American Justice Podcast

Truth and Justice don’t always agree. We’re here to bring attention to the cases where the American Criminal Justice system got it wrong.

S03E09 - Anthony Wright 07/04/2022

S03E09 - Anthony Wright In S03E09 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick dissect the story of Anthony Wright, a 20-year-old man who was wrongly convicted of raping and murdering 77-year-old Louise Talley in 1991. The duo narrates how Mr. Wright endured two trials and 25 years in prison before DNA evidence found him not guilty of the 1991 rape and murder. Time Stamps 00:40 Introduction 09:38 Unethical Practices Among Law Enforcement Officials 15:05 The History of DNA Forensics 18:37 The Rape and Murder of 77-Year-Old Louise Talley 20:57 Incriminating Confessions From Roland Saint James and John Richardson 26:35 Detectives Decide To Go After Anthony Wright 28:25 Police Arrest and Interrogate Anthony Wright 31:52 Anthony Signs a Written Confession Admitting to Raping and Killing Louise Talley 32:14 Anthony is Charged with Multiple Counts of Murder and Rape 33:51 Police Search Anthony’s House and “Find” Blood-Stained Clothes 34:24 Two Teenage Friends Claim to Have Seen Anthony at the Crime Scene 36:25 Conflicting Testimony From Anthony’s Mom 39:33 Anthony Defends Himself In Court 44:01 Anthony is Found Guilty and Sentenced to Life in Prison 45:22 DNA Testing of the Rape Kit Uncovers Ronnie Byrd’s DNA 47:45 How the Police Coerced Two Teenage Witnesses Into Testifying Against Mr. Wright 49:20 Anthony Testifies on His Own Behalf, Again 51:20 Anthony is Acquitted and Released 53:10 Anthony’s Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Settles for $9.85 million 53:51 How Philadelphia Detectives Wrongfully Convicted Dozens of Innocent People in the 90s 58:05 The Unbreakable Bond Between Anthony Wright and His Son 01:06:29 Anthony and Rob G. Kelly Publish a Memoir 01:06:54 Parting Thoughts YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: [email protected] You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - [email protected] www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1 C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w Videos: Articles: /episode/index/show/americanjustice/id/23626793

S03E08 - Henry McCollum & Leon Brown 06/25/2022

S03E08 - Henry McCollum & