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13 Alibis - Introducing Letters from Sing Sing

As a bonus for 13 Alibis listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Letters from Sing Sing, a new original podcast from NBC News Studios. Letters from Sing Sing tells the story of a man convicted of murder, his fight for justice, and how the letters he sent NBC News producer Dan Slepian sparked a 20-year investigation that changed both of their lives. Listen to the first two episodes now: https://link.chtbl.com/lfss_fdlw

Introducing Letters from Sing Sing

Hi there, I'm Dan Sleppian, a longtime investigative producer for NBC News and Date Line.

You're about to hear a preview of our new podcast called Letters from Singsing.

It's the story of a man convicted of murder, his fight for justice, and how the letters

he sent me sparked a 20-year investigation that changed both of our lives.

You can stay right here and listen to a preview, and to get the first two episodes, search

for letters from Singsing, wherever you're listening.

Dear Dan, justice has no place in my life.

I am not simply innocent. I am clearly innocent.

The first letter arrived on December 5, 2002.

It was from a man in a maximum security prison who said he didn't belong there.

That letter would spark a 20-year journey to uncover the truth.

It's just a horrible feeling that I carry around and it's because I ruined somebody's life.

Why won't you open the door to talk to me?

The Convection Integrity Unit was a sham.

What I learned happened in this case and how the people in the system defended it,

How did a man who claims he had 13 alibi witnesses get convicted of murder and serve 20 years in prison? In this original series from Dateline NBC, producer Dan Slepian chronicles the case of Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. Rosario has always insisted that he is innocent, and that 13 alibi witnesses will swear he was a thousand miles away in Florida while the crime was happening in New York. Ride along in real time as Slepian spends two years digging deep into Rosario’s case in a quest for the truth.


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0:00.0	Hi there, I'm Dan Sleppian, a longtime investigative producer for NBC News and Date Line.
0:06.5	You're about to hear a preview of our new podcast called Letters from Singsing.
0:11.5	It's the story of a man convicted of murder, his fight for justice, and how the letters
0:17.7	he sent me sparked a 20-year investigation that changed both of our lives.
0:23.3	You can stay right here and listen to a preview, and to get the first two episodes, search
0:27.5	for letters from Singsing, wherever you're listening.
0:31.5	Dear Dan, justice has no place in my life.
0:35.3	I am not simply innocent. I am clearly innocent.
0:40.1	The first letter arrived on December 5, 2002.
0:43.9	It was from a man in a maximum security prison who said he didn't belong there.
0:48.4	12 jurors said you're here for a reason.
0:50.2	They didn't know the whole story.
0:52.9	That letter would spark a 20-year journey to uncover the truth.
0:56.8	It's just a horrible feeling that I carry around and it's because I ruined somebody's life.
1:02.3	Why won't you open the door to talk to me?
1:04.2	The Convection Integrity Unit was a sham.
1:07.4	People should know that.
1:08.7	They were not interested in the truth.
1:11.2	What I learned happened in this case and how the people in the system defended it,
1:15.9	honked me every day.
1:18.5	I didn't deserve this.
1:20.0	My children did deserve this.
	...

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