Wrongful Convictions, Righteous Exonerations

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Valentino Dixon’s world was turned upside down when he was wrongly accused and then convicted of a double homicide after another man confessed to the crime. He was exonerated after spending 27 years behind bars. Marty Tankleff was wrongly convicted of murdering his wealthy parents and freed on appeal after serving 17 years of a 50-year-to-life sentence. Today he is an attorney working as Special Counsel at Barket, Epstein, Kearon, Aldea & LoTurco. “We've seen so many innocent people go to prison. And later on, when the facts come out, we discover that the law enforcement had evidence that pointed to someone else, not the person that was convicted,” says Tankleff. Both men are guests on the next of the Phil in the Blanks podcast. New episodes of Phil in the Blanks drop Tuesdays. Listen and subscribe today. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Interested in advertising on the show? Visit: https://www.advertisecast.com/PhilintheBlanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.3	All of this is going to be challenged with something in life. We don't get to decide the challenge.
0:32.2	Mine was 27 years old. What false imprisonment? When I see a 10 year old kid dying a cancer, it's not going to live to see 11th birthday.
0:39.4	Hey, man, I got to call my blessings.
0:48.8	Hey, I want to give a big congratulations to somebody really special to me.
0:53.5	Marty Tankliffe. He has joined Barquett Epstein, Kirin, Aldea and Loturko, LLP, as special counsel.
1:04.0	Bruce Burkett was one of the attorneys that fought to free Marty. So Marty, congratulations on continuing your tremendous and rewarding career.
1:14.7	So proud.
1:15.7	Valentino Dixon grew up in downtown Buffalo. Now as a child, Valentino was a gifted artist who loved to draw.
1:25.8	But then one night August 10th, 1991, his world, well, it was turned upside down as he was wrongly accused of shooting and killing Toriano Jackson at Louise, Texas Redhots restaurant in Buffalo, New York.
1:42.3	Now, as a product of all of that, he wound up sentenced to 38 and a half years to life in prison.
1:52.3	Today, Valentino and Marty Tankliffe, who is now an attorney himself, was wrongly convicted and served almost 18 years before being exonerated of killing his parents,
2:06.3	are joining me today to share their story.
2:08.3	So guys, welcome to fill in the blanks. So glad to talk to both of you. How are you doing?
2:16.3	I'm doing great, Dr. Fowl. It's great to see you again, especially under much different circumstances.
2:22.3	Yes, much different circumstances and Valentino, I'm proud to meet you and proud to talk to you.
2:28.3	Thanks for having me.
2:30.3	Marty, tell everybody where you were last time we talked.
2:33.3	There was in a New York State prison serving a sense of 50 years to life, where my first,
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