#381 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Daniel Villegas - UPDATE

Wrongful Conviction

Lava for Good Podcasts

True Crime

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 41 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.

This updated episode shares the great work that Daniel is doing today to pay it forward.

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https://www.centeronwrongfulconvictions.org/

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, are you ready for a brand new podcast that you had no idea existed?
0:04.8	I'm Rory Skovol, and I'm Daniel Van Kirk, and it's the Penn Pell's podcast.
0:08.2	Maybe you've had a Penn Pell before.
0:09.7	Well, you have two of them right now.
0:11.5	You send us your letters about anything going on in your life.
0:14.4	Got a mean grandma, need a new haircut, whatever it is, send it to us.
0:18.2	And we have guests like Will Ferrell, Andy Sandberg, Rose Byrne, Brett Goldstein, and Mandy Moore.
0:22.8	Listen to the Penn Pell's podcast on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the I Heart Radio app.
0:27.6	Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.
0:31.2	LA is expansive.
0:32.9	There's nearly 10 million people living here, and it comes with a lot of noise.
0:40.3	But if you tune those sounds out and listen close, you'll hear the real LA.
0:46.4	What up, me, bar, hey, Jim.
0:50.0	I'm going to be a father.
0:51.0	Yes.
0:52.2	You feeling this, a fiction podcast mix tape about love.
0:55.6	Listen to it on the I Heart Radio app.
0:57.8	Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.
1:01.1	The War Within, the Robert Bale's story, is a podcast that unpacks the controversial crimes of an American soldier.
1:07.8	Anchored by exclusive interviews with the man himself.
1:10.8	Maybe I made a mistake.
1:12.2	Maybe I am wrong.
	...

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