Lauren Bright Pacheco is back with six new, inspiring episodes of Wrongful Conviction that celebrate the potential of ordinary people to overcome extraordinary injustices and question the system that put them there. When it comes to the injustice of wrongful conviction—of years, freedom, and futures lost—who do we hold accountable? Tune in every Thursday starting November 13 to learn more. | Wrongful Conviction
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Lauren Bright Pacheco is back with six new, inspiring episodes of Wrongful Conviction that celebrate the potential of ordinary people to overcome extraordinary injustices and question the system that put them there. When it comes to the injustice of wrongful conviction—of years, freedom, and futures lost—who do we hold accountable? Tune in every Thursday starting November 13 to learn more. | Wrongful Conviction
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A new episode of Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco is out now. Robert “Bobby” Bintz and his brother David spent two and a half decades in prison for the 1987 murder of Sandra Lison—despite no physical evidence tying them to the crime and a case built on a coerced confession and tunnel-visioned investigation. Their convictions were finally vacated in 2024, after genetic genealogy identified the real perpetrator, clearing the brothers after they spent decades fighting to prove their i
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A new episode of Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco is out now. Robert “Bobby” Bintz and his brother David spent two and a half decades in prison for the 1987 murder of Sandra Lison—despite no physical evidence tying them to the crime and a case built on a coerced confession and tunnel-visioned investigation. Their convictions were finally vacated in 2024, after genetic genealogy identified the real perpetrator, clearing the brothers after they spent decades fighting to prove their i
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To avoid spending the rest of his life in prison, Rodney Roberts plead guilty for a crime he didn't commit on the advice of his court-appointed attorney. Hoping to get back to his son as soon as possible, Rodney took a plea deal in exchange for a 7 year sentence. But he would end up spending 18 years in custody before DNA evidence excluded him as a perpetrator and he was exonerated and released. Hear the unbelievable story now on WRONGFUL CONVICTION | Wrongful Conviction
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To avoid spending the rest of his life in prison, Rodney Roberts plead guilty for a crime he didn't commit on the advice of his court-appointed attorney. Hoping to get back to his son as soon as possible, Rodney took a plea deal in exchange for a 7 year sentence. But he would end up spending 18 years in custody before DNA evidence excluded him as a perpetrator and he was exonerated and released. Hear the unbelievable story now on WRONGFUL CONVICTION | Wrongful Conviction
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Who’s held accountable when the system gets it wrong? When innocent people lose years—sometimes decades—behind bars, the damage can’t be undone. Yet the prosecutors, investigators, and institutions responsible rarely face consequences. In a new season of WRONGFUL CONVICTION with Lauren Bright Pacheco, Lauren takes a hard look at accountability: what it means, why it’s rare, and how lives like Oscar Eagle’s are forever changed by its absence. Oscar was just a teenager when he was given a life sen
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Who’s held accountable when the system gets it wrong? When innocent people lose years—sometimes decades—behind bars, the damage can’t be undone. Yet the prosecutors, investigators, and institutions responsible rarely face consequences. In a new season of WRONGFUL CONVICTION with Lauren Bright Pacheco, Lauren takes a hard look at accountability: what it means, why it’s rare, and how lives like Oscar Eagle’s are forever changed by its absence. Oscar was just a teenager when he was given a life sen
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Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco returns November 13. Lauren’s interviews bring a rare combination of empathy and rigor—respectful, searching, and human—even as she unravels systemic flaws. This week, we're revisiting her unforgettable interview with James “Jimmy” Soto, who was convicted at age 20 of a 1981 double homicide with no physical evidence and multiple alibi witnesses. He and his cousin served 42 years—the longest wrongful-conviction sentences in Illinois history. Jimmy tu
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Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco returns November 13. Lauren’s interviews bring a rare combination of empathy and rigor—respectful, searching, and human—even as she unravels systemic flaws. This week, we're revisiting her unforgettable interview with James “Jimmy” Soto, who was convicted at age 20 of a 1981 double homicide with no physical evidence and multiple alibi witnesses. He and his cousin served 42 years—the longest wrongful-conviction sentences in Illinois history. Jimmy tu
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For 18 years, Rodney Roberts was incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. In 1996, he was arrested and charged with kidnapping and sexual assault after a 17-year-old girl identified him in a photographic lineup as her attacker. He was given the choice to either plead guilty and serve a minimum of seven years or proclaim his innocence and risk harsher sentencing—he chose the former. Turns out, the victim NEVER identified him. Listen to the full story now on WRONGFUL CONVICTION. #wrongfulconvic
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For 18 years, Rodney Roberts was incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. In 1996, he was arrested and charged with kidnapping and sexual assault after a 17-year-old girl identified him in a photographic lineup as her attacker. He was given the choice to either plead guilty and serve a minimum of seven years or proclaim his innocence and risk harsher sentencing—he chose the former. Turns out, the victim NEVER identified him. Listen to the full story now on WRONGFUL CONVICTION. #wrongfulconvic
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On a special episode of WRONGFUL CONVICTION with Jason Flom, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maggie Freleng discusses BONE VALLEY Season 3: Graves County, which takes us to a small Kentucky town where the horrific murder of 18-year-old Jessica Currin rocked a tight-knit community. Along the way, she teases out a complicated web of rumors and lies—a made-up story that led to the conviction of a man who Jessica's own family believes is innocent. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. | Wrong
