DNA Results Come Back But Are Not Presented to the Courts

    44:16 DNA Evidence Again Proves Terance is Innocent

    45:47 Key Elements Missed by the Prosecution

    48:00 The Conviction Integrity Unit Looks Into Terance's Case

    50:00 DNA Evidence Confirms Two Different Men Were Responsible For the Crimes

    53:40 Detective From the Original 2006 Investigation Presents "New Evidence"

    56:14 Terance is Released After 15 Years in Prison

    58:15 Witness Identification is Often Inaccurate. Here's Why

    58:41 Reasons Why an Innocent Man Would Plead No Contest

    01:00:38 Michigan Laws on Wrongful Imprisonment and Compensation

    01:01:50 Parting Thoughts

    #Terance #Calhoun #wrongful #convictions #rape #assault #detective #misconduct #DNA #criminaljusticesystem #compensation #criminaljusticereforms #demandjustice #murdercase #murdermystery #murder #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #police #unsolved #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimefan #unsolvedmysteries

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    Terance Calhoun links and videos

    https://www.disastercenter.com/crime/micrime.htm

    https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/09/27/detroit-most-violent-big-us-cities-fbi-uniform-crime-report-2020/5883984001/

    http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6240

    https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/prosecutor/conviction-integrity-unit.aspx

    https://atlantablackstar.com/2022/05/01/so-many-things-missed-months-after-a-detroit-man-was-sentenced-for-rape-there-was-evidence-to-clear-his-name-it-would-take-15-years-in-prison-before-his-innocence-was-established/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&fbclid=IwAR1_Zp2jACxV0CdyDCfBHFpS4uLIrXFrFzIGGTXW-u5ggDOWX6ynRZ_xmUc

    https://www.wxyz.com/news/terance-calhoun-exoneration-hearing-to-continue-wednesday-at-1-p-m

    Terance Calhoun exonerated with DNA after 15 years of sex crime conviction

    Terance Calhoun exoneration hearing

    Exoneration hearing to be held again for Terance Calhoun

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  • In episode fourteen, season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the gruesome murders of 29-year-old Doris Wahington and Her 13-year-old daughter Nishonda. They discuss how prosecutorial misconduct and contradictory eyewitness testimonies meant 23+ years for Darryl Howard, even after no DNA or biological evidence connected him to the crime scene.

    04:45 The Case of Darryl Howard

    09:12 The Death of Doris Washington and Her 13-year-old daughter Nishonda

    12:45 The Risky Life of Doris Washington Before the Gruesome Murder

    14:30 Darryl Is Questioned By the Police After Getting Shot 5 Times and Survived

    17:10 Police Link Darryl’s Shooters With Another Unsolved Double Murder

    18:40 Darryl Reveals He Believes The New York Gang Killed Doris and Her Daughter

    20:23 Witness Statements and The Corced Testimony of Sex Worker

    23:55 Darryl is Arrested and Charged with Arson and Murder

    24:02 Authorities Test DNA From the Rape Kits

    26:10 Several Witnesses Testify Against Darryl

    30:22 Contradictory Statements From Witness Recounts

    33:50 Main Witness, Angela Oliver, Recants Her Statement in Court

    35:40 Lead Detective Testifies Against Darryl

    37:30 Darryl’s Defence Pokes Holes in The Case to No Avail

    41:40 Darryll is Sentenced to 80 Years in Prison For Second Degree Murder and Arson

    42:32 The Innocence Project Looks Into Darryl’s Case

    43:50 DNA to The Rescue, or Maybe Not

    46:07 Undisclosed Prosecution Documents Exclude Darryl From the Murder

    50:00 Darryl’s Hearing is Vacated Without Hearing

    51:20 Darryl is Released on Bond After 23 Plus Years in Prison

    53:20 The Jury Awards Darryl $6 Million in Damages

    55:37 Will Darryl Ever Get Compensated?

