S03E13 - Kirk Bloodsworth

In Episode 13, Season 3 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick tackle the tragic tale of Kirk Bloodsworth, a waterman and decorated Marine who was charged and convicted for sexual assault, rape, and first-degree murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton in 1984. They discuss how an innocent man was convicted of a rape-murder he didn't commit, only for DNA evidence to exonerate him and link one of his prison mates to the crime. 05:57 Introduction 07:55 Factors That Led to the Arrest of 23-year-old Kirk Bloodsworth 09:45 Kirk is Arrested Even Though Physical Description of Suspect Does Not Match His Appearance 10:46 Witness Misidentification and Wrongful Convictions 11:39 Kirk is Charged with First Degree Murder, Sexual Assault, and Rape 13:46 The Trial: Five Witnesses Testify Against Kirk 16:58 The Lack of Physical Evidence In Kirk's Case 17:39 Kirk is Found Guilty and Sentenced to Die in a Gas Chamber 18:11 Glaring Holes in Kirk's Case 19:19 The Drama of Faulty Investigations and Questionable Persecution 20:01 The Retrial: Kirk Gets Two Life Sentences  23:25 Kirk is Released After DNA Evidence Proves He Wasn't at The Scene of the Crime 24:25 Kirk Becomes the First Deathrow Inmate to Be Exonerated By Post-Conviction DNA Testing 25:09 DNA Testing Links Kirk's Prison Mate, Kimberly Shay Ruffner, To The Murder of Dawn Hamilton 26:32 Mr. Ruffner is Fomarly Charged with Dawn's Murder 27:58 Kirk Becomes a Wrongful Conviction Advocate 30:32 Compensation For Wrongful Convictions 33:15 Parting Thoughts   Resources: Juryintegrity.com Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence #DNA #Kirk #Bloodsworth #juryintegrity #wrongful #convictions #criminaljusticesystem #criminaljusticereforms #demandjustice #doublemurdercase #murdermystery #murder #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #police #unsolved #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimefan #unsolvedmysteries  Links and Videos Kirk Bloodsworth compensated $400K decades after his exoneration Kirk Bloodsworth - DNA Evidence Innocence Project Speaker: DNA Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth From Death Row to Exoneration Thanks to DNA https://innocenceproject.org/cases/kirk-bloodsworth/?fbclid=IwAR10zCSUGsEMaK1ZMOwPgPw71SGUEwWC3wI1hpR2nu04V-prq1n6vqCGH3U https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3032 https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news-brief/death-row-exoneree-kirk-bloodsworth-receives-supplemental-compensation-under-new-maryland-wrongful-imprisonment-statute https://www.wbaltv.com/article/exoneree-kirk-bloodsworth-compensated/37882552# https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/single-post/kirk-bloodsworth https://www.uis.edu/illinoisinnocenceproject/defenders-of-the-innocent-event/ https://www.chesapeake.edu/article/kirk-bloodsworth-shares-story-documentary-0 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/