Ep 123: Is This Really Happening? The Wrongful Conviction of Jeff Deskovic

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In November 1989, 15-year-old Angela Correa was found murdered in a park in Peekskill, New York. Investigators quickly honed in on 16-year-old Jeff Deskovic, one of her high school classmates. Although the scientific evidence at the scene excluded him, he was ultimately convicted of her murder. This is Jeff’s story. NOTE: In some parts of the interview, you will hear a dog barking in the background - that’s my not-so-fierce dog, Porky, and I apologize for the inconvenience. My usual recording equipment for interviews malfunctioned. Sponsors in this episode: - Policygenius makes finding the right home insurance a breeze. In minutes you can compare quotes from the top insurers to find your best price. Visit policygenius.com. - NetSuite - Receive your FREE guide – “Seven Actions Businesses Need to Take Now” and schedule your FREE Product Tour - at NetSuite.com/COURT. - Madison Reed - Get 10% off plus free shipping on your first Color Kit when you go to Madison-Reed.comand use code COURT. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie.

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0:00.0	It just didn't feel real.
0:03.1	It just felt like it was crazy and the whole dynamic of the court when the prosecutor
0:08.8	was able to speak freely.
0:10.2	My lawyer was able to speak freely.
0:11.9	The judge said, everybody was allowed to speak freely except for me.
0:16.7	In January 1991, 17-year-old Jeffrey Deskivick was standing in court next to his attorney,
0:23.5	facing a judge.
0:25.0	After having been convicted of a horrible crime, he knew he didn't commit.
0:30.2	When it was finally his turn to speak, after a trial in which his attorney wouldn't
0:34.8	listen to his suggestions, in which the prosecutor told the jury he did unthinkable things to
0:40.9	a fellow classmate, and in which he had to listen as police officers recounted a confession
0:46.3	he felt he had been forced to give.
0:49.0	He addressed the court.
0:51.0	I didn't do anything, he said.
0:53.2	I've already had a year of my life taken for me for something I didn't do, and I'm about
0:58.0	to lose more time that I didn't do anything.
1:01.8	But it seemed no one was listening.
1:04.8	On November 17, 1989, one of Jeff's high school classmates went missing.
1:11.9	Her body was found two days later in a wooded area.
1:15.5	She had been raped, strangled, and beaten.
1:19.5	Two months later, in January 1990, Jeff was arrested and charged with murder.
1:26.0	And despite their having been no physical evidence or eyewitness testimony to connect
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