The Innocence Files (2020–2020)
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Plot
The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.
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- 01
The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend MeDespite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades. - 02
The Witness: Making MemoryIn 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth surfaces. - 03
The Prosecution: Hidden AlibiA suspect in a Houston cop's murder has a solid alibi — until his girlfriend suddenly changes her story. Years later she reveals an explosive secret.
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The Evidence: Indeed and Without DoubtApril 15, 2020Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in - S01E02Season's bestThe Evidence: The Truth Will Defend MeApril 15, 2020Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for dec
- S01E03
The Evidence: The Duty to CorrectApril 15, 2020—In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by th - S01E04
The Witness: The Murder of Donald SarpyApril 15, 2020A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant offici - S01E05
The Witness: The Trials of Franky CarrilloApril 15, 2020Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fa - S01E06The Witness: Making MemoryApril 15, 2020In 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth
- S01E07
The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong TimeApril 15, 2020Shortly after a Philadelphia murder, nearby Chester Hollman is arrested. To guarantee his conviction, police and prosecution cross indefensi - S01E08The Prosecution: Hidden AlibiApril 15, 2020A suspect in a Houston cop's murder has a solid alibi — until his girlfriend suddenly changes her story. Years later she reveals an explosiv
- S01E09
The Prosecution: The Million Dollar ManApril 15, 2020—A problematic police sketch incriminates a rape suspect in 1994, while a trove of DNA evidence goes untested. Then a determined new lawyer s
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