    59:01 Lawyers Continue to Fight For Darryl’s Compensation Money

    01:01:00 Doris and Her Daughter Nishonda Deserve Justice

    01:04:01 Parting Thoughts

    #Darryl #Howard #wrongful #convictions #criminaljusticesystem #compensation #criminaljusticereforms #demandjustice #doublemurdercase #murdermystery #murder #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #police #unsolved #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimefan #unsolvedmysteries

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    Links and Videos

    https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4977 https://www.wral.com/fight-continues-for-wrongfully-convicted-durham-man-now-struggling-to-get-his-payout-from-city/20241528/?fbclid=IwAR2YU8ylnkCN7tE00pZhTPuvUc2qNfVVjFGHyskl0_it4AuVxnEXG0hrB_Y https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article260159540.html https://www.blackenterprise.com/darryl-howard-who-spent-23-years-in-prison-for-a-crime-he-didnt-commit-has-been-awarded-6-million/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/26/darryl-howard-durham-wrongful-conviction/ https://abc11.com/darryl-howard-anthony-durham-doris-washington/10564012/ https://www.wral.com/fight-continues-for-wrongfully-convicted-durham-man-now-struggling-to-get-his-payout-from-city/20241528/ Darryl’s complaint against Durham - 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DURHAM DIVISION File No. 1:17-cv-477 DARRYL HOWARD, Pla After Years Of Wrongful Imprisonment, Darryl Howard Was Sustained By Love, Redeemed By Justice – NCBarBlog https://apnews.com/article/b1e3f541c53548a189c4e30c27f470e6 https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2016/08/29/man-back-in-court-after-2-murder-convictions-overturned-2-years-ago

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  • In Episode 13, Season 3 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick tackle the tragic tale of Kirk Bloodsworth, a waterman and decorated Marine who was charged and convicted for sexual assault, rape, and first-degree murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton in 1984. They discuss how an innocent man was convicted of a rape-murder he didn't commit, only for DNA evidence to exonerate him and link one of his prison mates to the crime.

    05:57 Introduction

    07:55 Factors That Led to the Arrest of 23-year-old Kirk Bloodsworth

    09:45 Kirk is Arrested Even Though Physical Description of Suspect Does Not Match His Appearance

    10:46 Witness Misidentification and Wrongful Convictions

    11:39 Kirk is Charged with First Degree Murder, Sexual Assault, and Rape

    13:46 The Trial: Five Witnesses Testify Against Kirk

    16:58 The Lack of Physical Evidence In Kirk's Case

    17:39 Kirk is Found Guilty and Sentenced to Die in a Gas Chamber

    18:11 Glaring Holes in Kirk's Case

    19:19 The Drama of Faulty Investigations and Questionable Persecution

    20:01 The Retrial: Kirk Gets Two Life Sentences

    23:25 Kirk is Released After DNA Evidence Proves He Wasn't at The Scene of the Crime

    24:25 Kirk Becomes the First Deathrow Inmate to Be Exonerated By Post-Conviction DNA Testing

    25:09 DNA Testing Links Kirk's Prison Mate, Kimberly Shay Ruffner, To The Murder of Dawn Hamilton

    26:32 Mr. Ruffner is Fomarly Charged with Dawn's Murder

    27:58 Kirk Becomes a Wrongful Conviction Advocate

    30:32 Compensation For Wrongful Convictions

    33:15 Parting Thoughts

    Resources:

    Juryintegrity.com

    Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence

    #DNA #Kirk #Bloodsworth #juryintegrity #wrongful #convictions #criminaljusticesystem #criminaljusticereforms #demandjustice #doublemurdercase #murdermystery #murder #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #police #unsolved #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimefan #unsolvedmysteries

    Links and Videos

    Kirk Bloodsworth compensated $400K decades after his exoneration

    Kirk Bloodsworth - DNA Evidence

    Innocence Project Speaker: DNA Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth

