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Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom

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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.

Episodes

Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Ricky Davis

Nov 23 2020 • 1961 MIN

One woman was forced to talk, the other was not allowed. Both were powerless. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin tell you about a California man named Ricky Davis. In 1985, Ricky and his girlfriend, C...

Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Shaken Baby Syndrome

Nov 18 2020 • 2190 MIN

In the final episode of the season, Josh Dubin explores Shaken Baby Syndrome with Kate Judson, Executive Director for the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences. Shaken Baby Syndrome isn’t a fo...

Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Walter Ogrod

Nov 16 2020 • 1913 MIN

To win exoneration, it wasn’t enough for the DA to declare innocence. The judge had to agree, or Walter wasn’t going anywhere. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us to Philadelphia for the sto...

Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Eyewitness Testimony

Nov 11 2020 • 2065 MIN

Josh Dubin discusses Eyewitness Testimony with renowned psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, a professor at the University of California, Irvine. She studies human memory, specifically the malleability o...

Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Emerson Stevens

Nov 9 2020 • 1827 MIN

Sometimes when detectives can't get a confession they'll settle for a something else Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin explore the story of Emerson Stevens, a fisherman from Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay...

Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - 1 Week Hiatus

Nov 4 2020 • 51 MIN

Josh Dubin was called to Kansas to represent an innocent man named Albert Wilson, and we are pulling for a successful resolution to this case. Josh will return next week with a brand new episode of...