Stephanie Spurgeon was a married mother of two who had been running a daycare facility from her home for 15 years. On August 21, 2008, Stephanie took care of 1 year old Maria Harris for the first time. Maria’s grandmother picked her up that day, but soon noticed Maria was unresponsive. After 8 days in the hospital, Maria passed away. Because Stephanie was the last supervisor of the child, she was accused of murder and convicted of manslaughter based on the prosecution’s argument of Abusive Head Trauma. After 9 years in the Florida prison system, numerous Innocence Projects helped Stephanie assert her innocence, and in 2021, she accepted an Alford Plea and was finally freed.
In this updated episode, Jason Flom catches up with Stephanie to discuss the great advocacy work she is doing today to pay it forward to others who are wrongfully convicted.
To learn more and get involved, visit:
Tre Clay: https://www.instagram.com/justice_for_tre_clay/?hl=en
Stephanie's podcast, Freedom Fighters: https://open.spotify.com/show/6BR03ECj2NitXptajTtkmH
https://millerforstateattorney.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MillerForStateAttorney
https://www.instagram.com/millerforstateattorney/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/afmiller2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmwdSfek2aM
https://lavaforgood.com/with-jason-flom
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