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Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

Ed & Kim Ates

Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

Bob Ruff

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.67.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Bob is joined by the man who was released after spending 20 years in prison, in part thanks to the Truth & Justice Army. Ed Ates was convicted for the 1993 murder of Elnora Griffin. In September of 2018, Ed was finally allowed to walk free, while still maintaining his innocence. Bob checks in with Ed and his wife Kim to see how the last three years have been going.

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0:00.0

From NBI Studios, this is Truth Injustice, a crowdsourced investigation in real time.

0:15.9

I'm Bob Ruff.

0:32.9

Hey there, Truth Injustice and listeners, I've got a special episode for you today.

0:37.3

Like I told you, between now and when we launch season 12, we're going to be doing some bonus

0:42.0

episodes, which will consist of a variety of topics. But one topic that you guys are always asking

0:48.0

me for is an update on our previous seasons. And so I've recorded this because I had to leave

0:54.0

to go out to the desert to work on the new case. The week you're hearing this, so I've recorded

0:58.4

this just before Thanksgiving. But as I was sitting home with my family, I thought you know what would

1:03.2

be great. I was actually texting with Ed and Kim. And I thought you know what would be great

1:07.2

for you guys to be able to hear just how Ed and Kim are doing since Ed got out of prison.

1:13.3

It's been just over three years now and they are just absolutely thriving. So I asked them if

1:18.9

they want to hop on a call. They did. So what you're about to hear is just a chat with Ed

1:24.0

and Kim Ate right after the break.

1:25.7

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2:08.6

Ed. Hey, man, how you doing? I'm doing good. I'm doing good. Hey, Bob. Hey, Kim, how are you?

2:16.4

I'm doing really, really well. Man, I was so bummed out when you sent me that the invite to your

2:26.6

your birthday party, Ed. I'm going to be in Dallas that day. Where are you?

2:30.8

I'm going to be at the air like during your party. I'm going to be at the Dallas airport for like an hour.

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