    From Death Row to Exoneration Thanks to DNA

    https://innocenceproject.org/cases/kirk-bloodsworth/?fbclid=IwAR10zCSUGsEMaK1ZMOwPgPw71SGUEwWC3wI1hpR2nu04V-prq1n6vqCGH3U

    https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3032

    https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news-brief/death-row-exoneree-kirk-bloodsworth-receives-supplemental-compensation-under-new-maryland-wrongful-imprisonment-statute

    https://www.wbaltv.com/article/exoneree-kirk-bloodsworth-compensated/37882552#

    https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/single-post/kirk-bloodsworth

    https://www.uis.edu/illinoisinnocenceproject/defenders-of-the-innocent-event/

    https://www.chesapeake.edu/article/kirk-bloodsworth-shares-story-documentary-0

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  • In Episode 12, Season Three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott Poggensee and C. Derick Miller talk about the William Dillon case. He is a man who spent 27 years behind bars for a murder DNA proves he didn't commit. William was wrongfully convicted in 1981 based on questionable eyewitness identification and unreliable testimony from a jailhouse informant. He shares what it's like being investigated, prosecuted, and jailed for 27 years for a murder he didn't commit. Hear from his own words as he talks to Scott Poggensee about his experiences and what it's like now being exonerated. Also, don't forget to stick around for the outtakes. You won't be sorry you did!

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  • In episode eleven, season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick tackle the controversial murder of Marilyn Green and Jerry Hillard, two teenage lovers shot dead in an Illinois public pool in 1982. They discuss how two men, Anthony Porter and Alstory Simon, separately served time in prison for the murders and try to unravel the bizarre case full of deception and injustice tangled in a web of information.

    00:50 Introduction

    09:38 The Gruesome Murder of Marilyn Green and her fiance, Jerry Hillard

    13:03 Key Witness William Taylor is Interrogated For 17 Hours

    16:02 Marilyn's Mother Points to Alstory Simon as a Potential Suspect

    17:08 Police Interview Alstory and His Partner Inez Jackson

    18:20 Alstory and Inez Skip Town

    19:45 Anthony Takes Himself to the Police and Defends His Innocence

    21:08 Anthony is Arrested and Charged with Murder

    25:44 Anthony’s Family Hires a Lawyer Who Doesn’t Do Much to Win the Case

    27:31 The Jury Finds Anthony Guilty and the Judge Sentences Him to Death

    27:57 How Anthony Was Reprieved 48 Hours Before His Execution

    30:50 Professor David Protessof Takes Up Anthony’s Case

    32:09 Key Witness William Taylor Recants His Testimony

    33:03 Inez Jackson Claims Alstory is the True Killer

    35:10 Anthony is Set Free After 17 Years In Prison

    38:10 The Illinois Court of Claims Awards Anthony $145,875

    39:35 Alstory Pleads Guilty to the Killing and is Sentenced to 37 Years In Prison

    42:10 Alstory’s Lawyers File a Post-Conviction Petition

    44:40 Alstory is Freed After 15 Years In Prison

    48:15 Alstory Files a Suit Against the North Western University and is Awarded an Undisclosed Settlement

    48:48 Anthony Porter Passes Away at Age 66

    49:35 The Death Penalty is Abolished in The State of Illinois

    51:22 Parting Thoughts

    Resources:

    Watch A Murder in the Park on Amazon

    #Amurderinthepark #wrongful #convictions #criminaljusticesystem #criminaljusticereforms #demandjustice #doublemurdercase #murdermystery #murder #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #police #unsolved #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimefan #unsolvedmysteries

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    Reopening the Anthony Porter Case A Murder in the Park Official Trailer (2015) - Anthony Porter Documentary HD https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3544&fbclid=IwAR2n59rcqWRuU1hJLo6tzPTgVqlghDTReLSMS-SRnO2ZQbekPwYBlpKVstI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Porter https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/7/8/22568299/anthony-porter-illinois-death-penalty-dies https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/cases/porter https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168808/ https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/cases/porter/posttrial https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4541

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  • In episode ten, season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the twisted tale of two brothers, Tom and Floyd Bledsoe, the main suspects in the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 14-year-old Camille Arfmann. They discuss how one brother spent nearly 16 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit before being cleared by DNA evidence and a suicide note.

