S03E10 - Floyd Blesoe

In episode ten, season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the twisted tale of two brothers, Tom and Floyd Bledsoe, the main suspects in the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 14-year-old Camille Arfmann. They discuss how one brother spent nearly 16 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit before being cleared by DNA evidence and a suicide note.     04:13  Introduction 11:05  14-year-old Camille Arfmann Goes Missing 14:07  Tom Bledsoe Confesses to Killing Camille and Turns Himself In 18:03  Camille's Body is Found Raped and with Bullet Wounds 19:02  Tom Changes His Story After Going to Jail 20:05  Tom is Released, and Floyd Bledsoe is Arrested Instead 21:05  Floyd Goes to Trial 26:05  Forensic Evidence From the Crime Scene 27:10  Floyd's 2-year-old Son Makes a Controversial Statement 30:10  Floyd's Allabys on the Day of the Murder 31:07  The Jury Finds Floyd Guilty and is Sentenced to Life in Prison 33:38  Did the Courts Wrongfully Convict an Innocent Man? 37:39  The Controversial Details Around Floyd's Court Cases 39:44  Floyd's Petition Goes Through and is Released on Bond 40:31  Floyd is Sent Back to Prison  41:07  DNA Evidence to the Rescue 42:36  Tom and His Father's DNA are Found on Camille's Rape Kit 43:01  Why the Police Failed to Use DNA Evidence Before Incriminating Floyd 44:35  Tom Commits Suicide and Leaves a Suicide Note Confessing to the Murder 48:10  Floyd is Released and Files a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit 50:06  Factors That Contributed to Floyd's Wrongful Conviction 55:41  Parting Thoughts YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: info@americanjusticepodcast.com You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - Scott@AtuAProductions.com www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1 C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/ Videos and Links   Court: Attorney can't claim immunity in Floyd Bledsoe case Man questions what it takes to prove a wrongful conviction in Kansas Floyd Bledsoe: Putting the Sense in Innocence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_mLiLBUL_A Floyd Bledsoe interview: Wildlife artwork https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brothers-suicide-note-confession-frees-man-after-15-years-prison-n477301 https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2019/08/21/us-court-of-appeals-no-absolute-immunity-for-prosecutor-of-exonerated-floyd-bledsoe/4413970007/ https://casetext.com/case/bledsoe-v-vanderbilt https://www2.ljworld.com/news/public-safety/2020/dec/06/floyd-bledsoe-5-years-after-exoneration/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4809&fbclid=IwAR1pkQz6L_VHgHHu5sIwXVSy-SC1qrWy6YrXWWmpsLs5EBFfIDK9Bb0o5_4