85: The Murder of Ronda Morrison & The Framing of Walter McMillian

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 10.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In honor of Black History Month, I wanted to tell another story of a wrongful conviction. But this one is even worse. It’s not a mis-identification, it is the straight up racist framing of an innocent man. And because Monroe County, Alabama officials were so determined to frame Walter McMillian, the real murderer of Ronda Morrison will probably never be brought to justice.

Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Erica Kelley
Additional Research by Haley Gray
Edited by Chaes Gray
Suggested by Julie Moore
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Suggested Reading: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice & Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, and
Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life & Justice in a Southern Town by Pete Earley

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0:41.0	Fear and anger are a threat to justice.
0:44.0	They can infect a community, a state, or a nation,
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0:51.0	That is a quote from Brian Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative.
0:58.0	And also the attorney who represented a black man,
1:02.0	framed for the murder of a young white woman.
1:04.0	In fighting for Walter McMillan's life, Stevenson realized that the false accusation did not just hurt his family,
1:11.0	but spread like Kudzu, otherwise known as the Vine that ate the South, all through Walter's community.
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