My name is Edwin Chancellor. I'm currently a motivational speaker and I'm an exoneries in the state of Kentucky.

Hi, this is Stephanie. And this is Matt. You might have heard our names in the credits.

We're part of the volunteer team.

We're whispering because Brooke doesn't know we put this clip in here, but we're pretty sure she wouldn't mind.

You see, Monday was Brooke's birthday, and she spent it working on the show.

So we were hoping you can help us celebrate her birthday by leaving positive reviews or pledging a dollar on

Patreon. I hope she uploads a singing happy birthday on Patreon. Thanks for your help. Now back to the show.

Thank you for joining me for this episode of Actual Innocence. I just have a couple of announcements

before we get started.

Two weeks ago, I asked for volunteers to help transcribe episodes, and I was met with an abundance

of volunteers. I can't tell you how touched I was by the willingness of people to help out.

But just to let you know, I'm no longer in need of that kind of volunteer. So thank you so

much to everyone who contacted me or is thinking about doing that. I really appreciate it.

You should probably check out the website, www.org.com, if you haven't yet.

The transcripts will be posted there along with a couple of other new pages, including

the one with the open volunteer positions for my show, and another that will be connecting

agencies that need volunteers to people who would like to volunteer.

Now, a word about the show, Conviction, and then Edwin's story.

Conviction is a new crime drama airing on Mondays at 10 9 Central on ABC.

What makes this show different is that while most crime stories end behind bars,

that's where conviction begins. Each year, over 10,000 people in America are wrongly convicted.

They could be victims of forensic errors, evidence tampering, and more. Inspired by real-life

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