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Revisiting Wrongfully Convicted: William Dillon and His Life in Prison

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William Dillon explains how false evidence and a witness's affair with a detective led to his wrongful murder conviction.

This episode features an interview with William Dillon, who served 28 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, and Seth Miller from the Innocence Project of Florida, who helped exonerate him. They discuss the flawed evidence that led to Dillon's conviction, the role of DNA testing in his release, and broader issues in the criminal justice system like eyewitness misidentification and false confessions.

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A grounded look at wrongful conviction, case screening, and the cost of getting it wrong.

The episode stays close to William Dillon's wrongful conviction and the long, slow work needed to test, challenge, and correct a case like his.

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Hear how one wrongful-conviction interview opens into the hard work of innocence review.

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