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SIXTH HOUR: The Wrongful Conviction of Brendan DasseyAuthor: Tracy Keogh
This is the story of the wrongful conviction of Brendan Dassey. When Brendan Dassey uttered Im really stupid Mum, I cant help it this was not the failure of a vulnerable teenager but the exposure of the systemic failings of Wisconsin's criminal justice system. This season join me as I step back into Manitowoc 2005 and explore and re-examine the factors at the heart of this profound miscarriage of justice. Language: en Genres: True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Innocent: The Intentional Conviction of Jason Baldwin
Episode 18
Monday, 26 July, 2021
“Taking the Alford Plea hurt my soul more than being found guilty in 1994 did," shares Jason Baldwin, a man who is so much more than a member of the West Memphis 3. “When they forced me to take the Alford Plea something in me broke…” The presumption of innocence and guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is seemingly reserved for a select few. For many flowing through the US system of [in]justice particularly children like 16-year-old Jason Baldwin and 16-year-old Brendan Dassey, the presumption of innocence is nothing more than a fallacy, a notion of intent not delivered. Contending with forces that conspire to convict, targeted by unmerciful prosecutors and defended by bad state actors - the truth of their innocence becomes a casualty of chaos. Jason Baldwin joins me on the Sixth Hour to discuss his life pre and post-the-lived and survived experience of his wrongful conviction, Brendan Dassey, and his role as co-founder of innocence org Proclaim Justice. Music reproduced with permission. Song: Bad Man Artist: Sarah and the Underground Writer: Sarah Marie Dillard “One of the first songs written after 'Making a Murderer' was released, 'Bad Man' by Sarah & The Underground is an unofficial anthem of the fight to free Brendan Dassey." - Steven Drizin, Legal Defense for Brendan Dassey
