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Wrongful Conviction

#328 Jason Flom with Keith Cooper

Wrongful Conviction

Lava for Good Podcasts

True Crime

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

On October 29, 1996, two gunmen broke into Michael Kershner’s apartment in Elkhart, IN and robbed Kershner, his mother and four friends. After fighting back, Kershner was shot in the abdomen. Months later, Keith Cooper was arrested on a purse snatching charge. Lead Detective, Steve Rezutko, determined that Cooper might be one of the perpetrators in Kerschner’s case based on his resemblance to a computerized sketch of the gunmen. After placing Cooper’s photo in a lineup, witnesses identified him, along with one witness who claimed to recognize his voice without ever seeing him. However, the DNA from the hat left at the scene by the gunman did not match Cooper. Solely based on eyewitness testimony, Cooper was convicted of robbery resulting in serious bodily injury and sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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0:00.0

The War on Drugs is the excuse our government uses to get away with absolutely insane stuff.

0:05.6

Stuff that'll piss you off.

0:06.8

The cops, why are they just like looting?

0:09.6

They're just like pillaging.

0:10.9

They just have way better names for what they call, like what we would call a jack move or being robbed.

0:17.8

They call it a civil asset for it.

0:20.4

Be sure to listen to the War on Drugs on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

0:29.4

The number one true crime podcast is back.

0:34.4

Let's talk about the crime scenes.

0:37.1

Accused murder, George Wagner faces a judge and jury.

0:40.9

This is legitimately the biggest murder trial in the state of Ohio history.

0:45.5

I think the defense knows something that we all don't know.

0:49.1

Will he face the death penalty or will he walk free?

0:52.8

Listen to the Pikes and Masks, season four trials begin on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:01.8

Hola, guita mi gente.

1:02.8

It's Chiquis from Chiquis and Show Podcast.

1:05.0

Welcome to the show.

1:06.4

I talk about anything and everything.

1:09.1

I did have a miscarriage when I was 19 years old.

1:12.2

And that's why I'm a firm believer and an advocate of therapy and counseling.

1:16.5

The person that you saw on stage, the person that you saw on interviews, that was my mother off stage.

1:22.4

At the Pagna me every Monday on my podcast, Chiquis and Chil available on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

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