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Unjust & Unsolved

Unjust & Unsolved

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The Innocence Project estimates that there are currently over 20,000 innocent people locked away in US prisons. These cases remain unsolved. Each week, Investigative Journalist Maggie Freleng tells the story of one of those people and takes a deep dive into the crime they were convicted of. Through her original interviews with the convicted, their lawyers, families, and friends, Freleng chronicles each inmate’s fight for exoneration and their hope that justice can still be served.
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Hey, Unjust and Unsolved listeners! We're so excited to bring you the new show from the Obsessed Network, "Murder in Alliance." The new show dives deep into an episode we covered in "Unjust and Unsolved," reinvestigating the case in real time. We've got the first episode here for you in this feed, and two more available right now wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen to the first three episodes and follow "Murder in Alliance" on your favorite podcast player HERE (https://lnk.to/98BXWuip).
In the podcast, investigative journalist Maggie Freleng reinvestigates the 1999 murder of Yvonne Layne. Though her ex-boyfriend David Thorne was convicted of the murder, evidence points to his innocence. Now, twenty years later, Maggie travels to Ohio to talk with people involved in the case, explore new leads, and try to identify who killed Yvonne.
Follow "Murder in Alliance" on Twitter and Instagram: @Murder_Alliance
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Unjust & Unsolved - 22: Cheri Hayden

22: Cheri Hayden

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02/04/21 • 42 min

On Feb 23, 2008 a botched robbery took place leaving 68-year-old Patricia Landry dead. Witnesses said the driver of the vehicle that ran her over was a blonde woman in her 20s. Despite the age discrepancy, Cheri Hayden, a 45-year-old woman with deep facial wrinkles, clearly not 20, was arrested, tried and convicted with no evidence other than eyewitness testimony. In fact, if the police had done a proper investigation they would have found multiple people who said the real killer confessed...and she was blonde and in her 20s.
For more information and a complete list of sources for this episode, visit:
https://www.unjustandunsolved.com/
Join us on Patreon to support the show and access exclusive content:
patreon.com/unjustandunsolved
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Unjust & Unsolved - 21: Brandon Spencer

21: Brandon Spencer

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01/28/21 • 41 min

Halloween night 2012, 19-year-old Brandon Spencer and his girlfriend were on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles attending a Halloween party. Suddenly, shots rang out and it was pandemonium. Everyone scattered, ducked, and hid. There was screaming...it was chaos and Brandon Spencer a smart kid from a well-to-do supportive family, with a good job getting ready to enter an EMT program wound up being pinned for it. Family, friends, police, even the former mayor of Inglewood vouched for Brandon, but the jury bought the prosecution's theory, that Brandon was a hardcore gangbanger and Brandon was sentenced to 40 years to life for four counts of attempted murder. However, years later, the star witness recanted and without his testimony...there is no evidence linking Brandon to the shooting. So why is Brandon still in prison? And if he's innocent, why was he railroaded?
For more information and a complete list of sources for this episode, visit:
https://www.unjustandunsolved.com/
Join us on Patreon to support the show and access exclusive content:
patreon.com/unjustandunsolved
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Unjust & Unsolved - 13: Marty Tankeleff

13: Marty Tankeleff

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11/26/20 • 46 min

At 6 AM on September 7, 1988 17-year-old high school senior Marty Tankleff found both of his parents brutally murdered; stabbed and beaten. Almost two years later, Marty was convicted and sentenced to fifty years to life for their murders. Marty did 17 years behind bars before his conviction was overturned. In this Thanksgiving special, Maggie talks to Marty, her hometown exoneree from Port Jefferson, NY, about his conviction, exoneration and the system that put him there.
For more information and a complete list of sources for this episode, visit:
https://www.unjustandunsolved.com/
Join us on Patreon to support the show and access exclusive content:
patreon.com/unjustandunsolved
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Unjust & Unsolved - 11: John Brookins

11: John Brookins

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11/12/20 • 45 min

On December 20th, 1990 26-year-old John Brookins went to his friend Sheila Ginsberg's house to help her clean. Sheila was an older woman, 58, and actually the mother of his on and off again girlfriend Sharon. When John arrived he says he found Sharon standing over her mother's dead body, stomping scissors into her chest. The crime scene was brutal. Sharon fled and then John, a young black man standing over a dead white woman, panicked and also fled the scene. Months later he was convicted for the murder of Sheila Ginsburg, based on Sharon's statements. But multiple people came forward saying Sharon actually confessed to the murder and was known to have a violent history with her. The case is also riddled with police misconduct, ineffective council, and DNA that still needs to be tested.
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Unjust & Unsolved - Live Q&A Tonight!

Live Q&A Tonight!

