About this episode
The episode discusses a tragic incident involving identical twins and the complexities of their bond when one is wrongfully imprisoned for a crime the other committed.
Sharing a special episode this week from a new podcast called Blood Will Tell. When a birthday party in suburban San Jose turns deadly, 18-year-old identical twins are arrested for suspected murder. One brother spends nearly two years in jail before the truth comes out: authorities locked up the wrong twin. How could one brother let his twin take the fall? And why would the other sacrifice his freedom for a crime he didn’t commit? Blood Will Tell is a modern-day saga of Shakespearean proportions, following Vietnamese-American brothers whose unbreakable bond is tested by silence, sacrifice, and an unthinkable choice. In this episode, after a drunken fight at a birthday party turns deadly, police narrow in on two suspects — identical twin brothers, Trung and Anh. But when an eye witness mistakes the brothers for each other in a lineup, one brother must make a heartbreaking sacrifice. Listen to more episodes of Blood Will Tell at https://wondery.com/shows/blood-will-tell/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- murder
- identical twins
- sacrifice
- family bonds
- wrongful conviction
Keywords
- murder
- twins
- sacrifice
- wrongful conviction
- San Jose
- Blood Will Tell
- Vietnamese-American
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Blood Will Tell
Places: San Jose, Vietnamese-American
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