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Episode 8 | Bondage to the Law
Season 1 Episode 8
Episode 8 of 8
In a rare and remarkable move, the current Jefferson County District Attorney, Danny Carr, has asked the court to throw out Toforest’s conviction and order a new trial. The original pr…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 7 | Messy
Season 1 Episode 7
Episode 7 of 8
The original trial prosecutor, Jeff Wallace, begins to doubt Violet Ellison's credibility several years after Toforest's conviction. Beth embarks on an investigative journey to examine…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 6 | Misfiled
Season 1 Episode 6
Episode 6 of 8
Beth unravels disturbing revelations about the State’s handling of Violet Ellison, the earwitness whose testimony forms the backbone of the case against Toforest. She tracks the tenaci…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 5 | Anybody Will Do
Season 1 Episode 5
Episode 5 of 8
Beth combs through the trial transcripts to understand how Toforest was convicted of Deputy Hardy’s murder with no physical evidence. During the trial, the State introduces a new witne…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 4 | Witness or Defendant
Season 1 Episode 4
Episode 4 of 8
Beth examines the Hardy murder file in order to fully understand the investigation. She discovers a pattern of tunnel vision, willful disbelief of alibi witnesses, and a reliance on co…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 3 | Police Girl
Season 1 Episode 3
Episode 3 of 8
After learning that Yolanda Chambers changed her story hundreds of times and admitted to perjury, Beth sets out to understand Chambers’ motivations. Is she a villain or a victim? Beth …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 1 | Behind the Crown
Season 1 Episode 1
Episode 1 of 8
Journalist Beth Shelburne meets with former Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley, who explains why he is deeply disturbed by the wrongful conviction of Toforest Johnson for the murder …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 2 | Don't Know Diddly
Season 1 Episode 2
Episode 2 of 8
Beth trains her focus on the days immediately following the murder, beginning with recordings of police interrogations of key witnesses. Yolanda Chambers, a 15-year-old girl, places To…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Introducing: Earwitness
Season 1
One July night in 1995, Deputy Sheriff William G. Hardy was shot behind the Crown Sterling Suites hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. At the same time as the murder, at least ten people saw Toforest Johnso…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago