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Actual Innocence

S2 Ep2: The Pennsylvania Innocence Project (Part 2)

Actual Innocence

Brooke Gittings

Government, News, Society & Culture

4.4574 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Meet the staff of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project and see how all of their positions fit together! You can visit the PA Innocence Project's website at: innocenceprojectpa.org (and you know maybe help them out)

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Special Thanks to: The AMAZING Actual Innocence Volunteer Team; Cacey Sanders, Sarah Nelson, and Megan Delaney.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

First thing I kind of worked on when I got here was with Neelam,

0:03.0

and that was the Crystal Weimer case.

0:05.0

And it was incredibly powerful to be in the courtroom

0:09.0

when that expert recanted his testimony from trial

0:12.0

and said that my, essentially, my opinion now is not would it have been a trial,

0:17.0

and I should not have essentially testified to what I testified to,

0:20.0

and to know that Crystal was going to get relief in that moment was pretty darn compelling.

0:29.3

Hi, this is Brooke, and you're listening to the actual innocence podcast, a podcast that helps to bring awareness to those who have been wrongfully

0:39.4

convicted. This is the second part of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project series, so if you

0:46.3

haven't listened to the first part, you might want to go back and do that first. Next week,

0:51.5

I will be interviewing an exonerary from the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

0:56.0

I am so thrilled to bring you the people who make the Pennsylvania Innocence Project possible.

1:02.0

Once again, I want to thank the Pennsylvania Innocence Project for their hospitality.

1:08.0

This series of episodes would not have been possible without their support. I also want to

1:14.1

recommend that next time you're in Philly, that you get into your local car service, and ask them

1:20.4

the best place to get a cheese steak, and go there. Just do it. You won't be sorry. This episode is being brought to you by two sponsors.

1:31.1

That means in March, with the help of my friend and supporter, Agent K.O. from Twitter,

1:37.6

I will make it too and be able to attend the Innocence Network conference. I might be sleeping in the hotel lobby, but that's just details.

1:47.4

Before I introduce the sponsors, I want to put out one more plea.

1:52.7

I found out recently that through your amazingly awesome and generous donations, you've raised

1:59.6

enough money for one of the gentlemen,

2:02.1

Clarence, John, or Calvin

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