    04:13 Introduction

    11:05 14-year-old Camille Arfmann Goes Missing

    14:07 Tom Bledsoe Confesses to Killing Camille and Turns Himself In

    18:03 Camille's Body is Found Raped and with Bullet Wounds

    19:02 Tom Changes His Story After Going to Jail

    20:05 Tom is Released, and Floyd Bledsoe is Arrested Instead

    21:05 Floyd Goes to Trial

    26:05 Forensic Evidence From the Crime Scene

    27:10 Floyd's 2-year-old Son Makes a Controversial Statement

    30:10 Floyd's Allabys on the Day of the Murder

    31:07 The Jury Finds Floyd Guilty and is Sentenced to Life in Prison

    33:38 Did the Courts Wrongfully Convict an Innocent Man?

    37:39 The Controversial Details Around Floyd's Court Cases

    39:44 Floyd's Petition Goes Through and is Released on Bond

    40:31 Floyd is Sent Back to Prison

    41:07 DNA Evidence to the Rescue

    42:36 Tom and His Father's DNA are Found on Camille's Rape Kit

    43:01 Why the Police Failed to Use DNA Evidence Before Incriminating Floyd

    44:35 Tom Commits Suicide and Leaves a Suicide Note Confessing to the Murder

    48:10 Floyd is Released and Files a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit

    50:06 Factors That Contributed to Floyd's Wrongful Conviction

    55:41 Parting Thoughts

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    Court: Attorney can't claim immunity in Floyd Bledsoe case Man questions what it takes to prove a wrongful conviction in Kansas Floyd Bledsoe: Putting the Sense in Innocence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_mLiLBUL_A Floyd Bledsoe interview: Wildlife artwork https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brothers-suicide-note-confession-frees-man-after-15-years-prison-n477301 https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2019/08/21/us-court-of-appeals-no-absolute-immunity-for-prosecutor-of-exonerated-floyd-bledsoe/4413970007/ https://casetext.com/case/bledsoe-v-vanderbilt https://www2.ljworld.com/news/public-safety/2020/dec/06/floyd-bledsoe-5-years-after-exoneration/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4809&fbclid=IwAR1pkQz6L_VHgHHu5sIwXVSy-SC1qrWy6YrXWWmpsLs5EBFfIDK9Bb0o5_4
  • In S03E09 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick dissect the story of Anthony Wright, a 20-year-old man who was wrongly convicted of raping and murdering 77-year-old Louise Talley in 1991. The duo narrates how Mr. Wright endured two trials and 25 years in prison before DNA evidence found him not guilty of the 1991 rape and murder.

    Time Stamps

    00:40 Introduction

    09:38 Unethical Practices Among Law Enforcement Officials

    15:05 The History of DNA Forensics

    18:37 The Rape and Murder of 77-Year-Old Louise Talley

    20:57 Incriminating Confessions From Roland Saint James and John Richardson

    26:35 Detectives Decide To Go After Anthony Wright

    28:25 Police Arrest and Interrogate Anthony Wright

    31:52 Anthony Signs a Written Confession Admitting to Raping and Killing Louise Talley

    32:14 Anthony is Charged with Multiple Counts of Murder and Rape

    33:51 Police Search Anthony’s House and “Find” Blood-Stained Clothes

    34:24 Two Teenage Friends Claim to Have Seen Anthony at the Crime Scene

    36:25 Conflicting Testimony From Anthony’s Mom

    39:33 Anthony Defends Himself In Court

    44:01 Anthony is Found Guilty and Sentenced to Life in Prison

    45:22 DNA Testing of the Rape Kit Uncovers Ronnie Byrd’s DNA

    47:45 How the Police Coerced Two Teenage Witnesses Into Testifying Against Mr. Wright

    49:20 Anthony Testifies on His Own Behalf, Again

    51:20 Anthony is Acquitted and Released

    53:10 Anthony’s Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Settles for $9.85 million

    53:51 How Philadelphia Detectives Wrongfully Convicted Dozens of Innocent People in the 90s

