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Jun 18

45m 35s

The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 2

Serial Productions & The New York Times

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The way the state constructed the case, there’s no one big shiny piece of evidence for the defense to knock down. Instead, there are a million little threads to pull at. With less than two months until the execution, the lawyers comb through the evidence one last time, and a new witness offers unexpected revelations.

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The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 4

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