[Florida Files] Bone Valley: Leo Schofield's Fight

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

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True Crime

4.6 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In 1987, Michelle Schofield was brutally murdered in Lakeland, Florida. Her husband, Leo Schofield, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to life in prison. But Leo has always maintained his innocence—and a groundbreaking podcast investigation uncovered evidence that suggests he may be right. The Bone Valley podcast, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gilbert King, exposed shocking details that were never presented at trial: DNA evidence pointing to another suspect, witness testimony that was ignored, and a confession from a serial killer that was dismissed. Despite this new evidence, Leo remains in prison. This episode features an interview with Gilbert King about his investigation, the power of storytelling in exposing wrongful convictions, and Leo's ongoing fight for freedom. This is a story about justice delayed, evidence ignored, and one man's refusal to give up hope. Listen to the full Bone Valley podcast for the complete investigation. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteries Visit our website: momsandmysteries.com #TrueCrime #Podcast #FloridaMoms #BoneValley #LeoSchofield #WrongfulConviction #Florida #GilbertKing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa.
0:07.0	Hi, Melissa. Hi, Mandy. How are you? I am doing well. How are you today, Melissa?
0:12.1	I'm good, but I say skip the pleasantries. Let's get right into it because we have the guest of our lifetimes, honestly, here.
0:20.5	Listen to any of our other guests, Gilbert.
0:22.1	We've never said that about any of them.
0:24.2	And I feel bad for anyone that comes on after this.
0:28.2	But we have the man of the hour of the year, just the coolest guy in the entire world, Mr. Pulitzer Prize winning, Gilbert King.
0:36.7	I can't.
0:37.0	How do I follow that? That's just too nice. Thank you. It's great winning Gilbert King. I can't. How do I follow that?
0:37.8	That's just too nice.
0:39.0	Thank you.
0:39.5	It's great to be here.
0:41.3	Thank you so much.
0:42.4	We are so excited to have you here and beyond just your Pulitzer Prize winning work.
0:47.0	You have created this incredible podcast, Bone Valley, that I spent much of 2022, I think it was, completely immersed in.
0:58.2	All I talked was Leo. All I wanted to talk about was, you know, somebody else did this.
1:04.4	He never did this. You know, I just wanted to talk about it all the time. Twitter was a buzz.
1:09.6	It was everywhere. And it's so incredible to talk to you.
1:13.3	And we just want to talk to you a little about the podcast for people who live under rocks and may not have heard of it or have listened to it just yet.
1:22.1	And, you know, how it came to be. Yeah. You know, I can talk about it all day. And I just say something, I have to
1:28.8	say this. Like, I love writing books, but this world was so different to me because most of the
1:33.3	books I write are in the 40s and 50s and everybody's dead. And so all my research is just
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