A deep-dive investigative podcast examining landmark cases of wrongful imprisonment through the lens of systemic failures and human resilience. Two hosts - a legal investigator and justice advocate - dissect how innocent people lost decades behind bars, exploring the flawed investigations, legal missteps, and the heroic fights for exoneration that exposed deep cracks in our justice system.
In this episode, we delve into the gripping case of Walter McMillian, an African American man wrongfully convicted for the murder of an 18-year-old girl in Monroeville, Alabama. Despite having a solid alibi, McMillian was sentenced to death based on the perjured testimonies of state witnesses. We explore the racial bias, perjury, and prosecutorial misconduct that led to his conviction, as well as the tireless efforts of Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative that eventually led to his exoneration.
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