Inside the wrongful conviction of Ben Spencer

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🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

No witnesses. No physical evidence. An ironclad alibi. Nevertheless, a Texas jury sentenced Ben Spencer to life in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Journalist and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty shares what it took to set Spencer free.

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0:28.2	This is on point. I'm Megna Chakra Bardy.
0:31.0	Journalist and author Barbara Bradley Haggerty joins us today.
0:35.0	She's of course a former NPR correspondent and currently a contributor to The Atlantic.
0:40.0	And she joins us today to talk about a man named Ben Spencer.
0:44.4	Barbara, what a pleasure to have you on point.
0:46.3	Welcome.
0:47.5	I am so glad to be here.
0:49.1	Thank you.
0:50.7	Well, I want to start off with a little bit of tape that you gave us. This is from 2021 in a moment where you met Ben Spencer, and here's how that interaction went.
1:05.0	My name is Benjamin Spencer.
1:08.0	TDC number 4837-13 for 34 years. You're no longer that number?
1:15.0	Not at this moment.
1:17.0	Gosh, have you been waiting for a long time not to be a number?
1:21.0	Extremely long, too long.
1:23.0	Barbara, tell us what's happening in that moment.
1:27.0	Wow, that really brings it back.
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