About this episode
The episode discusses the wrongful conviction of Michael Morton, who spent 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, highlighting issues of hidden evidence and prosecutorial misconduct.
A three-year-old boy witnessed the horrifying murder of his mother—but no one believed what he said. Instead, police rushed to arrest his father, Michael Morton, who would spend 25 years in prison for a crime he never committed. Hidden evidence, prosecutorial misconduct, and a forgotten bloodstained bandana would eventually expose one of the most disturbing wrongful convictions in American history—and reveal the real killer who remained free for decades. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.
People in this episode
Host: Vmedia
Topics covered
- wrongful conviction
- true crime
- prosecutorial misconduct
- murder
- justice system
Keywords
- wrongful conviction
- Michael Morton
- murder
- prosecutorial misconduct
- justice
- true crime
- American history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American history
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