Based on the files of the lawyers who freed them, Wrongful Conviction features interviews with men and women who have spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit – some of them had even been sentenced to death. These are their stories.
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Righteous Convictions - @soyouwanttotalkabout
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The Instagram account @soyouwanttotalkabout has amassed 2.5 million followers in just over a year while tackling nuanced issues through well designed and highly informative graphic slideshows. There has been some speculation about the identity behind the social media phenomenon...until now. https://www.instagram.com/soyouwanttotalkabout/?hl=en Righ…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Glen Assoun
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A Nova Scotia man was targeted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend despite a rock solid alibi and evidence pointing toward a man later discovered to be a serial killer. Learn more and get involved at: http://innocencecanada.com/ https://www.instagram.com/innocencecanada/?hl=en https://www.wrongfulconvictionpodcast.com/with-jason-flom Wrongful Convi…
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Righteous Convictions - Actor and Philanthropist Tony Goldwyn
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Not only is Tony Goldwyn emotive on screen, but he also shows a lot of heart as an active philanthropist with organizations, spanning health, criminal justice, disaster relief, and the arts. https://innocenceproject.org/ https://www.americares.org/ https://standuptocancer.org/ https://2st.com/ https://mptf.com/ Righteous Convictions is a production…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Ru-El Sailor
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A night out in November 2002 turned deadly when Nicole Hubbard called for her protective older brother Cordell. Then, Ru-El Sailor took the fall for his best friend’s violence with the help of a vindictive vice detective. Learn more and get involved at: https://www.instagram.com/comma_club_clothing/?hl=en https://www.gofundme.com/f/ruel-sailor039s-…
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Righteous Convictions - Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
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As the 72nd governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe championed civil rights and equal justice for all, reinstating the voting rights of 173,000 former felons despite rabid opposition. After his 1st term, he continued to support that agenda and fully intends to pass even more righteous reforms in his 2nd term. https://terrymcauliffe.com/ Righteous Con…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - JoAnn Parks
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On April 9th, 1989, a fire took JoAnn Parks’ 3 children. Originally ruling the fire an accident, the nonscientific arson investigation - just as subjectively - switched directions to call her a monster and steal 29 years of her life. Learn more and get involved at: https://www.wrongfulconvictionpodcast.com/with-jason-flom Wrongful Conviction with J…
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Righteous Convictions - Author, Educator, and Marketing Guru Seth Godin
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In the early days of the internet, Seth Godin invented part of how email marketing works, but this was just one chapter in an overarching story about the sharing of ideas. https://akimbo.com/ https://www.akimbo.link/ Righteous Convictions is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1. See omnystudio.com/listener for p…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Nelson Cruz
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On March 28th, 1998, Nelson Cruz was celebrating his birthday over Chinese food with friends when they heard shots fired down the block. Police were immediately on scene to make an arrest, yet somehow, Nelson became the target of a notorious pair of NYPD detectives. Learn more and get involved at: https://www.change.org/p/brooklyn-district-attorney…
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Righteous Convictions - US Representative James Clyburn
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Getting his first taste for organizing during the civil rights era in the South, Congressman Jim Clyburn continues to fight the good fight. Righteous Convictions is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Lava for Good Podcasts
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Paul Hildwin
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On September 9th, 1985, Paul Hildwin went hitchhiking, stole and cashed a personal check, but did not murdered anyone. However, both the state and cancer found him very hard to kill. Learn more and get involved at: https://innocenceproject.org/ https://sunnycenter.org/ https://www.wrongfulconvictionpodcast.com/with-jason-flom Wrongful Conviction wi…
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Righteous Convictions - Newly Elected Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams
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Weary from fighting the system one case at a time in the most incarcerated city in the most incarcerated country in the world, Jason Williams decided to change New Orleans justice at the source. For a limited time in the Wrongful Conviction Podcasts’ feed and live in a feed all its own, Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1 are …
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Anthony Apanovitch
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On August 23rd, 1984, Mary Anne Flynn was beaten and strangled to death in her bedroom, and investigators collected semen from her body. DNA testing set the man who painted her house free, yet somehow he’s still on death row. Learn more and get involved at: https://www.justice4apanovitch.com/petition-to-save-tony https://www.wrongfulconvictionpodca…
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Righteous Convictions - Journalist, Attorney, and Writer Emily Bazelon
