
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!
What Happens in the Woods Podcast
INSTAGRAM: @truecrimecatlawyer
TWITTER: @truecrimecatlaw
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Sources:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-485/90610/20190304180147852_Amicus%20Brief%20pdfa.pdf
https://abc7news.com/archive/9530865/
https://abc30.com/archive/9535427/
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/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/
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!
What Happens in the Woods Podcast
INSTAGRAM: @truecrimecatlawyer
TWITTER: @truecrimecatlaw
---
Sources:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-485/90610/20190304180147852_Amicus%20Brief%20pdfa.pdf
https://abc7news.com/archive/9530865/
https://abc30.com/archive/9535427/
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/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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Bonus: Conrad Roy & Michelle Carter
TW: SUICIDE
This is a special bonus episode Winston and I recorded with Paige from Reverie True Crime! We discuss the tragic case of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter. This case is heavy and involves discussion of suicide. Please listen with care.
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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.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/tasneemnashrulla/michelle-carter-prison-release-texting-suicide
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/conrads-law-named-teen-died-texting-suicide-case/story?id=64532207
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/
Next Episode

Wrongful Conviction Series: Dixmoor 5 (Part 2)
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!
What Happens in the Woods Podcast
INSTAGRAM: @truecrimecatlawyer
TWITTER: @truecrimecatlaw
---
Sources:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-485/90610/20190304180147852_Amicus%20Brief%20pdfa.pdf
https://abc7news.com/archive/9530865/
https://abc30.com/archive/9535427/
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/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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