Blind Plea

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4.4 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In 2017, Deven Grey claimed self-defense when she shot and killed her abusive partner in a remote trailer in rural Alabama. Instead of freedom, she was handed a “blind plea” – an option to take an unknown sentence in exchange for pleading guilty. Deven’s 15-year sentence became the final link in a chain of generational trauma, coercive control, and a broken justice system. How did this academic star from Baltimore wind up in Alabama, living under a false name, trapped with a violent boyfriend, and no way out From the makers of “Believe Her” comes the ten-part podcast “Blind Plea” from Lemonada. Host Liz Flock asks who do we believe, and why? And in America, who has the right to self-defense and a fair trial?

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0:00.0	For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at patreon.com slash partners in crime media.
0:06.7	I'm Rebecca LaVoy and this is Crime Raiders On.
0:10.0	Crime Raiders On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime, pop culture,
0:27.7	other podcasts, and on this episode, a woman said she shot her abusive boyfriend in self-defense.
0:34.1	When authorities charged her with murder, she took a curious legal option.
0:38.8	She agreed to a plea bargain without knowing what it would be.
0:42.8	We'll discuss the podcast Blind plea from Liminata.
0:46.8	Joining me to get that done and more is True Crime author, TV journalist, and host of these stories podcast by husband and love of my life.
0:54.8	Kevin Flynn, hey Kevin.
0:56.8	Thank you for your never ending patience, Rebecca.
0:59.8	Also with us, I never get that from you.
1:02.8	First is a first time for everything.
1:04.8	Also with us is Private Investigator certified pet detective resident cat lady.
1:09.8	Because I forgot to finish the script that we start reading and there's nothing there.
1:13.8	Also forgot to finish Mondays, but that's okay.
1:15.8	No, yes I did.
1:17.8	That's fine.
1:19.8	Since you get when you're trying to write all this stuff and then you had to take the dogs, take the rumors and baseball game.
1:25.8	You had a lot going on.
1:27.8	Get your head in the face.
1:28.8	That's fine.
1:29.8	Also with us.
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