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Jason speaks with Emily Bazelon whose upbringing in a family of super achieving sisters and politically active parents forged a journalist on a path to change the world with words. Coincidentally, that drive caused her path to cross Jason’s in a serendipitous way. For a limited time in the Wrongful Conviction Podcasts’ feed and coming soon to a fee…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Alfred Dewayne Brown
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On April 3rd, 2003, 3 men robbed a check cashing store in Houston, TX, killing the clerk and the responding officer. When it comes to convictions, getting 2 out of 3 right is still very wrong, especially when the state knew it before trial. Learn more and get involved at: https://www.innocenceproject.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvy14fdjj8…
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Righteous Convictions - Attorney, Author, Podcast Host Rabia Chaudry
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On the 2nd episode of Righteous Convictions, Jason speaks with Rabia Chaudry who graduated law school only to find that both her little brother’s best friend and the entire Muslim American community needed her help. She rose to the challenges before her in many more ways than simply starring in Serial. For a limited time in the Wrongful Conviction …
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Pablo Fernandez
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On June 10th, 1993, Henry Gomez was wounded, and Manny Quintero was killed in a drive-by shooting in Harlem. Alleged ex coke dealer turned NYPD cop AJ Melino and repeat wrongful conviction offender Detective Mark Tebbens joined forces with members of the Yellow Top crack gang to spin a tale that sent Pablo Fernandez away for almost 25 years in exch…
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Righteous Convictions - Senator Dick Durbin
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On Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom, you’ve heard from people who have fallen victim to the gaping cracks in our criminal legal system. In doing this work, Jason crosses paths with so many people who are also fighting the good fight and whose good deeds need to be shared and supported. In this inaugural episode of Righteous Convictions, Jason sp…
Wrongful Conviction Podcasts' Jason Flom speaks with some of today's most prominent and active thought leaders and change makers in a new interview series from Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1. Some of his guests include Senator Dick Durbin, Rabia Chaudry, Representative Jim Clyburn, Seth Godin, and many more. This series w…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Larry DeLisle
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After a hot summer day - August 3rd, 1989, the DeLisle’s took their 4 children for ice cream along the Detroit River. A mechanical defect in their car caused the night to take a deadly turn that sent Larry DeLisle to prison for what should have been seen as a tragic accident. Learn more and get involved at: https://www.change.org/p/gretchen-whitmer…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Kiera Newsome
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On the day after Easter 2001 in South Central, LA, a female 11 Deuce Hoover fired into a group of Blocc Crips, wounding one and killing another. Even though Kiera Newsome was in class at the time and avoided gangs entirely, the unending Crip-Hoover rivalry took both her boyfriend’s life and eventually 19 years of her own. Learn more and get involve…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Felipe Rodriguez
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It was Thanksgiving Eve when Maureen Fernandez went to a few of her usual bars with an unknown man in a black Monte Carlo. The next morning, her body was discovered in an empty lot, where the night watchman had seen a white car leaving in the early hours. Detectives and their star witness got really creative when the case went cold. Learn more and …
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Danny Rincon
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In the late 80’s and early 90’s, the Sepulveda’s Red Top crew ran the crack game in the South Bronx. When the Yellow Top crew tried to open up shop in an alleyway on Beekman Avenue, Nelson Sepulveda and 3 enforcers sprayed the alleyway with bullets on December 16th, 1991, killing 4 and wounding 1. Danny Rincon, who was with the Orange Top crew, had…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Marty Tankleff 2021 UPDATE
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On September 7th, 1988, Marty Tankleff awoke for his 1st day of his senior year of high school only to find his mother had been killed, while his father held on by a thread. Curiously, he became the target of the investigation, despite some glaringly suspicious characters. Learn more and get involved at: https://www.makinganexoneree.com/ https://me…
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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom - Rob Will
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At sunrise on December 4th, 2000, sheriff’s deputies rolled up on Rob Will and Michael Allen Rosario as they stripped hubcaps in North Houston. One of them thought escaping responsibility for this petty crime was more important than Deputy Barrett Hill’s life. Learn more and get involved at: https://www.freerobwill.org/ https://www.change.org/p/fre…
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Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tommy Ward Part 2
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No body, no bones, no motive. Just a decades long nightmare that has not ended. For the final episode of Season 2 Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin take us back to Ada, Oklahoma, for the second half of the story of Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot. When we left off last week, Tommy and Karl were sitting on death row, after police turned Tommy’s bad dream …