Wrongful Conviction

By: Lava for Good Podcasts
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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 producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.
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  • #477 Jason Flom with Roosevelt Myles

    #477 Jason Flom with Roosevelt Myles
    Sep 19 2024

    Shortly before 3 a.m. on November 16, 1992, 16-year-old Shaharain Brandon was shot and killed in Chicago, IL. An eyewitness who was with Shaharain at the time of the shooting talked to police numerous times in hopes of identifying the gunman. Despite not mentioning him numerous times in her initial interviews, the eyewitness ended up identifying Roosevelt Myles in a photo lineup. Despite no physical evidence tying him to the crime, Roosevelt was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the murder.

    To learn more and get involved, visit:

    http://www.helpbreakthechain.org/

    https://www.bonjeanlaw.com/

    Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    34 mins
  • #476 Maggie Freleng with Marvin Haynes

    #476 Maggie Freleng with Marvin Haynes
    Sep 16 2024

    In 2004, Marvin Haynes was a pretty average 16-year-old — watching Nickelodeon, chasing trends and girls, just having a good time. “I just couldn't wait for the weekends” Marvin says. Until he was picked up by police for a murder at a Minneapolis, MN flower shop. With no physical evidence tying Marvin to the scene, shaky witness IDs, and even a witness recanting at the stand, teenage Marvin was sentenced to life in prison.

    Learn more and get involved or donate below.

    Help Marvin Haynes start his new life after exoneration:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/exonerated-after-19-years-support-marvin-haynes

    Great North Innocence Project:

    https://www.greatnorthinnocenceproject.org/donate

    Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    42 mins
  • #475 Jason Flom with Leslie Vass

    #475 Jason Flom with Leslie Vass
    Sep 12 2024

    One morning in February of 1975, 17-year-old high school basketball star Leslie Vass was running an errand for his mother at the local pharmacy in Baltimore, MD when he was approached by a police officer. This was Vass’s first encounter with the police, and he was confused and frightened when they placed him under arrest at gunpoint. Four months prior, three men robbed a delivery man at this same pharmacy. The victim of this robbery happened to be there that day, and reported that Vass was one of the armed robbers. Vass was sentenced to 20 years in prison solely on the questionable testimony of this one witness.

    Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    33 mins
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