The Innocence Files

Guilty until proven innocent.
The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.
Episodes

1The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt
58 minApr 15, 2020
Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in the 1990s.

2The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me
51 minApr 15, 2020
Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.

3The Evidence: The Duty to Correct
58 minApr 15, 2020
In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.

4The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy
53 minApr 15, 2020
A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.

5The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo
57 minApr 15, 2020
Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.

6The Witness: Making Memory
70 minApr 15, 2020
In 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth surfaces.

7The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
86 minApr 15, 2020
Shortly after a Philadelphia murder, nearby Chester Hollman is arrested. To guarantee his conviction, police and prosecution cross indefensible lines.

8The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi
74 minApr 15, 2020
A suspect in a Houston cop's murder has a solid alibi — until his girlfriend suddenly changes her story. Years later she reveals an explosive secret.

9The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man
66 minApr 15, 2020
A problematic police sketch incriminates a rape suspect in 1994, while a trove of DNA evidence goes untested. Then a determined new lawyer steps in.
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