THREE27 Mar 2025

The Prison Priest | Chapter 4

By 1996, because of pressure from Dana Ireland’s family and the media and the want to close this case for good, the police decided to send the case to prosecutors—despite DNA evidence excluding Ian and Shawn Schweitzer, as well as Frank Pauline Jr. But as the public scrutiny grows, so do the lies. Frank, hoping for leniency, spins a series of contradictory stories to the police and the press—before ultimately recanting on live TV and accusing the police of coercing his confession. In Chapter 4, Amanda Knox, drawing from her own experience, exposes how flawed science, false testimony, and prosecutorial egos can turn a weak case into a nightmare conviction.

You can view the materials referenced in this episode at https://threepodcast.com/chapter-4-the-prison-priest

Please consider donating to Ian’s GoFundMe at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ian-schweitzer-after-wrongful-conviction.

You can visit www.hawaiiinnocenceproject.org and click the donate button to support them, their work and their clients.

Amanda Knox’s new memoir, Free: My Search for Meaning is available at www.amandaknox.com.

If you have any information about the abduction and murder of Dana Ireland, we encourage you to contact the Hawai’i Innocence Project at contacthip@hawaiiinnocenceproject.org.

You can also contact Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and the Hawai’i Police Department at (808) 961-2380 or visit their website Hawaiipolice.gov to submit a tip.

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