3. Kanadas värsta rättsskandal - Robert Sanderson

Det är den 6 augusti 1996. I Winnipeg i Kanada har polisen larmats till ett hus där tre män har blivit brutalt mördade. Vittnesuppgifter leder snart utredarna till en huvudmisstänkt – Robert Sanderson. Problemet är bara, att det egentligen inte finns några bevis.

Trots stora brister i utredningen, tvivelaktiga vittnen och osäkra testmetoder kommer det dröja länge innan Robert blir tagen på allvar.

Detta är berättelsen om Robert Sanderson som satt fängslad nästan 30 år utan konkreta bevis,

Inläsare: Hilda Henze
Manus: Emmeli Nyblom
Redaktör: Alex Haeger
Producent: Oliver Bergman

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