46: James spent 35 years in prison

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

David Tyler lives here in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. David is the person who introduced me to James Bain. James was arrested at age 19 as a suspect in a horrible crime, which you’ll learn about in a few minutes. He was convicted for that crime, and sentenced to prison. He spent 35 years in prison as part of his punishment for that crime. James was released from prison on December 17, 2009. David figured out how to get in touch with him, and invited him to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game. They've been close friends ever since. What’s interesting about this is the story behind WHY James was released. It’s not because he finished his prison sentence, or because he convinced the parole board that he was ready to enter society again. James was released because after he had spent 35 years in prison, DNA evidence cleared him of being connected with the crime. He was innocent. It’s kind of hard for me to even wrap my mind around being out of normal society for 35 years. I mean, that was the mid 1970s. No one had computers, no one had cell phones. Even a lot of televisions being sold then were still just black and white. So you can imagine it was quite a revelation for James when he was released and saw how the world and technology had changed over 35 years. David introduced me to James a few months ago, at the 10 year anniversary of the day James was released from prison. I asked him if he would like to come on the podcast and tell his story. I hope you enjoy it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Glass Fox Media Podcast.
0:06.0	Hey, it's Scott, the host of the show.
0:09.0	I wanted to let you know you should hang around after today's story. Recently I met Margot, she's the host of a
0:16.3	true crime podcast I had never heard of before called Military Murder and it's awesome. I'll tell you about that after the show.
0:26.0	And I also wanted to let you know the story in today's episode includes a description of a
0:31.5	sexual attack on a child.
0:34.0	Please listen with discretion.
0:38.0	What was that like?
0:40.0	contains adult language and content
0:42.0	and is not intended for all audiences.
0:45.0	Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to What was that like? I'm your host Scott Johnson. This is a show where we talked to regular people, people just like you or just like me, who have found themselves in an extremely unusual situation.
1:10.0	We'll hear their stories and get inside their head because we all want to know what was that like.
1:18.0	More information about each episode at what was that like.com.
1:22.0	Here we go.
1:24.0	David Tyler lives right here in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida.
1:36.0	My name is David Tyler. I'm the Executive Director of
1:39.2	a forgotten Angels. A little over 10 years ago I had the privilege of becoming friends with Mr. James
1:44.9	Bain.
1:45.9	David is the person who introduced me to James Bain.
1:51.0	James was arrested at age 19 as a suspect in a horrible crime, which you'll learn about in a few minutes.
1:58.0	He was convicted for that crime and sentenced to prison.
2:02.0	He spent 35 years in prison as part of his punishment
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