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Recently we covered the story of Stephen Lawrence, convicted for the murder of his father in 1992 and sentenced to life in prison for a crime he says he's innocent of.  Now it's time to catch up with the man they call 'the voice of reason' Michael Leonard. Mike is an attorney from Chicago Illinois had has decades of trial experience as a defense attorney and wealth of knowledge in the US lega...

On the 2nd December of 2011 Dandre Lane says that while driving to his former partners home with their two year old daughter he was carjacked. A man with a gun not only took his car but also his daughter. After police are alerted to the crime they start the hunt for baby Bianca. Dandre's car would be found shortly after the alarm had been raised, still running with doors open but no Bianca. Dandre...

In my other show WANTED , where I interview men and women who were or who currently wanted by authorities, we told the story of Wild Bill and just how he ended up being sentenced to 46 years in a Panamanian prison. Bill has never told his story past this point, until now. He talks us through the moment he was arrested and the years of corruption, drugs and violence inside different facilities in P...

On the 2nd December of 2011 Dandre Lane says that while driving to his former partners home with their two year old daughter he was carjacked. A man with a gun not only took his car but also his daughter. After police are alerted to the crime they start the hunt for baby Bianca. Dandre's car would be found shortly after the alarm had been raised, still running with doors open but no Bianca. Dandre...

In my other show WANTED , where I interview men and women who were or who currently wanted by authorities, we told the story of Wild Bill and just how he ended up being sentenced to 46 years in a Panamanian prison. Bill has never told his story past this point, until now. He talks us through the moment he was arrested and the years of corruption, drugs and violence inside different facilities in P...

On the 2nd December of 2011 Dandre Lane says that while driving to his former partners home with their two year old daughter he was carjacked. A man with a gun not only took his car but also his daughter. After police are alerted to the crime they start the hunt for baby Bianca. Dandre's car would be found shortly after the alarm had been raised, still running with doors open but no Bianca. Dandre...

In my other show WANTED , where I interview men and women who were or who currently wanted by authorities, we told the story of Wild Bill and just how he ended up being sentenced to 46 years in a Panamanian prison. Bill has never told his story past this point, until now. He talks us through the moment he was arrested and the years of corruption, drugs and violence inside different facilities in P...

In 1992 Willard Lawrence a grocery store tycoon worth millions would die in a house fire in his home at Gun Lake in Michigan. Later that same year his son Stephen Lawrence would be arrested, tried and convicted for the crime. Stephen has always maintained he is innocent of this crime and says he was setup by his brother Don with the help of a private investigator by the name of Jerry Mattioli. Ste...

Recently we have been covering the story of Jeremy and Zachary Cain. Two men who were incarcerated as boys, growing up in the Alabama prison system have meant they have missed out on a lot of life's usual events. University, friendship's, careers, family and of course love. For those astute listeners you would have heard in a number of episodes I talk to and refer to Jeremy's wife. Jeremy has been...

In 1992 Willard Lawrence a grocery store tycoon worth millions would die in a house fire in his home at Gun Lake in Michigan. Later that same year his son Stephen Lawrence would be arrested, tried and convicted for the crime. Stephen has always maintained he is innocent of this crime and says he was setup by his brother Don with the help of a private investigator by the name of Jerry Mattioli. Ste...

download the help Temujin kit here In November of 1986 a man named Scott Macklam was fatally shot in the car park of a community college in Port Huron Michigan. Fred Freeman who now goes by Temujin Kensu who was over 400 miles away in Escanaba was subsequently arrested, tried and found guilty of the crime and remains in prison almost 37 years later. No one saw the shooting that Temujin is convicte...

In 1992 Willard Lawrence a grocery store tycoon worth millions would die in a house fire in his home at Gun Lake in Michigan. Later that same year his son Stephen Lawrence would be arrested, tried and convicted for the crime. Stephen has always maintained he is innocent of this crime and says he was setup by his brother Don with the help of a private investigator by the name of Jerry Mattioli. Ste...

On April 7, 2001 the lives of many would change forever. One man would lose his life, three young boys would be charged with murder and many families would be irreversible changed. The community of Pleasant Grove in Alabama believed they knew what happened that day and believed these boys got what was deserved, until now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------...

