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#041 Jason Flom with Jeffrey Deskovic
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1990, Jeffrey Deskovic was wrongfully convicted of the brutal rape and murder of his 15-year-old classmate, Angela Correa. Mr. Deskovic was only 16 at the time of the crime with no prior record. Police claimed that Mr. Deskovic was overly upset at the victim’s funeral and were certain they had their man. They interrogated him for over seven and a half hours, without his mother or legal counsel present. After browbeating and intimidating him, they ultimately extracted a false confession after promising that he could go home after he confessed. He had also been told that if his DNA did not match the semen in the rape kit, he would be cleared as a suspect. In January 1991, Jeffrey Deskovic was convicted by jury of 1st degree rape and 2nd degree murder, despite DNA results showing that he was not the source of semen in the victim’s rape kit. He was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. In 2006, post-conviction DNA testing done by the Innocence Project both proved Mr. Deskovic's innocence and identified the real perpetrator, convicted murderer Steven Cunningham, who subsequently confessed to the crime. On November 2nd, 2006, Jeffrey Deskovic’s indictment was dismissed on grounds of actual innocence and he was released after serving 16 years in prison. Since his release, he has started The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice, which investigates wrongful conviction cases and provides support for exonerees once they are released.For additional information:http://www.thejeffreydeskovicfoundationforjustice.orghttps://www.patreon.com/Deskovic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/deskovicfoundation Jeffrey Deskovic: https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.deskovic The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation: https://www.facebook.com/thejeffreydeskovicfoundation/Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/user/deskovicfoundation Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/jeffreydeskovic
Released:
Nov 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
S2E12: We Are A Family: Stories From The 2017 Innocence Network Conference, Part One by Wrongful Conviction