    58:05 The Unbreakable Bond Between Anthony Wright and His Son

    01:06:29 Anthony and Rob G. Kelly Publish a Memoir

    01:06:54 Parting Thoughts

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    Videos:

    "Finally Free" - The Tony Wright Story Tony Wright speaks out a month after his exoneration Anthony Wright freed from prison after DNA proved his innocence - Daily Mail Exonerated - Anthony Wright, Wrongfully Spent 25 Years Behind Bars After Accused Of Murder And Rape

    Articles:

    https://innocenceproject.org/philadelphia-man-acquitted/ https://innocenceproject.org/innocence-project-tribute-fathers-anthony-wright/ https://innocenceproject.org/cases/anthony-wright-exonerated/ https://whyy.org/articles/a-memoir-describes-philadelphia-mans-wrongful-conviction-and-fight-for-justice/ https://medium.com/philadelphia-justice/ppd-detectives-involved-in-wrongful-rape-murder-conviction-retrial-of-anthony-wright-charged-84b787583759 https://innocenceproject.org/innocence-project-responds-to-recent-factual-misstatements-in-anthony-wright-case/ https://innocenceproject.org/innocence-project-responds-to-recent-factual-misstatements-in-anthony-wright-case/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4970 https://www.businessinsider.com/former-philadelphia-prosecutor-accused-of-lying-about-anthony-wright-case-2021-4 https://www.davisvanguard.org/2021/08/former-philly-detectives-involved-in-wrongful-conviction-of-anthony-wright-charged-after-grand-jury-investigation/

    https://www.inquirer.com/news/a/anthony-wright-philadelphia-homicide-detective-murder-convictions-20211014.html

  • In episode eight season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the chilling rape and murder of Sabrina Bui, an 11-year-old girl found dead in a field - underwear stuffed down her throat, bloodied and raped in 1983. They discuss how two brothers, Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, were coerced into a confession, wrongfully convicted of murder, and sent to prison for more than 30 years for a crime that DNA evidence would later prove they didn't commit.

    Time Stamps

    01:40 The case of Sabrina Bui

    03:00 Why Henry McCollum and Leon Brown Became the Prime Suspects in Sabrina's Murder

    05:45 Sabrina Disappears and Her Parents File a Missing Person's Report

    08:37 Sabrina's Body is Discovered Naked in a Soybean Field

    11:07 Police Start Investigations Into the Murder of Sabrina Bui

    14:05 Henry and Leon Get Interrogated For Hours Without a Lawyer

    16:46 How Henry and Leon Were Coerced Into Signing False Confessions

    22:25 Henry and Leon are Found Guilty and Recieve the Death Penalty

    23:28 Leon Contacts the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission

    25:15 September 2014, a Judge Declares Leon and Henry Were Wrongfully Convicted

    29:28 Leon's Struggles With Mental Health Issues

    32:20 Henry and Leon Pursue Litigation Against Robeson County Law Enforcement

    34:47 How Sabrina's Family Reacted to the News of Henry and Leon's Release

    36:52 Roscoe Artis is Linked to Sabrina's Murder

    38:06 Sabrina's Sister, Tenita, Shares Her Memory of the Day Her Sister Disappeared

    40:15 Critical Information From the Case That Detectives Ignored

    45:01 Roscoe's Troubling Criminal Past

    47:20 How Roscoe Became a Suspect in Sabrina's Murder Case

    50:34 District Attorney Joe Freeman's Reign of Terror

    54:58 Joe Control Over the Courts in Robeson and Scotland Counties

    58:30 Interesting Facts About Sabrina's Murder Case

    01:07:20 The Main Causes Behind Wrongful Convictions in the US

    01:08:17 Parting Thoughts

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    Links to research and videos

