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In 1988, a man in Hickory, NC was sentenced to life in prison based on evidence that experts would later call "junk science." It took him 24 years to convince someone to look at the evidence again.

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Criminal

Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.

Gesellschaft & Kultur , True Crime

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vor 8 Jahren

In 1988, a man in Hickory, North Carolina named Willie Grimes was
sentenced to life in prison for raping and kidnapping a 69-year-old
woman named Carrie Lee Elliot. He was convicted with evidence
experts would later call “junk science.” It took him 24 years to
convince someone to look at the evidence again. Special thanks to
Chris Mumma of the North Carolina Actual Innocence Center. Say
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