S03E09 - Anthony Wright

In S03E09 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick dissect the story of Anthony Wright, a 20-year-old man who was wrongly convicted of raping and murdering 77-year-old Louise Talley in 1991. The duo narrates how Mr. Wright endured two trials and 25 years in prison before DNA evidence found him not guilty of the 1991 rape and murder. Time Stamps 00:40  Introduction 09:38  Unethical Practices Among Law Enforcement Officials 15:05  The History of DNA Forensics 18:37  The Rape and Murder of 77-Year-Old Louise Talley 20:57  Incriminating Confessions From Roland Saint James and John Richardson 26:35  Detectives Decide To Go After Anthony Wright 28:25  Police Arrest and Interrogate Anthony Wright 31:52  Anthony Signs a Written Confession Admitting to Raping and Killing Louise Talley 32:14  Anthony is Charged with Multiple Counts of Murder and Rape 33:51  Police Search Anthony’s House and “Find” Blood-Stained Clothes 34:24  Two Teenage Friends Claim to Have Seen Anthony at the Crime Scene 36:25  Conflicting Testimony From Anthony’s Mom 39:33  Anthony Defends Himself In Court 44:01  Anthony is Found Guilty and Sentenced to Life in Prison 45:22  DNA Testing of the Rape Kit Uncovers Ronnie Byrd’s DNA 47:45  How the Police Coerced Two Teenage Witnesses Into Testifying Against Mr. Wright 49:20  Anthony Testifies on His Own Behalf, Again 51:20  Anthony is Acquitted and Released  53:10  Anthony’s Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Settles for $9.85 million 53:51  How Philadelphia Detectives Wrongfully Convicted Dozens of Innocent People in the 90s 58:05  The Unbreakable Bond Between Anthony Wright and His Son 01:06:29  Anthony and Rob G. Kelly Publish a Memoir 01:06:54  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: "Finally Free" - The Tony Wright Story Tony Wright speaks out a month after his exoneration Anthony Wright freed from prison after DNA proved his innocence - Daily Mail Exonerated - Anthony Wright, Wrongfully Spent 25 Years Behind Bars After Accused Of Murder And Rape Articles: https://innocenceproject.org/philadelphia-man-acquitted/ https://innocenceproject.org/innocence-project-tribute-fathers-anthony-wright/ https://innocenceproject.org/cases/anthony-wright-exonerated/ https://whyy.org/articles/a-memoir-describes-philadelphia-mans-wrongful-conviction-and-fight-for-justice/ https://medium.com/philadelphia-justice/ppd-detectives-involved-in-wrongful-rape-murder-conviction-retrial-of-anthony-wright-charged-84b787583759 https://innocenceproject.org/innocence-project-responds-to-recent-factual-misstatements-in-anthony-wright-case/ https://innocenceproject.org/innocence-project-responds-to-recent-factual-misstatements-in-anthony-wright-case/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4970 https://www.businessinsider.com/former-philadelphia-prosecutor-accused-of-lying-about-anthony-wright-case-2021-4 https://www.davisvanguard.org/2021/08/former-philly-detectives-involved-in-wrongful-conviction-of-anthony-wright-charged-after-grand-jury-investigation/ https://www.inquirer.com/news/a/anthony-wright-philadelphia-homicide-detective-murder-convictions-20211014.html