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12/02/20 • 1 min

We have a breaking news exclusive in John Brookins' case. Join us live tonight at 8pm EST on GetVokl for a Q&A with John's wife Karen Brookins as she reveals breaking updates in the case and takes listener questions. Access the link by joining the Patreon now:
https://www.patreon.com/unjustandunsolved
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Unjust & Unsolved - 9: Jeffrey Havard

9: Jeffrey Havard

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10/29/20 • 39 min

On February 21, 2002 Jeffrey Havard was babysitting his girlfriend’s baby, Chloe Britt. Jeff was bathing her when she accidentally slipped from his hands and hit her head on the toilet. He put her to bed and everything was fine until she was later rushed to the hospital and died. Jeff was arrested, charged and sentenced to death in Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder Chloe. Changes in science behind “Shaken Baby Syndrome” caused an evidentiary hearing for Jeff in 2016. The original medical examiner in the case said that he specifically told prosecutors on more than one occasion prior to trial that he could not support a finding for sexual abuse. This information was withheld from the defense. He has also changed his initial findings and believes that this was indeed an accident, agreeing with many new experts. In September of 2018, Jeff's death penalty sentence was vacated, and he was re-sentenced to life without parole, but is still fighting for his freedom.
Learn more about Jeffrey's case and how to help:
http://www.freejeffreyhavard.org/
For more information and a complete list of sources for this episode, visit:
https://www.unjustandunsolved.com/

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Unjust & Unsolved - 10: DeMarco Wilson

10: DeMarco Wilson

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11/05/20 • 43 min

On February 1, 1997, Charles Newsome was shot while driving his car in a parking lot in West Memphis, AR. Newsome was a known gang member and according to witnesses there was gunfire between him and people in the parking lot. A passenger in his car, Frederick ‘Tyrone’ Ellis, gave a statement about the shooters. He changed his statement multiple times until he said the three defendants who were there: DeMarco Wilson, Antonio Williams, and Kendric Gillum. Ellis was facing criminal charges at the time and they were dropped with his testimony. Two jailhouse informants also got lesser sentences for their testimony. One has recanted and said the prosecution forced him into it. DeMarco also had a solid alibi. The three were convicted in Judge David Burnett’s courtroom who also presided over the infamous West Memphis 3 case. Jason Baldwin, one of the WM3, is working to help secure DeMarco’s freedom with his organization Proclaim Justice.

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Unjust & Unsolved - 7: David Thorne

7: David Thorne

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10/15/20 • 47 min

In 1999, Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Ohio home while her two children were upstairs and one hid under the dining room table potentially watching the crime. Her ex-boyfriend David was instantly a suspect as the father of one of her children, but he had a solid alibi. So the police found Joe Wilkes, a friend of David’s, and a vulnerable kid whom they threatened with the death penalty if he did not confess to a murder for hire. In 2000 with Joe’s testimony, David was sentenced to life without parole. A year later Joe recanted his testimony and since then it appears evidence was planted and it was revealed that Yvonne was possibly a sex worker and had intimate relationships with multiple members of the police department. David has been in prison for twenty years.
Learn more about David's case and how to help:
http://www.linktr.ee/freedavidthorne
For more information and a complete list of sources for this episode, visit:
https://www.unjustandunsolved.com/

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Unjust & Unsolved - 12: Nikki Zinger

12: Nikki Zinger

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11/19/20 • 46 min

On March 10, 1991 Nikki Zinger's mother Linda Holley was found dead in her Magnolia, AR, home. The crime was brutal. She was stabbed 12 times, bludgeoned and left for dead. A month went by with no arrests, and then out of the blue 28-year-old Nikki and her boyfriend 24-year-old Daniel Rischer were arrested and convicted for her mother's murder. The prosecution said the motive was Linda's $90,000 life insurance policy. However, decades later new DNA evidence busts holes in the prosecution's theory. And circumstantial evidence is brought into question. It also turns out there was a similar murder that happened five days after Linda's that could point to the real killer.
For more information and a complete list of sources for this episode, visit:
https://www.unjustandunsolved.com/
Join us on Patreon to support the show and access exclusive content:
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How many episodes does Unjust & Unsolved have?

Unjust & Unsolved currently has 28 episodes available.

What topics does Unjust & Unsolved cover?

The podcast is about True Crime and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Unjust & Unsolved?

The episode title 'Introducing "Murder in Alliance: Ep. 1 Dead in the Water"' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Unjust & Unsolved?

The average episode length on Unjust & Unsolved is 36 minutes.

How often are episodes of Unjust & Unsolved released?

Episodes of Unjust & Unsolved are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of Unjust & Unsolved was released on Aug 14, 2020.

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