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The Alarmist

The Aftermath: The Central Park Five

The Alarmist

The Alarmist

Comedy, History, Society & Culture

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with media and legal expert Lonnie Soury about who’s to blame for the exonerated Central Park Five. Lonnie has testified before the New York State Assembly Codes Committee and is a co-founder of Families and Friends of the Wrongfully Convicted. He reminds us of the importance of knowing our rights and the immense persistence it takes overturning these difficult cases. After, Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith stop by to revisit the verdict. For more resources on wrongful convictions visit www.wrongfullyconvicted.info.

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0:00.0

And here he goes, original.

0:03.6

Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy.

0:07.9

And each week, you tell us if we got it right.

0:12.0

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and this is The Aftermath.

0:18.6

Hey, everyone.

0:19.1

Thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath.

0:21.6

Today, we're speaking with Lonnie Sori.

0:24.2

Lonnie is an expert on media and the law

0:27.4

and has worked on many high-profile legal cases.

0:30.3

Sori worked on the West Memphis 3 case,

0:33.0

where three teenagers were convicted based upon a coerced,

0:36.5

false confession in 1994.

0:38.9

He has written on wrongful conviction issues

0:41.2

and testified before the New York State Assembly

0:43.5

Codes Committee.

0:44.7

He is a member of the advisory group

0:46.8

of the New York State Task Force on wrongful convictions.

0:50.6

He's also the co-founder of Families and Friends

0:53.5

of the Wrongfully Convicted.

0:55.1

For more information, you can go to their website

0:57.5

wrongfullyconvicted.info.

1:00.1

Let's hear what he has to say about the Exonerated 5

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