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Suspect Convictions

SEASON 4, Evil in the School Yard, Part II

Suspect Convictions

Kast Media

Society & Culture, Government, News

4.2802 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In September of 1990, the burning body of 9-year-old Jennifer Ann Lewis was found abandoned in the playground of an Iowa school yard. Reporter Scott Reeder was one of the first people on the scene that night and he has continued to follow the case for the past 28 years. The man accused of her murder, Stanley Liggins, will be re-tried this month after an appellate court threw out his conviction. Suspect Convictions explains the case to listeners and prepares them for the upcoming trial.

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0:00.0

Your favorite podcast, Lost In, is back with all new episodes about people who disappear and go missing under the oddest of circumstances.

0:08.6

Our first story is about Ben Padilla, an American pilot, and a huge Boeing 727 airplane that disappeared from a runway in Africa just after 9-11.

0:19.2

Their disappearance sent governments around the world into a state of panic.

0:23.2

Was it terrorism, diamond smugglers, or was it something else?

0:27.0

We will also dig into the disappearance of three surfers in Mexico's ordinarily safe Baja region.

0:33.6

A new season of Lost In will premiere on June 10th. So hit subscribe now.

0:38.5

And be sure to tell a friend Lost In is returning this month.

0:42.3

This is Scott Reader, a founder of suspect convictions.

0:45.5

This month, the trial of Stanley Liggins begins.

0:49.0

In 1990, 9-year-old Jennifer Lewis was kidnapped, raped, strangled, and then dumped in a school

0:56.4

playground and set on fire. I was one of the first people on the scene that night. What I saw

1:03.4

will stay with me forever. And what I asked myself that night still resonates. Who would do such a thing? For 28 years, police have

1:14.9

said, standing Liggins, an ex-Kahn who knew the family, committed the crime. But much of the

1:21.7

evidence used against him has fallen into question. Last year, along with Lacey Scarmana, of NPR Affiliate WVIC,

1:30.8

we launched this podcast to examine the case.

1:34.2

We uncovered startling new information and experienced great success,

1:39.3

rising to number two in the world on iTunes's overall chart,

1:43.6

and capturing a top investigative reporting award from the Associated Press.

1:49.8

Stanley Liggins has been granted a new trial, which begins later this month.

1:54.3

I will be there covering the trial and providing you with daily episodes until a verdict is reached.

2:01.1

Because many of you have joined the podcast since our first season, this week, we will

2:06.3

replay episode one to familiarize or re-familiarize everyone with the case.

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