Iowa Wrongful Convictions - (Erica Nichols Cook) - Part 1
09/26/21 • 35 min
In America, sometimes innocent people are investigated, charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced to prison for crimes they haven't committed and ended up spending half of their lives behind bars before they could be exonerated.
In this episode, I sat down with Erica Nichols Cook, director of the wrongful conviction Division at Iowa State Public Defender. Erica is on a mission, she is called to be a fighter, and her fight is to free as many wrongfully convicted people in the state of Iowa as she can.
Thank you for listening.
For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Host: Erick Nganyange
Email: [email protected]
Follow us on Facebook @ Iowa Civil Rights History Podcast
In America, sometimes innocent people are investigated, charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced to prison for crimes they haven't committed and ended up spending half of their lives behind bars before they could be exonerated.
In this episode, I sat down with Erica Nichols Cook, director of the wrongful conviction Division at Iowa State Public Defender. Erica is on a mission, she is called to be a fighter, and her fight is to free as many wrongfully convicted people in the state of Iowa as she can.
Thank you for listening.
For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Host: Erick Nganyange
Email: [email protected]
Follow us on Facebook @ Iowa Civil Rights History Podcast
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For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Host: Erick Nganyange
Email: [email protected]
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Iowa Wrongful Convictions - (Erica Nichols Cook) - Part 2
On October 8, 1980, a man named William Beeman from Muscatine, Iowa was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Michele Winkel. His lawyer, Erica Nichols Cook who is the current director of the wrongful conviction Division, at Iowa State Public Defender, believes her client is innocent. She has been fighting for his release for a few yrs. Erica sat down with me to discuss the case, why she thinks Mr. Beeman is innocent and her expectations from the justice system.
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For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Host: Erick Nganyange
Email: [email protected]
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