#374 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Henry McCollum and Leon Brown - UPDATE

Wrongful Conviction

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True Crime

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

I shall no longer tinker with the machinery of death.

Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us inside a decades-long fight for the truth. The story of Henry McCollum and Leon Brown is living proof that false confessions can send innocent people to death row.

This update shares the fabulous news that in 2021, Henry and Leon were compensated $75 million dollars – the largest wrongful conviction verdict in history.

To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.centeronwrongfulconvictions.org/

Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

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