On Halloween morning in 1981, a Roman Catholic nun was brutally raped and murdered in her Northern Amarillo convent. The investigation that was to follow would lead to the highly questionable arrest of an intellectually disabled 17-year-old boy. His trial would raise more questions than answers and would shine a spotlight on a flawed judicial system. This case not only poses the question of guilt or innocence but also asks the question of whether mentally ill prisoners should receive the death penalty.
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03/10/22 • 40 min
Crime Valley Podcast - Johnny Frank Garrett// Wrongful conviction? (Part 1)
Transcript
Hello everyone and welcome to Crime Valley. I am your host Amber and today’s case will take us to Amarillo, Texas. This case is an absolute minefield and although it occurred in the early 1980s, many of the issues and questions surrounding it are still relevant today.
The death penalty is a system that many find a jarring juxtaposition to the Christian roots that are deeply ingrained across many parts of the United States. Perhaps though, if we look at the old
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