1204 Surviving the Unthinkable: True Tales That Defy Reality

Richard Syrett's Strange Planet

Richard Syrett & Glassbox Media

Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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0:42.9	Proof made headlines for its first season in 2022 after proving the innocence of two Georgia men,
0:48.7	serving life sentences for murdering their friend Brian Bowling when they were just 17 years old.
0:54.1	25 years later, on December 8th 2022, both men were finally freed, based on evidence unearthed by proof.
1:02.4	In the second season of proof, murder at the warehouse.
1:05.5	Susan and Jacinda are on the case again, this time traveling the streets of Manteca, California,
1:10.6	to uncover who really murdered 18-year-old Renee Ramos. On June the case again, this time traveling the streets of Manteca, California, to uncover who really
1:11.9	murdered 18-year-old René Ramos. On June the 5th, 2000, Ramos's body was found buried under a pile
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