Delia learns how both sides approached the August 2004 trial of Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen, and how Jessicah Black remembers preparing to testify as the star witness. The boys' false confession arguments flounder despite law enforcement's methods being less than sound.
Nov 2024
Ep 6 of 11: Jurisprudence
<p>The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission convenes and staff investigators reveal everything they’ve dug into over the course of nearly five years. Jessicah, Jermal, Rayshawn, Nathaniel, and Christopher come under questioning again, but maintain their truth. New DNA evid ... Show More
59m 48s
Sep 2022
Chapter 3 | Trial by Ambush
Chapter 3 of 9 Facing the death penalty, Leo Schofield retains renowned Polk County defense attorney Jack Edmund, who must square off against an aggressive young prosecutor, John Aguero at trial. The prosecutor builds his case around testimony from numerous witnesses who describe ... Show More
53m 18s
Feb 2025
The Sting (Somaya Hussein Ahmed)
<p>After a young woman is found dead, police are quick to identify her killer. Gathering the proof wasn't quite as fast. A phone, a camera, and a police informant would prove pivotal to this case.</p><p> </p><p>View source material and photos for this episode at: <a href="https:/ ... Show More
54m 12s
Nov 2019
Ep 93: The Murder of Dan Markel (Part 1)
In July 2014, FSU law professor Dan Markel was shot and killed in the driveway of his home in Tallahassee, Florida. Investigators immediately suspected that the family of Dan’s ex-wife, Wendi Adelson, was behind the murder, but would they be able to prove it? After two years of i ... Show More
1h 20m