    https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state/north-carolina https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/former-death-row-prisoners-freed-in-north-carolina https://www.ncdps.gov/our-organization/adult-correction/prisons/death-penalty/list-removed-death-row https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_in_North_Carolina https://www.ncadp.org/pages/innocence https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2014/09/04/sabrina-buie-s-family-stunned/22155787007/ https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Sabrina-Buie-A-Girl-s-Father-P3CSAG3TU5ZW https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/nc/fayetteville/KFAY/date/1983-9-24 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/joe-freeman-britt-prosecutor-who-sent-dozens-to-death-row-dies-at-80/2016/04/15/b246f27e-025b-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/18/north-carolina-henry-mcollum-leon-brown-death-row-damages/5146225001/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/us/north-carolina-brothers-death-row-settlement.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/16/north-carolina-brothers-exonerated-75million/ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/04/07/the-price-of-innocence https://goodblacknews.org/tag/sabrina-buie/ https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2014/09/04/sabrina-buie-s-family-stunned/22155787007/ https://nationalpost.com/news/free-at-last-dna-evidence-clears-brothers-of-rape-and-murder-of-north-carolina-girl-after-30-years-in-prison https://nccadp.org/stories/henry-mccollum-leon-brown/ https://wcsj.law.duke.edu/2021/10/event-recap-henry-mccollum-leon-brown-attorneys-talk-wrongful-convictions/ https://www.robesonian.com/archive/13240/news-breaking_news-home_top-news-50207657-motion-says-roscoe-artis-killed-buie https://abc11.com/child-rape-murder-red-springs-1983-killed/293662/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/joe-freeman-britt-prosecutor-who-sent-dozens-to-death-row-dies-at-80/2016/04/15/b246f27e-025b-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html https://www.wral.com/robeson-da-weighing-charges-against-new-suspect-in-1983-murder/13947964/ http://www.cdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SAVED-FROM-EXECUTION-web-final1.pdf https://www.legalscoops.com/6-most-common-causes-of-wrongful-convictions/

    Videos

    Short clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L0IVy2mKa4

    Sound bite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyjIg_pKa3w

    Sound bite: Death row interview with Henry McCollum

  • In episode seven season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick discuss the disappointing case of Willie Stokes, a Philadelphia man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. The duo go through how a key witness was allegedly offered sex and drugs at police headquarters to frame Stokes in an unsolved 1980 dice-game slaying case that highlights the ugly side of police and prosecutorial misconduct.

    Time Stamps

    01:50 Introducing Willie Stokes

    03:07 The Most Common Cause of Wrongful Convictions

    04:02 The Backstory to Stokes' Arrest and Conviction

    07:18 The Lying Witnesses in Willie Stoke's Trial

    09:00 Glaring Question Marks From Witness Recounts

    10:14 The Suspicious Interaction Between Key Witness Franklin Lee and The Philadelphia DA

    15:21 How Key Witness Franklin Lee Falsely Implicated Willie Stokes

    17:55 Lee Admits to Falsely Testifying Against Stokes During the Recantation Hearing

    19:08 Stokes is Charged with First Degree Murder

    19:51 Stokes Gets New Trial on December 30th, 2021

    20:42 Stokes is Released From Prison

    22:10 All the Key Details in Stokes' Troubling Case

    23:09 Franklin Lee Reveals Why He Took the Deal to Falsely Implicate Willie Stokes

    25:45 Why The DA Was So Obsessed With Nailing Willie Stokes

    27:17 Official Misconduct, Racism, and Coerced Statements in Stokes' Case

    28:15 Stokes' Daughter Passes Away 20 Years After His Conviction

    29:09 Stokes Sues City of Philadelphia for Police Misconduct

    33:50 Confession Coercion: The Way Law Enforcement Sees It

    35:04 Parting Thoughts

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    Article Sources

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/27/us-man-cleared-murder-conviction-after-37-years-in-prison https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6104&fbclid=IwAR3eZzkYLjo8mv1g96lv3vWTn2RCm5HxD7EnsuDmvHhZo4PTY4wqRo3HS3M https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/willie-stokes-free-after-witness-says-cops-bribed-him-to-lie https://www.legalscoops.com/6-most-common-causes-of-wrongful-convictions/

    Intro Credit: CBS Philly- Willie Stokes, Cleared Of Murder After 37 Years In Prison, Sues City Of Philadelphia - YouTube

  • In episode six season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the tale of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose life story inspired the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film The Hurricane, starring Denzel Washington. Listen in as the duo describe the life of the American-Canadian middleweight boxer, wrongfully convicted of murder and later released following a petition of habeas corpus after serving almost 20 years in prison.

