S2 Ep13: Cassandra Rivera
Actual Innocence
Brooke Gittings
4.4 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2017
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Cassandra Rivera was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for fourteen years. Not only did she and the other 3 women known as the San Antonio 4 lose 14 years of their lives - so did their family and friends.
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Also Check out the They Walk Among Us Podcast and Wrongful Convictions!
Contact Information: Host: Brooke Gittings Website: www.actualinpod.com Email: actualinnocencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @actualinpod and @brookegittings
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| 0:00.0 | They Walk Among Us is a podcast exploring the UK's most sinister and surreal crimes, including |
| 0:12.5 | the woman who killed a boyfriend as he spent too much time on Facebook, to the teenage boys |
| 0:17.9 | whose online relationship involves spies, sex, and the near fatal |
| 0:22.5 | stabbing of one of them. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast provider. |
| 0:29.7 | Hello, my name is Cassandra, and I was incarcerated for 14 years for a crime that I did not commit. |
| 0:39.4 | Hi, this is Brooke, and you're listening to actual innocence, a podcast dedicated to spreading |
| 0:45.4 | awareness of wrongful conviction. Today, we're going to hear the story of Cassandra Rivera, |
| 0:51.2 | who was part of a group of women known as the San Antonio 4, who spent nearly |
| 0:55.8 | 14 years in prison for a crime they did not commit. |
| 1:00.5 | I also want to remind you to check out our other podcast, Convicted. |
| 1:05.4 | It's a long-form show about a man who's incarcerated for the murder of his two-year-old |
| 1:10.4 | daughter. |
| 1:11.4 | You can find it wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 1:18.4 | This episode is being brought to you by Smile Direct Club, |
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