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True Crime Cat Lawyer - Wrongful Conviction Series: Dixmoor 5 (Part 1)

Wrongful Conviction Series: Dixmoor 5 (Part 1)

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04/14/22 • 51 min

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TW: CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN; SEXUAL ASSAULT

Winston and I have partnered with Jess and Brice from What Happens in the Woods podcast for a collaborative limited series on wrongful convictions. In this first episode, we cover the case of the Dixmoor 5. Jess and Brice take us through the background in Part 1 and next week Winston and I will take over with the legal side of things in Part 2.

Stay tuned for more episodes in this monthly series!

PNW True Crime Fest

What Happens in the Woods Podcast

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TWITTER: @truecrimecatlaw

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Sources:

https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/USA/Justice/2016/0902/Cold-case-revived-Suspect-charged-25-years-after-teen-s-death

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-485/90610/20190304180147852_Amicus%20Brief%20pdfa.pdf

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/convictions-of-three-men-overturned-in-1991-rape-and-murder

https://abc7news.com/archive/9530865/

https://abc30.com/archive/9535427/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057473/amp/Dixmore-5-freed-20-years-jail-convictions-murder-rape-girl-14-overturned-amid-new-DNA-evidence.html

https://peopleslawoffice.com/civil-rights-lawsuit-filed-on-behalf-of-jonathan-bar-of-dixmoor-5/

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/40m-settlement-reached-in-suit-filed-by-exonerated-men/

https://abc7chicago.com/dixmoor-5-settlement-five-cataresa-matthews/140208/

http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/convenientscapegoats.pdf

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2014-06-25-chi-isp-agrees-to-pay-40m-to-five-wrongly-convicted-of-dixmoor-rape-murder-20140624-story.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dixmoor-five-arrest-met-20160831-story.html

https://www.exonerationproject.org/uncategorized/what-happened-to-the-dixmoor-investigation/

https://www.loevy.com/consistent-impacts/wrongly-convicted-dixmoor-5-sue-police/

https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/the-dixmoor-five.html

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TW: CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN; SEXUAL ASSAULT

Winston and I have partnered with Jess and Brice from What Happens in the Woods podcast for a collaborative limited series on wrongful convictions. In this first episode, we cover the case of the Dixmoor 5. Jess and Brice take us through the background in Part 1 and next week Winston and I will take over with the legal side of things in Part 2.

Stay tuned for more episodes in this monthly series!

PNW True Crime Fest

What Happens in the Woods Podcast

PATREON

INSTAGRAM: @truecrimecatlawyer

TWITTER: @truecrimecatlaw

WEBSITE

FACEBOOK

MERCH STORE

LINKTREE

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Sources:

https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/USA/Justice/2016/0902/Cold-case-revived-Suspect-charged-25-years-after-teen-s-death

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-485/90610/20190304180147852_Amicus%20Brief%20pdfa.pdf

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/convictions-of-three-men-overturned-in-1991-rape-and-murder

https://abc7news.com/archive/9530865/

https://abc30.com/archive/9535427/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057473/amp/Dixmore-5-freed-20-years-jail-convictions-murder-rape-girl-14-overturned-amid-new-DNA-evidence.html

https://peopleslawoffice.com/civil-rights-lawsuit-filed-on-behalf-of-jonathan-bar-of-dixmoor-5/

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/40m-settlement-reached-in-suit-filed-by-exonerated-men/

https://abc7chicago.com/dixmoor-5-settlement-five-cataresa-matthews/140208/

http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/convenientscapegoats.pdf

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2014-06-25-chi-isp-agrees-to-pay-40m-to-five-wrongly-convicted-of-dixmoor-rape-murder-20140624-story.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dixmoor-five-arrest-met-20160831-story.html

https://www.exonerationproject.org/uncategorized/what-happened-to-the-dixmoor-investigation/

https://www.loevy.com/consistent-impacts/wrongly-convicted-dixmoor-5-sue-police/

https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/the-dixmoor-five.html

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Sources (TCCL):

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/michelle-carter-conrad-roy

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/23/us/michelle-carter-text-suicide-release/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/08/opinions/massachusetts-manslaughter-opinion-cevallos/index.html

https://www.boston25news.com/news/all-the-text-messages-between-michelle-carter-and-conrad-roy-they-day-he-died/532942907/?outputType=amp

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/tasneemnashrulla/michelle-carter-prison-release-texting-suicide

https://law.northeastern.edu/northeastern-law-team-takes-the-lead-in-crafting-and-advocating-for-conrads-law/

https://people.com/crime/conrad-roys-mom-on-michelle-carters-early-release-in-suicide-text-case-i-dont-think-about-her/?amp=true

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/conrads-law-named-teen-died-texting-suicide-case/story?id=64532207

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/words-weapons-legal-questions-arise-texting-suicide-case

http://jaapl.org/content/46/4/521

https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/amp-casebrief/casebrief-commonwealth-v-carter

https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=ijlse

https://harvardlawreview.org/2018/01/commonwealth-v-carter/

https://law.stanford.edu/press/death-text-michelle-carter-case-will-impact-free-speech/

https://scholarship.l...

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undefined - Wrongful Conviction Series: Dixmoor 5 (Part 2)

Wrongful Conviction Series: Dixmoor 5 (Part 2)

1 Recommendations

TW: CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN; SEXUAL ASSAULT

Winston and I have partnered with Jess and Brice from What Happens in the Woods podcast for a collaborative series on wrongful convictions. Last week, Jess and Brice took us through the background of the Dixmoor 5 in Part 1. In Part 2, Winston and I will take over with the legal side of things.

Stay tuned for more episodes in this monthly series!

PNW True Crime Fest

What Happens in the Woods Podcast

PATREON

INSTAGRAM: @truecrimecatlawyer

TWITTER: @truecrimecatlaw

WEBSITE

FACEBOOK

MERCH STORE

LINKTREE

---

Sources:

https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/USA/Justice/2016/0902/Cold-case-revived-Suspect-charged-25-years-after-teen-s-death

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-485/90610/20190304180147852_Amicus%20Brief%20pdfa.pdf

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/convictions-of-three-men-overturned-in-1991-rape-and-murder

https://abc7news.com/archive/9530865/

https://abc30.com/archive/9535427/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057473/amp/Dixmore-5-freed-20-years-jail-convictions-murder-rape-girl-14-overturned-amid-new-DNA-evidence.html

https://peopleslawoffice.com/civil-rights-lawsuit-filed-on-behalf-of-jonathan-bar-of-dixmoor-5/

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/40m-settlement-reached-in-suit-filed-by-exonerated-men/

https://abc7chicago.com/dixmoor-5-settlement-five-cataresa-matthews/140208/

http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/convenientscapegoats.pdf

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2014-06-25-chi-isp-agrees-to-pay-40m-to-five-wrongly-convicted-of-dixmoor-rape-murder-20140624-story.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dixmoor-five-arrest-met-20160831-story.html

https://www.exonerationproject.org/uncategorized/what-happened-to-the-dixmoor-investigation/

https://www.loevy.com/consistent-impacts/wrongly-convicted-dixmoor-5-sue-police/

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