Ep 133: Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction (Lydell Grant)

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

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🗓️ 26 October 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In December 2010, 28-year-old Aaron Scheerhoorn was murdered in a bar parking lot in Houston, Texas. Investigators quickly zeroed in on a suspect - 33-year-old Lydell Grant. But nearly 10 years later, even after all parties agree that he’s innocent, why has Lydell still not been exonerated? Sponsors in this episode: Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Madison Reed - Get 10% off plus free shipping on your first Color Kit when you go to Madison-Reed.com and use code COURT. Ritual - Ritual is offering Court Junkies 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit Ritual.com/COURT today to get started. Talkspace - Get $100 off your first month on Talkspace. Go to Talkspace.com or download the app and use the code COURT. NetSuite - Let NetSuite show you how they’ll benefit your business with a FREE Product Tour at NetSuite.com/COURT. This episode was researched and written by Matt Keyser. Follow Matt on Twitter @byMattKeyser, and read more of his work at mattkeyser.com. 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 was a humid December night in 2010 in Houston, Texas, when distant screams echoed through
0:08.1	the night.
0:09.6	It was around midnight as a group of bouncers patrolled the entrance of the popular night
0:14.1	club Blurbar.
0:16.8	He's trying to kill me, a man screamed as he ran out of the darkness from a nearby
0:22.0	street.
0:23.4	He ran up the front steps, passed the bouncers, and tried to get into the busy club.
0:30.1	Frantic and out of breath, Aaron Sheerhorn lifted his bloody shirt, revealing stab wounds
0:37.3	across his chest.
0:40.4	Another man appeared at the bottom of the steps with a knife in hand.
0:44.7	He began aggressively swinging the knife towards Aaron.
0:48.6	The bouncers jumped away from the blade.
0:52.3	Unable to get inside the club, Aaron ran away into a dimly lit parking lot.
0:57.8	He didn't get far.
0:59.7	The man grabbed his jacket and repeatedly stabbed him.
1:05.2	Bar patrons watched in horror from a second story patio.
1:09.6	Some would later tell police the attack seemed to be personal, and that the man had every
1:14.5	intention of murder.
1:17.3	The man finally let go of Aaron, who fell to the ground, gasping for air.
1:22.8	He then slowly walked away, back into the shadows of a nearby neighborhood.
1:28.8	It would be nearly ten years before he was caught, after investigators focused all their
1:34.7	attention on the wrong guy.
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