Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark"

True Crimecast

Stove Leg Media

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Leon Benson spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who knew what really happened had never been allowed to speak? Suspect Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark is the story of two victims: one murdered, one sentenced to life. Follow host Matt Shaer and attorney Lara Bazelon as they investigate how the justice system failed both Leon and Kasey, and who the real killer might be. Join this unprecedented look inside the attempt to overturn a wrongful conviction and find out if justice will finally be served. Listen to Suspect wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge Suspect ad-free on Wondery Plus. Find Wondery Plus in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts: Suspect S3 x True Crimecast (wondery.fm)

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I want to tell you about a podcast that we think you'll enjoy called Suspect,
0:05.8	five shots in the dark.
0:07.5	The latest season looks at a case with two victims, one murdered in cold blood and one
0:12.4	imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.
0:15.4	If I was the story of Leon Benson, a man who spent more than half his life until the
0:19.9	24 years in an Indiana state prison for the murder of Casey Shane, who is a man he never
0:26.2	met.
0:27.2	Casey was murdered in the middle of August, shot point blank while idling in his dodge
0:31.5	pickup in North Indianapolis.
0:33.7	There was no physical evidence, no motive, and no one coming forward with information,
0:38.7	except for one woman who swears to this day that she saw Leon pull the trigger.
0:44.0	He was sentenced to 60 years in prison, all because one person swore they saw something.
0:48.9	But what if she was wrong?
0:51.4	From wandering campside media comes season three of the hit podcast Suspect, the story
0:56.6	of a botched police investigation, the dangers of shaky eyewitness testimony and a community
1:01.6	who feared law enforcement with good reason.
1:04.8	We're about to play a clip from Suspect, five shots in the dark.
1:08.2	While you're listening, follow Suspect wherever you find your podcasts, you can binge
1:12.5	listen Suspect and free on Wondering Plus.
1:16.3	A long time ago, I remember watching an episode of Oprah about eyewitness testimony.
1:21.0	I actually haven't been able to find the episode in question online.
1:25.4	This would have been like three decades ago when I was a kid, home from school, watching
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