088 Miranda's Victim

“Miranda’s Victim” is a new feature film thoughtfully directed by
Michelle Danner with a heavy hitting cast starring Abigail
Breslin, Mireille Enos, Emily VanCamp, Ryan Phillippe, Luke
Wilson, Andy Garcia, Donald Sutherland and Kyle MacLachlan.


If you’ve watched any crime show, chances are you’ve heard the
Miranda warning which starts “You have the right to remain
silent…” But do you know where it came from and who “Miranda”
was?  If you thought Miranda was an innocent victim who was
perhaps falsely accused of a crime you’d be mistaken. Lisa sits
down with executive producer and writer George Kolber  of
“Miranda’s Victim” to talk about the true story of who the real
victim was at the heart of the ground breaking legal
challenge. 


In 1963, 18 year old Trisha Weir was on her way home from her job
at a local Phoenix Arizona movie theater when she was abducted
off the street, driven out into the desert and raped by Ernesto
Miranda, a man who already had a history of crime including
stalking and sexual assault. The police were able to zero in on
Miranda, bring him into a line up where Trisha identified him and
shortly thereafter he wrote a full confession to the crime
without the presence of an attorney. Miranda was convicted, but
later his verdict was overturned by the Supreme Court who found
that his rights as a suspect had been violated. The film tracks
Trisha’s journey as she tries heal from her trauma and still
pursue justice. 

For help with sexual assault in the US visit
https://www.rainn.org/
In Australia, visit https://fullstop.org.au/

Watch the trailer for Miranda’s Victim here
https://youtu.be/CJq0Frb-f-Y?si=ohPkglEumDvzEe2A