Guilty Until Proven Innocent

McKinley discusses the murder of Jacie Taylor and the wrongful conviction of Robert Dewey. Sources: https://innocenceproject.org/cases/robert-dewey/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo0C9EsrBnc https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/court-upholds-life-term-of-killer/article_56fa5e72-ba65-11e9-8809-20677ce05640.html https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid...

McKinley discusses the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Sources: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/06/oscar-pistorius-murder https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/people/955102/oscar-pistorius-timeline-from-paralympic-hero-to-murder-conviction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Oscar_Pistorius https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/06/world/africa/oscar-pistorius-fast-facts/index.html#:~:text=Nicknamed%20%E2%80...

McKinley discusses the murder of Keziah Burton and the wrongful conviction of Huwe Burton. Sources: https://innocenceproject.org/cases/huwe-burton/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5485 https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/huwe-burton.html https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/huwe-burton-from-wrongfully-convicted...

McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction of famous rapper Meek Mills. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meek_Mill_discography https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/why-did-meek-mill-go-to-prison/ https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/meek-mill-robert-rihmeek-williams-1987/ https://www.gemtracks.com/guides/view.php?title=how-did-meek-mill-get-discovered-...

McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction of Charles Fain and the murder of Daralyn Johnson. Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100842057/daralyn-renée-johnson https://www.sco.idaho.gov/BOE%20Publications/b%20Wrongful%20Conviction%20Act%20-%20Fain.pdf https://www.facebook.com/EastIdahoColdCases/photos/a.279291435610315/579314962274626/?type=3 https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/crime/dara...

McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and John Artis and the murder of Jim Oliver, Bob Nauyoks, and Hazel Tanis. Sources: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetailpre1989.aspx?caseid=408 https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2019/06/17/rubin-carter-john-artis-what-really-happened-night/1419996001/ https://www.blackpast.or...

McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction of Kevin Strickland and the murders of John Walker, Sherrie Black, and Larry Ingram. Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/23/kevin-strickland-murder-exoneration/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6081 https://thelawdictionary.org/article/difference-capital-first-degree-murder/ Podcast Website http...

McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction of David Faulkner and the murder of Adeline Wilford. Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91126195/adeline-virginia-wilford https://thecinemaholic.com/adeline-wilford-murder-where-are-jonathan-smith-david-faulkner-and-ray-andrews-now/ https://www.stardem.com/emergency_notice/david-faulkner-freed-after-state-decides-not-to-retry-him-for-1987-stabbi...

McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction of Pete Coones, the murder of Carl Schroll, and the suicide of Kathleen Schroll. Sources: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5866 https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/pete-coones-man-wrongly-convicted-for-murder-died-sunday https://apnews.com/article/dfb62e9c431bdece599acbff0f304559 Podcast Website https://mckinleyd...

McKinley discusses the Timothy Rios case and the trial, conviction, and release of Johnny Tall Bear. Sources: https://innocenceproject.org/oklahoma-man-exonerated-after-serving-26-years-for-a-murder-dna-evidence-proves-he-didnt-commit/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5343 https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2018/06/12/dna-exonerates-oklahoma-man-who-spen...

McKinley discusses the Kathleen Peterson case and the trial, conviction, and release of Michael Peterson. Sources: https://thecinemaholic.com/duane-deaver/ https://www.thewrap.com/the-staircase-blow-poke-netflix/ https://www.thewrap.com/the-staircase-blow-poke-netflix/ http://statement-analysis.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-staircase-911-call-analyzed.html Youtube Michael Peterson 911 Call https://www....

McKinley discusses the West Memphis Three victims and the wrongful conviction of the West Memphis Three. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wicca https://www.britannica.com/event/West-Memphis-Three https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/2011/08/24/timeline-of-events-in-the-west-memphis-three-case https://www.oxygen.com/the-forgotten-west-memphis-three/crime-news/west-memphis-three-murders-...

McKinley discusses her favorite true crime book recommendations.

McKinley discusses the murder of Antwane Douglas and the wrongful conviction and exoneration of Jose Cruz. Sources: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6343 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-10-07-9310070121-story.html https://home.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1993-1994-Report.pdf

McKinley discusses the murder of Shawndell Anderson and the exoneration of Christopher Swen. Sources: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6323 https://www.faroneandsoninc.com/m/obituaries/Shawndell-Anderson-2/Memories

McKinley discusses the murder of Laci Peterson and the conviction of her husband Scott Peterson for her murder and the murder of their unborn child. Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/scott-and-laci-peterson-story-explained-dateline https://murderpedia.org/male. P/p/peterson-scott-lee.htm https://www.nndb.com/people/738/000023669/ https://www.intouchweekly.com/po...

McKinley discusses the murder of Robert Dorotik and the exoneration on Jane Dorotik. Sources: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6332 https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-time/jane-dorotik-kills-husband-avoid-alimony-blames-murder-daughter https://murderpedia.org/female. D/d/dorotik-jane.htm

McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction of Daniel Villegas and the 1993 El Paso Shooting. Sources: http://proclaimjustice.org/cases/daniel-villegas/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5389 https://www.ktsm.com/local/youll-never-be-the-same-daniel-villegas-opens-up-on-life-after-2018-trial/amp/

McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction of Clarence Earl Gideon and the Supreme Court Case Gideon v. Wainwright. Sources: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetailpre1989.aspx?caseid=113 https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-gideon-v-wainwright https://www.oyez.org/cases/1962/155 https://judicature.duke.edu/articles/bet...

McKinley discusses the Thomas Szafranski Case and the wrongful conviction of Leo Jones. Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1991/78907-0.html https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr51/018/1998/en/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-001218deathp-story.html https://www.odmp.org/officer/13066-officer-thomas-joseph-szafranski

McKinley discusses the Tardy Furniture Murders and the wrongful conviction of Curtis Flowers. Sources: https://features.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/tardy-victims/ https://friendsofjustice.blog/2018/06/27/so-if-it-curtis-flowers-isnt-guilty-who-is/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Flowers https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5808

McKinley discusses the Antique Shop Rape Case and the wrongful conviction of Malcolm Alexander. Sources: https://sites.psu.edu/rowercl/2020/09/24/the-wrongful-conviction-of-malcolm-alexander/ Joseph Tosh Disbarred Board Decision- https://www.lasc.org/opinions/99b1972.pc.pdf https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5274 https://innocenceproject.org/cases/malcolm-al...

McKinley discusses the Francis McKinnon case and the wrongful conviction of Thomas James. Sources: https://www.gq.com/story/thomas-james-tragic-murder-case/amp http://justicedenied.org/issue/issue_27/thomas_r_james.html https://miami.cbslocal.com/2022/04/27/victims-family-left-with-mixed-feelings-after-man-exonerated-of-his-killing-30-years-later/ https://www.theroot.com/thomas-raynard-james-exone...

McKinley discusses the Sabrina Buie and the wrongful conviction of Henry McCollum and Leon Brown. Sources: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/north-carolina-jury-awards-death-row-exonerees-henry-mccollum-and-leon-brown-75m-for-their-wrongful-capital-convictions https://nccadp.org/stories/henry-mccollum-leon-brown/ https://abc11.com/child-rape-murder-red-springs-1983-killed/293662/ https://www.thema...

In this special bonus episode McKinley interviews Nick Sardina who is making a documentary on the Kimberly Simon case.