Toforest Johnson - 487

The Generation Why Podcast

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True Crime, Case, Trial, Conspiracies, 855520, Government, Unsolved, Society & Culture, Missing Person, Controversy, Exhibit C, Serial Killer, Crime, Murder, Documentary, Conspiracy

4.6 • 18.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

July 19, 1995. Birmingham, Alabama. Toforest Johnson was just 22 years old when he was convicted in the of capital murder of Deputy William G. Hardy and sentenced to death. He still sits on Alabama’s death row over 20 years later despite repeated false witness testimony, poor legal counsel, and allegations of severe prosecutorial misconduct.

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0:00.0	sam
0:07.7	my
0:12.4	my
0:18.4	How are you doing tonight, Er?
0:44.7	Good, good, Justin.
0:45.7	How are you feeling?
0:47.1	I'm doing okay.
0:49.3	We just got done with our 10-year anniversary event.
0:54.3	I just, I think I almost cheered up at the end because everyone was so kind and gracious
1:01.4	and it was just so cool getting to hang out with all of our old school podcast buddies
1:06.9	and seeing everybody.
1:08.2	And I do want to say that Esther from Once Upon a Crime gives the most thoughtful gifts
1:15.0	I could ever receive.
1:18.0	She made like a, I don't want to call it a yearbook but it was like a memory book for
1:23.4	us and it was just so kind and awesome.
1:27.0	Yes, just so people know the live show started with you and I.
1:32.2	We talked a little bit about the beginning of the podcast and then we had some fun with
1:37.2	like a trivia game.
1:38.8	I was paired up with Esther from Once Upon a Crime and you were paired up with Josh Hallmark
1:44.1	from True Crime BS and Charlie from Crime Lines was basically the host and so that was pretty
1:51.9	interesting and then later we were joined by Bob Ruff and Nick and the captain and the
1:58.5	wonderful Kelly from True Crime IRL was emceeing the whole night.
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