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Hi, I'm Lindsay Graham, the host of Wondries Podcast American Scandal.

Our newest series looks at the Kids for Cash Scandal,

a story about two judges who stood accused of making millions of dollars

in a brazen scheme that shattered the lives of countless children.

Listen to American Scandal on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

You've been with us for the two decades that we've investigated the case of Kevin Cooper,

the California death row inmate who has always professed his innocence.

Tonight, there are new developments that may help Cooper in his bid for freedom.

Our investigation began with letters from San Quentin Prison outside San Francisco.

I'm Kevin Cooper. I'm on death row.

He claimed he had been framed for the murder of four people.

There was a terrible home invasion in Chino Hills, California, one night in 1983.

Family of four with a young boy who was a overnight guest.

Authorities say more than one weapon was used in the brutal murders.

Four of them died. One survived even though his throat had been cut.

Did you have some injuries?

My throat was slashed. Got stabbed here. Hit by an axe here.

Screwed driver. Puncture my back. My lung broke three ribs.

The authorities then arrested and sentenced to death a young black man named Kevin Cooper for the crime.

This occurred in an upper middle class neighborhood, a horse country.

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