#173 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Ricky Davis
One woman was forced to talk. The other was forced to listen. Both were powerless. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin tell us about a California man named Ricky Davis. In 1985, Ricky and his girlfriend, C...
23 Nov 202032min
#172 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Shaken Baby Syndrome
In the final episode of the season, Josh Dubin explores Shaken Baby Syndrome with Kate Judson, Executive Director for the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences. Shaken Baby Syndrome isn’t a foolpr...
18 Nov 202036min
#171 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Walter Ogrod
To win exoneration, it wasn’t enough for the DA to declare innocence. The judge had to agree, or Walter wasn’t going anywhere. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us to Philadelphia for the story of ...
16 Nov 202031min
#170 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Eyewitness Testimony
Josh Dubin discusses Eyewitness Testimony with renowned psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, a professor at the University of California, Irvine. She studies human memory, specifically the malleability of m...
11 Nov 202034min
#169 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Emerson Stevens
Sometimes when detectives can't get a confession they'll settle for a something else Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin explore the story of Emerson Stevens, a fisherman from Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay. Wh...
9 Nov 202030min
#168 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - The Birmingham Six
The thing about torture is that it works, at least if your only goal is to find a scapegoat. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin take us to Birmingham, England. In 1972, two pubs were bombed, and six innoc...
2 Nov 202032min
#167 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Roadside Drug Test Evidence
Josh Dubin examines Roadside Drug Testing with Greg Glod, Criminal Justice Senior Policy Fellow. Faulty tests, which cost police departments $2 a piece or less, are widely used across the United State...
28 Okt 202032min
#166 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - The Midnight Crew
In Chicago, old habits die hard. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us inside one of the worst police abuse scandals in U.S. history. For decades on the southside of Chicago, a group of white cops t...
26 Okt 202030min
