S2 Ep12: Demarchoe Carpenter
Actual Innocence
Brooke Gittings
4.4 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2017
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
DeMarchoe was incarcerated and spent a lot of years in prison for a crime he did not commit, but despite that his charisma and sparkly personality always seems to shine through.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, my name is DeMarco Carpenter, and I'm a charismatic person. |
| 0:07.5 | Hi, this is Brooke, and you're listening to Actual Innocence, a podcast dedicated to spreading awareness of wrongful conviction. |
| 0:16.2 | Today, we're going to hear the story of DeMarco Carpenter, who was 17 when he went to prison, |
| 0:22.3 | and almost 40 when he was released for a crime he didn't commit. |
| 0:27.8 | Also, I wanted to mention to you another podcast I love. |
| 0:32.2 | It's called They Walk Among Us. |
| 0:35.1 | I'm going to play the trailer for you at the end of the episode so you can see what it's all about. |
| 0:39.9 | Oh, and also, don't forget to check out my new show, Convicted, a 10-episode long-form show. |
| 0:46.5 | You can download it on any podcast app. |
| 0:49.6 | This episode is being brought to you by Simply Safe, Storyworth, and Casper, all sponsors that I love |
| 0:57.7 | and appreciate dearly because they help me bring you free episodes and keep me from living in my car. |
| 1:05.1 | If you can't financially support our sponsors, please give them a shout out on social media |
| 1:09.8 | and let them know that you appreciate their support for the show. |
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