Wrongful Conviction19 Okt 2023

#399 Jason Flom with Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson

On March 29, 1994, 10-year-old Rodney Collins was fatally shot while riding his bike after being caught in a crossfire between two street gangs in Chicago, IL. Two brothers, 17-year-old Sean Tyler and 18-year-old Reginald Henderson, came under suspicion after a corrupt police force used extreme physical abuse to force false confessions out of them and others. Despite no evidence linking them to the crime other than their coerced false confessions, the brothers were each sentenced to over 50 years in prison.

Jason Flom talks to Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson along with Sean's attorney, Karl Leonard from The Exoneration Project.

To learn more and get involved, please visit:

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https://www.exonerationproject.org/

To hear more about Chicago's infamous police commander Jon Burge and his 'Midnight Crew':

https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/360-wrongful-conviction-false-confessions-midnight-crew-update/

https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/211-jason-flom-with-marcus-wiggins/

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