Recantation - Bill Little and Jamie Snow

About this episode

The episode discusses the murder of William Little and the flawed investigation that led to Jamie Snow being implicated based on unreliable testimonies.

On Easter Sunday in 1991, 18-year-old William Little was murdered at a Bloomington, Illinois gas station for a mere $60. The initial investigation led veteran detective Charles Crowe to Jamie Snow, a man who passed a lie detector test and didn't fit the profile of a killer. The case went cold for years until two rookie detectives took over and built a case based almost entirely on the testimony of jailhouse informants and shifting eyewitness accounts. **The original release of this episode included discussion suggesting that Susan Claycomb confessed to being a part of this crime and told authorities Jamie Snow was guilty. However, that is not the case and the audio has been adjusted to reflect the reality that Susan always denied involvement and has fought to prove Jamie's innocence.

Topics covered

• murder
• investigation
• false testimony
• eyewitness accounts
• criminal justice

Keywords

• William Little
• Jamie Snow
• murder investigation
• false testimony
• eyewitness accounts
• criminal justice

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bloomington, Illinois

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