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Suspect Convictions

Kast Media

Society & Culture, Government, News

4.2 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2017

⏱️ 4 minutes

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The burning corpse of a 9-year old girl was found on a school playground in Davenport, Iowa, September 17, 1990. Within days of the discovery of Jennifer Lewis’ charred body, police arrested Stanley Liggins, an African American who had just been released from prison. An Iowa jury convicted him and after 26-years behind bars, an appellate court has granted him a new trial. The court’s decision was prompted by allegations of hidden evidence and potential police misconduct. Liggins will stand trial in May 2017. And once again, the question will be asked: Who killed Jennifer Lewis? Veteran journalist Scott Reeder, who was at the crime scene the night Jennifer was killed, has conducted a massive investigation examining evidence in the case, interviewing witnesses and exploring the lives of both the victim and the accused. Troubling new developments have been uncovered. Reeder teamed with the NPR affiliate, WVIK, to produce this podcast: “Suspect Convictions.” Coming January 9th, 2017. Learn more at SuspectConvictions.com

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0:00.0	Your favorite podcast, Lost In, is back with all new episodes about people who disappear and go missing under the oddest of circumstances.
0:08.6	Our first story is about Ben Padilla, an American pilot, and a huge Boeing 727 airplane that disappeared from a runway in Africa just after 9-11.
0:19.2	Their disappearance sent governments around the world into a state of panic.
0:23.2	Was it terrorism, diamond smugglers, or was it something else?
0:27.0	We will also dig into the disappearance of three surfers in Mexico's ordinarily safe Baja region.
0:33.6	A new season of Lost In will premiere on June 10th. So hit subscribe now. And be sure to tell a friend
0:39.5	Lost In is returning this month.
0:43.0	I'm Lacey Scarmana from WVIC, Quad Cities, NPR. A few months ago, former Quad City Times
0:49.5	newspaper reporter Scott Reader came to me with a story. Back in 1990, when he was the night police reporter,
0:57.4	he was told to go cover a fire reported at an elementary school. Instead of seeing a trash fire,
1:03.8	I saw a child who had been doused with gasoline and set on fire. The body was nine-year-old Jennifer Ann Lewis.
1:12.9	The street lights come on, it's getting dark.
1:14.7	She's supposed to be home before the streetlights. Come on.
1:17.6	She wasn't home yet, so I'm thinking she's just out there playing with a friend.
1:21.7	She never came home.
1:24.5	Jennifer had been sexually abused, strangled, and set on fire.
1:29.3	Seeing her laying there as mold her, has tore you up.
1:33.2	It's one of those cases that never leave you.
1:36.3	And Stanley's making sure of that.
1:39.0	Stanley Liggins has been charged and convicted twice for this murder.
1:44.0	But both convictions have been overturned.
1:48.3	Suspect convictions is a podcast from WBIC and Scott Reader.
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