    Time Stamps

    03:24 Introducing Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

    06:03 The Backstory of Carter's arrest

    07:40 Carter's Troubling Criminal History

    13:54 The Tripple Murder Case

    17:40 Carter and John Artis Get Arrested and Charged with Murder

    19:41 Glaring Question Marks in Rubin's Case

    22:40 The Jury's Biased Opinion and the Increasing Public Support

    24:10 Events During the Recantation Hearing

    27:40 How Witnesses Lied Under Oath

    28:10 Carter's Second Trial and Loss of Celebrity Support

    29:50 Post Emancipation and Community Service

    32:10 Carter's Life as a Motivational Speaker and Community Activist

    24:50 Prostate Cancer and Death

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  • In episode five season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the tale of Steven Avery, whose rollercoaster story featured in Netflix’s Making a Murderer. Tune in as the duo describe events that led to Avery spending eighteen years in prison before being exonerated through DNA testing and, just four years after his release, being sentenced to life for the murder of Teresa Halbach.

    Time Stamps

    03:30 Introducing Steven Avery

    04:47 Avery Wrongfully Convicted of Rape

    07:01 The Making of a Murderer

    08:25 Avery’s Frequent Encounters With The Law

    12:10 What it Means When a Person’s Appeal is Denied

    15:40 Why Authorities Don’t Like Reopening Closed Cases

    18:43 The Wrongful Conviction Case and Eventual Exoneration

    20:50 Avery Found Guilty of Murder and Being Handed the Life Sentence

    25:16 Avery Writes His Name in The Innocence Project History Books

    28:08 Events After ‘The Making a Murderer’ Was Released

    31:30 Avery’s Numerous Appeal Cases

    36:50 The Question Marks in Avery’s Murder Case

    38:08 Parting Thoughts

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  • Today, Scott and C. Derick react to the ABC 20/20 episode about the Brandon Woodruff case, along with the impact it had.

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  • Today, May 20th, 2022, ABC 20/20 is airing a two-hour episode on the Brandon Woodruff case. Today, Scott and C. Derick are joined by very special guest Richard Ray. The trio discuss the case along with the impact that 20/20 will have on it.

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  • Here we are with episode four of season three of the American Justice Podcast. Scott and C. Derick discuss the West Memphis 3 case where three juveniles were wrongfully convicted of Satanic murder despite lacking definitive evidence.

    Time Stamps
    02:17 Introducing the West Memphis 3
    06:09 Kidnap, Murder, and the Crime Scene
    13:03 Suspicion Based on Stereotypes
    19:51 Scarce Police Leads and Substandard Investigation
    26:02 False Witness Statements Through Intimidation
    29:49 Guilty of Satanic Murder
    34:21 Mishandling the Crime Scene by West Memphis Police
    37:59 New DNA Evidence and Juror Misconduct
    46:15 Retrial and the Alford Plea
    48:58 Final Thoughts

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  • “Racial Profiling and the Central Park 5”

    On episode three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick tell the story of the Central Park 5 and how it became one of New York’s most notorious racially charged cases. Stay tuned to find out what happened throughout the trials and what happens to the five men charged for a crime they didn’t commit.

    Time Stamps

    00:04:50 Introducing the Central Park 5 Case

    00:15:10 What Happened Trisha Meili in Central Park

    00:21:46 Arrest Frenzy and Racial Profiling

    00:31:12 Trump’s Calling for the Return of the Death Penalty and Inconclusive Data

    00:35:56 Start of the Trials

    00:42:02 Trisha Meili on Oprah and Matias Reyes’ Confession

    00:52:04 The Central Park 5 v. The City of New York

    00:58:51 Where is the Central Park 5 Now?

