#267 Jason Flom with Evin King

Wrongful Conviction

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True Crime

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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On June 22, 1994, Crystal Hudson was found murdered in her bedroom closet in Cleveland, Ohio. She died of strangulation after being sexually assaulted. Evin King became the lead suspect by police due to the fact that he was in the apartment when Hudson’s body was found along with the specter of a “premonition” that Hudson’s mother had in regards to the murder. No physical evidence tied King to the crime, and DNA evidence excluded him. In an attempt to explain why King’s DNA did not match, the prosecution built their case upon the idea that the sexual act and murder occurred at different times. The jury convicted King of first-degree murder, and he was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://law.uc.edu/real-world-learning/centers/ohio-innocence-project-at-cincinnati-law.html https://lavaforgood.com/with-jason-flom/ Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

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0:00.0	On June 21, 1994, Evan came to the East Cleveland apartment of a new friend, Crystal Hudson.
0:09.0	Her daughter welcomed him into a weight crystal return.
0:12.7	Soon they were joined by Crystal's mother and a friend.
0:16.4	Before leaving, the elder Hudson told them about a premonition that she had about Evan
0:20.6	killing her daughter.
0:22.6	Little did they all know Crystal's body was already decomposing in the bedroom closet.
0:27.8	While waiting for Crystal, Evan fell asleep, only to be awoken by her daughter's screams
0:32.9	upon discovering the body.
0:35.3	The autopsy showed signs of a struggle, rape and strangulation, and a rape kit collected
0:40.0	a great deal of decomposing sperm.
0:42.8	The police held Evan on a previous minor infraction while questioning him about Crystal's murder.
0:48.6	His body and clothing were free from any of her blood and any sign that he may have been
0:53.2	in a struggle.
0:54.8	DNA testing also cleared him as the source of the sperm.
0:58.8	However, in the summer heat, the decomposition gave the prosecution an opportunity to create
1:04.2	uncertainty about whether the sperm had been deposited at the time of death.
1:09.1	The prosecution presented false testimony to circumvent the DNA evidence claiming that
1:14.4	the sperm could have been deposited hours or even days before her death, paying no
1:19.1	mind to the sheer number of sperm which indicated a more recent deposit.
1:24.3	Nearly two decades later, DNA testing on Crystal's fingernail scraping confirmed that her
1:28.8	killer was also her rapist, but somehow, even that wasn't enough for authorities to immediately
1:34.7	release Evan King.
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