#381 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Daniel Villegas

Wrongful Conviction

Lava for Good Podcasts

True Crime

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 49 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.

To learn more and get involved, visit:

http://proclaimjustice.org/donate/

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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0:00.0	Sometimes the pop culture we love just teens hits differently in retrospect.
0:03.8	Maybe it's a tabloid story we couldn't get enough of or an illicit student-teacher relationship
0:08.6	on our favorite show. We're Suzy Banna-Karim and Jessica Bennett,
0:12.0	posts of the new podcast in retrospect, where each week we'll revisit a cultural moment from
0:17.1	the past that shaped us and probably you to try to understand what it taught us about the world
0:21.7	and our place in it. You're the first person that I've talked to about this for years and years.
0:25.7	Listen to In retrospect on the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you find your favorite shows.
0:32.1	I'm Liz Flock. I want to tell you a story about how generations of trauma can lead to a point
0:37.8	of no return. In 2017 a black woman named Devon Gray killed her white boyfriend John Vance.
0:45.3	She says it was self-defense and he was incredibly abusive. But then she took a blind plea
0:50.3	for manslaughter and got 15 years. From lemon out of media this is blind plea.
0:57.7	Available now wherever you get your podcasts. See that sign? Employees only. That means keep out
1:04.5	buddy. It's just for us by well employees. This is where we talk freely about all the stuff
1:10.1	happening in the world. You can keep Meghan Markle for all I care. As long as I get to take Harry
1:15.4	to a weekend in Vegas I'm happy. It's employees only courtesy of Ron Howard the new podcast
1:21.2	from Imagine Audio pretty fast in iHeart Media. Listen on the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcasts or
1:27.2	wherever you get your podcasts. Hi I'm Hillary Clinton back with a new season of my podcast
1:35.6	UN me both. On this show I'll be talking to people I admire about one of my favorite subjects
1:41.8	getting things done. We'll hear from folks in positions of power like Democratic leader
1:47.2	have deemed Jeffries but also writers and actors and really anyone who keeps doing the work.
1:53.6	So please join me. Listen to you and me both on the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcasts or wherever
2:00.6	you get your podcasts. Hey guys it's Lauren I writer. In season one of False Confessions
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