    01:06:41 Final Thoughts

    YouTube Channel:

    https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast

    Where to Listen:

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    Voicemail: (972) 942-0444
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    You can reach the hosts here -

    Scott Poggensee
    Email - [email protected]
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    www.twitter.com/moonscare1

    C. Derick Miller
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  • “Justice for Julius Jones or for Paul Howell?”

    Here we are with episode two of season three of the American Justice Podcast. Scott and C. Derick share the in-depth details of the famous Julius Jones case and the Howell family’s call for justice. Was Kim Kardashian right to take Julius’ side? Tune in to see who they think did it.

    00:41 Introducing Julius Jones and #JusticeForJulius

    07:38 The Timeline, Julius’ Side of the Story, and the “Facts”

    15:11 Julius’ Defence and the Purpose of Solitary Confinement

    18:51 Inconsistencies with Alibis, Inexperienced Investigators, and Racial Bias

    26:59 Paul Howell’s Family 20 Years Later and Celebrity Support

    34:05 Julius’ Violent History, Secret Plea Deals, and the Red Bandana

    42:21 Racism Changing the Outcome of the Case

    48:22 Final Thoughts

    YouTube Channel:

    https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast

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    Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178

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    You can reach the hosts here -

    Scott Poggensee
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  • In 2005, 20-year-old Ryan Ferguson was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, causing his father, Bill, to embark on a 10-year campaign to prove Ryan's innocence. Today we feature Ryan's case as we begin Season 3 of the American Justice Podcast! We hope you enjoy the new format and the cases we'll be brining you in the future.

    YouTube Channel:

    https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast

    Where to Listen:

    Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178

    Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview

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    Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com

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    You can reach the hosts here -

    Scott Poggensee
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    www.twitter.com/moonscare1

    C. Derick Miller
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  • This season's case involves a black man in a racist village called Caledonia, in Racine County, Wisconsin. Home state of the Steven Avery case (Making a Murderer) and the Kyle Rittenhouse case, Wisconsin seems to be very controversial in the way it hands down ... justice. This episode wraps up the entire season!

    A big shout out to Nic from the True Crime Garage for submitting the Vincent Cosey case. You'll hear from Nic throughout the season. We hope you enjoy!

    0:00 Introduction

    00:44 Episode Begins

    24:17 Nic & Scott Discuss There Were No Eye Witnesses to the Murder

    32:13 Nic & Scott Discuss the Prosecution's Theory of the Case

    45:50 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT about the American Justice Podcast!!

    YouTube Channel:

    https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast

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    Scott Poggensee
    Email - [email protected]
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    www.twitter.com/moonscare1

    C. Derick Miller
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  • This season's case involves a black man in a racist village called Caledonia, in Racine County, Wisconsin. Home state of the Steven Avery case (Making a Murderer) and the Kyle Rittenhouse case, Wisconsin seems to be very controversial in the way it hands down ... justice. This episode covers the second part of Day 4 of the trial.

    A big shout out to Nic from the True Crime Garage for submitting the Vincent Cosey case. You'll hear from Nic throughout the season. We hope you enjoy!

    0:00 Previously on the American Justice Podcast

    01:24 Introduction

    02:19 Episode Begins

    06:12 Nic & Scott Discuss No Recordings Being Made

    10:16 Resume Episode

    14:47 Nic & Scott Discuss Even Police Have Bad Apples Too

    19:08 Resume Episode

    37:30 Vinnie Discusses Stefnee's Friends and Why He Didn't Hang Around Them

    40:52 Resume Episode

    41:42 Nic & Scott Discuss the Different Types of Innocence

    50:58 Resume Episode

    51:28 Nic & Scott - Thank You's & Goodbyes

    54:16 Wrap Up

    YouTube Channel:

    https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast

    Where to Listen:

    Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178

    Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview

    Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX

    Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com

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    Voicemail: (972) 942-0444
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    You can reach the hosts here -

    Scott Poggensee
    Email - [email protected]
    www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee
    www.twitter.com/moonscare1

    C. Derick Miller
    www.cderickmiller.com
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