S02E07 - Day 3 Part 2

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!

Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAXssCZxXN8&list=PLqNWaaw1ZhxnfHNiCLg-GMvrqj2Cv-IIK&index=6

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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

Links and Videos

• 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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Videos and Links

• 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