148: Delayed Justice: William Dillon

11/30/20 • 33 min

WIlliam Dillon was arrested for murder after cops became suspicious of his knowledge of the area. Scent dogs were brought in that linked clothing found on the scene to him. The problem is, these particular scent dogs were later found to be highly inaccurate, leading to questions about Dillon's involvement in the crime.
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Music by:
Kai Engel
"Daemones"
Blooper music by:
Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
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Sources:
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3177
https://www.floridainnocence.org/william-dillon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dillon
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/john-a-torres/2020/02/18/killer-william-dillon-case-commits-suicide/4747639002/

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147: Delayed Justice: Joyce Ann Brown

Joyce Ann Brown was shocked to open the newspaper and see her name wanted in connection with a recent robbery and murder at a competing fur store 3 miles from the one where she worked. She goes down to the police station to clear her name, only to find out there's another Joyce Ann Brown connected to the case. How do you clear up such a misunderstanding? Or can you?
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Music by:
Kai Engel
"Daemones"
Blooper music by:
Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
Sources:
Book - “Joyce Ann Brown” by Joyce Ann Brown with Jay Gaines
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/us/joyce-ann-brown-shackled-by-her-name-to-anothers-crime-dies-at-68.html
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3061
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3061
https://humanrightsdallasmaps.com/items/show/18
http://centurion.org/wp-content/themes/centurion/images/cases/joyce-ann-brown/brown-joyce-application-for-writ.pdf
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/obituaries/2015/06/14/joyce-ann-brown-exoneree-who-championed-justice-dies-at-68/