The Revenge Story of William Freeman (Episode 203)

Black True Crime Podcast

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4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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This week’s case takes us way back to the 1800s, a few years before slavery was officially abolished. A 16 year old black boy convicted of a crime that HE claims he did not commit, and VOWED to get revenge for the injustice he faced. So JOIN US as we discuss the first case in US history where someone used the insanity defense.

JOIN US as we discuss the revenge story of William Freeman.

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0:00.0	Quick disclaimer for this episode, you guys. So sorry that the audio is not as good as it usually is.
0:07.5	Spoiler alert, mom is in this episode and she kept moving away from the mic and I did not notice in time.
0:14.1	So I really apologize if you can't hear her as well, but you can still enjoy the episode.
0:19.0	And I thank you guys so much in advance for your
0:21.8	understanding. So please enjoy the episode. And yeah, here we go. Black Tree Crime is a podcast
0:28.3	that researches and discusses murders committed by Black offenders. It is a podcast that
0:33.3	anyone and everyone is welcome to enjoy, but it may not be enjoyed by anyone and everyone,
0:39.0	so listener discretion is advised. Now without further ado, this is Black True Crime. Hello everyone.
1:06.1	Hi, friends.
1:08.2	I'm Kayla.
1:09.4	And I'm Mickey.
1:10.7	And this is Black True Crime. Yeah. And if this is your
1:15.3	first time here at the show, friend, welcome and hello. Hello and welcome, friends. Long time.
1:21.2	No. See. It's been a little bit. Well, actually, we recorded last week, but still.
1:27.8	We didn't record last week. I did. Me and you record recorded last week, but still. We didn't report last week.
1:29.5	I did.
1:30.6	Me and you recorded last week.
1:31.8	When you cuss everybody out?
1:34.8	Oh, okay, yeah.
1:36.3	Mm-hmm.
1:37.2	And it.
1:38.1	Mm-hmm.
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