The Secret to Fighting for The Truth- Part 2 (with Jeff Deskovic)

I’ve Got a Secret! with Robin McGraw

Peteski Productions, Inc.

Society & Culture

3.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Part 1 of The Secret to Fighting for The Truth was an instant hit... now find out how the story ends! Robin asks the hard-hitting questions about Jeff's experience in prison, including his first attack behind bars and his attempt at suicide. Jeff then goes on to explain the incredible story of how he got released, and you WILL NOT believe who ACTUALLY did it! Learn about Jeff's post-prison life as an Attorney and Wrongful Conviction Expert, and the impact that his case has had on the justice system. Robin dives into Jeff's trauma coping mechanisms, his current relationship hardships (why he doesn't believe he's a "keeper"), and how he has been able to continue to fight for the truth... and his happiness. Stay until the end for a healing and eye-opening game! More info at www.ivegotasecretwithrobinmcgraw.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.7	Welcome back, Secret Squad. Have you been on the edge of your seats since Wednesday?
0:41.9	If you're just tuning in for the first time, make sure to go back and listen to my last episode,
0:48.3	The Secret to Fighting for the Truth, Part 1. Jeff Descovic tells his riveting story about being wrongfully convicted for rape and murder.
0:59.7	Today's episode is, of course, part two of the conversation, and we're going to learn what
1:05.0	happens after Jeff is sentenced.
1:07.7	Let's dive right into it.
1:20.0	Thank you. sentenced. Let's dive right into it. Let me ask you this. Did you ever have the opportunity then to say anywhere to anyone, I didn't do it? No, no. And one of the reason why I did not is because it felt to me like my life was over.
1:30.8	And so I tried to literally make my life be over. I made a suicide attempt, which resulted in my being hospitalized involuntarily for six months in a mental institution.
1:42.4	And the only way the judge agreed to let me come out was they mandated that I go live with an
1:49.3	uncle in a neighboring county.
1:53.0	You know, and so the case went to trial.
1:55.4	Oh, how did you try to kill yourself?
1:58.3	I took an unopened bottle of extra strength Tylenol. I took all the
2:02.7	toes and I went to sleep. Oh. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. So, okay, so then what were the first
2:12.7	few months of prison like for you? You had to be just scared to death. I absolutely was scared to death, yes.
2:18.9	You know, I mean, I wasn't used to being in a prison environment. The idea that the guards were
2:24.1	in charge. I mean, when I was in the county jail, I was housed in the mental health wing of the
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