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On a special episode of WRONGFUL CONVICTION with Jason Flom, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maggie Freleng discusses BONE VALLEY Season 3: Graves County, which takes us to a small Kentucky town where the horrific murder of 18-year-old Jessica Currin rocked a tight-knit community. Along the way, she teases out a complicated web of rumors and lies—a made-up story that led to the conviction of a man who Jessica's own family believes is innocent. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. | Wrong
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In 1975, detectives interrogated Marvin Grimm, Jr. for 10 straight hours. For hours, they delayed and obfuscated Miranda warnings. Grimm had no lawyer and was coping with a known panic disorder. By the end, they had what they wanted: a confession. But it wasn’t the truth. Decades later, DNA proved Marvin innocent. His case exposes a harsh reality: coerced confessions are a feature of manipulative interrogation tactics that target the vulnerable and ignore the evidence. Hear how Marvin survived t
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Convicted without evidence. Sentenced to life without parole based on lies. Quincy Cross was blamed for the murder of Jessica Currin in rural Graves County, KY—the case against him built on reward-driven testimony and a jailhouse snitch. His story reveals deep cracks in small-town justice. Hear his story on this week’s WRONGFUL CONVICTION with Maggie Freleng, and don’t miss next week’s two-episode premiere of Bone Valley Season 3: Graves County, Maggie’s in-depth investigation of the case. #Bone
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At 19, Jonathan Parker was sentenced to life without parole for the 1997 murder of Buffalo Police Officer Charles “Skip” McDougald — a crime he’s always maintained he didn’t commit. Despite pleading not guilty, his original defense failed him by admitting Parker committed the crime in his closing statement to avoid the death penalty, and the jury never heard the full story. Since his conviction, two key trial witnesses have recanted, raising new doubts about the case. Hear the full story on this
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Today is International Wrongful Conviction Day. Watch this video from Megan Crane, Co-Director of MJC's St. Louis Office and an expert on wrongful conviction litigation, as she explains how injustice prevails in our current legal system. | The MacArthur Justice Center
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Three Wrongful Convictions and One Straw That Solved the Case #reels #truecrime #storytelling | True Crime Recaps
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One man dead. One witness changing his story. That’s all it took to send Jermaine Archer to prison for 34 years. No physical evidence. Just one questionable ID. Hear how a single moment, and a flawed system, changed Jermaine’s life forever on the latest episode of WRONGFUL CONVICTION. | Wrongful Conviction
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One of the prosecution's key witnesses in the case of Manfred Younger was Jamal Gibbs, who testified that Younger told him he had committed the crimes he was being charged with. The problem with this? Gibbs was a known cooperator and violent criminal looking to get out of jail. Attorney Justin Bonus breaks it down on the latest episode of WRONGFUL CONVICTION. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. This episode of the Wrongful Conviction podcast is proudly sponsored by Erase PTSD Now. Ever
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Charles "Brandon" Martin has served over a decade in prison for first-degree attempted murder—a crime he was convicted of based mostly on circumstantial evidence and the prosecution's theory. On the latest episode of WRONGFUL CONVICTION, Brandon remembers his life before prison and how it centered around his children: "The most important thing to me is those kids." Learn more about Brandon's case and listen to his story in his own words wherever you get your podcasts. This episode of the Wrongfu
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Jamie Snow has spent decades in prison despite glaring issues with his case: not a single piece of physical evidence tied him to the 1991 murder he was convicted of, the key witness against Jamie later admitted their testimony was coerced and false, and numerous witnesses placed Jamie elsewhere at the time of the crime. Author John Grisham joins us on the latest episode of WRONGFUL CONVICTION to explore Jamie's story. Listen now. Clip: Unforgettable Lies: Framing Jamie Snow by @georgetownpji | W
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Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco returns on November 13 with a new season—and we're kicking off the countdown with a powerful rewind to Episode #454. At just 20 years old, James “Jimmy” Soto was convicted in a 1981 double homicide in Chicago’s Little Village, despite no physical evidence and multiple alibi witnesses. He and his cousin served 42 years—the longest wrongful-conviction sentences in Illinois history. While behind bars, Jimmy earned a college degree and became a jailhous
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A double murder. A “dying declaration.” A man condemned for life. In 1988, Jeff Boppre was convicted of killing Richard Valdez and Sharon Condon—based on a supposed message written in grease by a dying man. Decades later, new evidence points to another suspect and exposes a system built on coerced testimony and buried truth. Hear attorney Thomas P. Frerichs discuss the case and the fight to free Jeff Boppre on the latest episode of WRONGFUL CONVICTION with Jason Flom. | Wrongful Conviction
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In 2008, Quincy Cross was convicted of a horrific crime—the violent rape and murder of 18-year-old Jessica Currin. The basis for this conviction? The testimony of three girls who have since recanted their stories, saying they lied and Quincy was not involved with the murder. Two of them even signed affidavits about being paid money for their testimonies and being intimidated by Kentucky investigators. Jessica Currin's own father is convinced that Quincy is innocent and wants the real murderer he
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On the latest episode of WRONGFUL CONVICTION, Attorney Don Malarcik joins exoneree Louis Costilla to explore the broken system that led to Louis being arrested and convicted—along with three other men—for a murder he did not commit. He served more than thirty years in prison. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. This episode of the Wrongful Conviction podcast is proudly sponsored by Erase PTSD Now. Every day, countless individuals face the invisible wounds of trauma and PTSD. Your suppo
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