#178 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Tommy Ward Pt. 2

Wrongful Conviction

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🗓️ 23 December 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

No body, no bones, no motive. Just a decades long nightmare that has not ended.

For the final episode of Season 2 Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin take us back to Ada, Oklahoma, for the second half of the story of Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot. When we left off last week, Tommy and Karl were sitting on death row, after police turned Tommy’s bad dream into a murder confession. This week, we hear about some serious twists in the case, from the discovery of the victim’s body to the revelation of hidden evidence that turned this case upside down.

Laura and Steve update us on everything that’s happened since the 2018 Netflix series, The Innocent Man, told Tommy and Karl’s story. There’s been some very good news for one of them….and a breaking story that brings some hope for the other.

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0:00.0	To our listeners, this episode is part two of the story of Tommy Ward and Carl Fountainau.
0:05.8	Two days before we were scheduled to release this episode, Steve and I learned about breaking news
0:11.6	in Tommy's case, and it's the kind of news that reminds us why we do this work.
0:16.8	So we'll hear this episode as we originally recorded it, but with a special update at the end.
0:22.4	No spoilers, but for Tommy and Carl, it's starting to look like justice might not be just a dream
0:28.5	after all. Welcome to Wrongful Conviction False Confessions. I'm Lauren Nyrider.
0:38.5	And I'm Steve Drizen. Today we bring you back to Ada Oklahoma for the second half of our story
0:44.1	about Tommy Ward and Carl Fountainau. When we left off last week, Tommy and Carl were sitting
0:49.5	on Death Row after police turned Tommy's bad dream into a murder confession. This week
0:55.4	we'll tell you about some serious twists in the case, from the discovery of the victim's body
1:00.5	to the revelation of hidden evidence that turned this case upside down. We'll update you on everything
1:06.4	that's happened since the 2018 Netflix series The Innocent Man told Tommy and Carl's story.
1:12.0	There's been some very good news for one of them, and a lot of hope for the other.
1:16.6	The Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Podcast explores the world of the unexplained.
1:30.0	Now, host Ben, Matt, and Noelle are returning to I Heartland on Roblox for a special event at State
1:35.4	Farm Park to dig into one of the wackiest conspiracy theories ever that the Earth is flat.
1:41.2	So be there starting Thursday, April 27th at 7pm Easter, as the guys celebrate Earth Day by
1:46.9	debunking every flatter theory on the globe. Plus, don't forget to ride the Ferris Wheel at the
1:51.6	State Farm neighborhood for the best views of I Heartland.
1:59.6	Steve, for those listeners who missed last week's episode, let's tell them what happened.
2:03.4	In Ada Oklahoma, Denise Harway, a 24-year-old woman, goes missing. She vanishes.
2:10.3	The police bring Tommy Ward in for questioning.
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