In 1992 Willard Lawrence a grocery store tycoon worth millions would die in a house fire in his home at Gun Lake in Michigan. Later that same year his son Stephen Lawrence would be arrested, tried and convicted for the crime. Stephen has always maintained he is innocent of this crime and says he was setup by his brother Don with the help of a private investigator by the name of Jerry Mattioli. Ste...

Recently I got a chance to catch up with Anthony Duke, convicted for murder in 2015 it's a crime he has always maintained he is innocent of.  During my call with Tony he would leave me shocked with some devastating news, news that was then up to me to deliver to his mum. However it's not all bad news as we end todays episode with good news. EARLY AND AD FREE ACCESS: for as little as $1.69 a w...

In 1992 Willard Lawrence a grocery store tycoon worth millions would die in a house fire in his home at Gun Lake in Michigan. Later that same year his son Stephen Lawrence would be arrested, tried and convicted for the crime. Stephen has always maintained he is innocent of this crime and says he was setup by his brother Don with the help of a private investigator by the name of Jerry Mattioli. Ste...

Recently we wrapped up the story of the Cain brothers and Mark Harper. Three boys arrested tried and convicted for the murder of Jimmy Hill. It's a crime they have always maintained was self defense. Like with other one of our cases I like to catch up with OMR's resident attorney Michael Leonard from Leonard Trial Lawyers in Chicago Illinois to get his expert opinion on the case. join the 'Release...

In 1992 Willard Lawrence a grocery store tycoon worth millions would die in a house fire in his home at Gun Lake in Michigan. Later that same year his son Stephen Lawrence would be arrested, tried and convicted for the crime. Stephen has always maintained he is innocent of this crime and says he was setup by his brother Don with the help of a private investigator by the name of Jerry Mattioli. Ste...

Eye witness testimony is still considered by many as very strong and compelling evidence when it come's to a crime. If you have a very confident witness on the stand during a trial who can point out the defendant as the one who committed a crime then this can be seen as great evidence to a jury during a trial. However eye witness testimony is still the leading cause for wrongful convictions with a...

In 1992 Willard Lawrence a grocery store tycoon worth millions would die in a house fire in his home at Gun Lake in Michigan. Later that same year his son Stephen Lawrence would be arrested, tried and convicted for the crime. Stephen has always maintained he is innocent of this crime and says he was setup by his brother Don with the help of a private investigator by the name of Jerry Mattioli. Ste...

Damian Skinner was wrongfully convicted of murder when he was just 18 years old in 1997. Now after almost 27 years he will be walking the streets a free man. His parole was recently granted by the board and given the sign off by the Governor. Its been decades since Damian has been a free man and a lot has changed in those years. Damian will be coming out free but still on parole. He hasn't been ex...

In 1992 Willard Lawrence a grocery store tycoon worth millions would die in a house fire in his home at Gun Lake in Michigan. Later that same year his son Stephen Lawrence would be arrested, tried and convicted for the crime. Stephen has always maintained he is innocent of this crime and says he was setup by his brother Don with the help of a private investigator by the name of Jerry Mattioli. Ste...

One of the most asked about people that we featured on OMR is David Talley. David has been incarcerated for over 20 years so far. Twenty years of a 100 year sentence. David has sent through multiple appeals to have his sentence re looked at but time and again he has been ignored and denied. David is again looking to put through another motion in the hopes that the courts will take a look at his in...

Today I sit down with former Marine gunnery Sgt, now Private Investigator, Mr. JD Brooks. Mr. Brooks was employed by the Cain family some time a go to look into the boys case. He has dived deeper into it than most, having interviewed all involved including Chris Stano, Mark Harper, countless witnesses as well as jurors from the trial. After the money for his work ran out Mr. Brooks was so disturbe...

On April 7, 2001 the lives of many would change forever. One man would lose his life, three young boys would be charged with murder and many families would be irreversible changed. This is story of Jeremey Cain, Zachary Cain and Mark Harper. Three teenage boys that say the events of that day were self defense against a man with a piece of timber and plenty of vile threats. Others would claim it wa...