Episode
The Innocence Files: The Evidence: The Duty to Correct
Overview
In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.
Details
- Series
- The Innocence Files
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2020-04-15
- Runtime
- 58 min
Episode context
The Evidence: The Duty to Correct is Episode 3 in Limited Series of The Innocence Files. It aired on 2020-04-15. The runtime is 58 min.
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Episode 2: The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me
Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.
Episode 4: The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy
A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.
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Episode 5: The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo
Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.
Episode 6: The Witness: Making Memory
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Episode 7: The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
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Episode 8: The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi
A 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.
Episode 9: The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man
A problematic police sketch incriminates a rape suspect in 1994, while a trove of DNA evidence goes untested. Then a determined new lawyer steps in.