#121 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Daniel Villegas
Wrongful Conviction
Lava for Good Podcasts
4.4 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2020
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
How can one man save the life of a perfect stranger?
The case of Daniel Villegas shows how ordinary people can make an extraordinary difference in the fight against wrongful convictions. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin tell the story of an unexpected hero who fought for years to turn tragedy into triumph, ending in one of the most dramatic courtroom exonerations ever seen.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wrongful Conviction False Confessions. |
| 0:04.0 | I'm Lauren Eyreder. |
| 0:05.0 | And I'm Steve Drizen. |
| 0:07.0 | Today we're going to tell you about a case that shows just how much ordinary people can |
| 0:11.4 | help the wrongly convicted find real justice, even when they start out as strangers. |
| 0:17.2 | In today's case, an unexpected hero fought for years to turn tragedy into triumph, ending |
| 0:23.9 | in one of the most dramatic court and exonerations I've ever seen. |
| 0:53.9 | Our 20s often seen as this golden decade, our time to be carefree, make mistakes, and |
| 1:09.1 | figure out our lives. |
| 1:10.6 | But what can psychology teach us about this time? |
| 1:14.0 | I'm Jemma Speg, the host of the psychology of your 20s. |
| 1:18.0 | Each week we take a deep dive into a unique aspect of our 20s, from career anxiety, mental |
| 1:23.8 | health, heartbreak, money, and much more to explore the science behind our experiences. |
| 1:29.4 | The psychology of your 20s hosted by me, Jemma Speg. |
| 1:33.6 | Listen now on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:38.8 | Hello, this is Brett Goldstein. |
| 1:42.2 | I'm a comedian and actor, writer, director, and swimmer, and I love films. |
| 1:46.0 | Come join me on my podcast, Films to Be Bared With, where I invite a special guest over. |
| 1:50.2 | I tell them they've died, then I get them to discuss their life through the films |
| 1:53.4 | that meant the most of them. |
| 1:54.6 | What films scared them the most? |
| 1:55.9 | What made them cry the most? |
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