7 - Lost Time

5 - Breaks My Heart

13 Alibis - 6 -  "I'm Never Gonna Lose Hope"

Suddenly, a change that could breathe new life into Richard Rosario’s bid for freedom. Dan Slepian speaks to the woman who could make all the difference.

6 -  "I'm Never Gonna Lose Hope"

The last time I spoke with Richard Rosario, the chances of him getting out seemed slim,

but somehow through it all he had never given up.

And then early in 2016, everything changed almost overnight.

In January of 2016, Robert Johnson, the longtime Bronx District Attorney, stepped down after

And as it turns out, she comes from the same neighborhood where the murder happened.

Rosario's attorneys saw an opening and immediately asked for a meeting.

Just two weeks before she took office, the incoming DA agreed to hear what they had to say.

And the fact that we have an audience with the district attorney to be is huge because

we're hopeful that she's going to be receptive and that justice can be served quickly.

It had been 20 years, 20 years since Rosario had first given authorities the names of his

And now, the Bronx DA decides to send investigators to Florida to speak with them.

He was one of the first alibi witnesses they interviewed.

Well, they were just questioning and they recorded the conversation.

How did a man who claims he had 13 alibi witnesses get convicted of murder and serve 20 years in prison? In this original series from Dateline NBC, producer Dan Slepian chronicles the case of Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. Rosario has always insisted that he is innocent, and that 13 alibi witnesses will swear he was a thousand miles away in Florida while the crime was happening in New York. Ride along in real time as Slepian spends two years digging deep into Rosario’s case in a quest for the truth.


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0:00.0	The last time I spoke with Richard Rosario, the chances of him getting out seemed slim,
0:09.5	but somehow through it all he had never given up.
0:20.6	And then early in 2016, everything changed almost overnight.
0:28.5	I'm Dan Slepion and this is 13 Alibis.
0:43.0	In January of 2016, Robert Johnson, the longtime Bronx District Attorney, stepped down after
0:49.4	nearly 30 years in office.
0:51.9	The new DA, Dorsel Clark.
0:54.6	She was in a pellet judge for years.
0:56.7	And as it turns out, she comes from the same neighborhood where the murder happened.
1:01.3	Rosario's attorneys saw an opening and immediately asked for a meeting.
1:05.4	Just two weeks before she took office, the incoming DA agreed to hear what they had to say.
1:11.0	Today is a potentially important day.
1:13.1	And the fact that we have an audience with the district attorney to be is huge because
1:17.9	we're hopeful that she's going to be receptive and that justice can be served quickly.
1:26.2	It had been 20 years, 20 years since Rosario had first given authorities the names of his
1:32.6	alibi witnesses.
1:34.5	And now, the Bronx DA decides to send investigators to Florida to speak with them.
1:40.2	Remember Fernando Torres, the pastor?
1:42.8	He was one of the first alibi witnesses they interviewed.
1:45.9	And what did they say?
1:46.9	Well, they were just questioning and they recorded the conversation.
1:51.4	So did they interview you and Margarita?
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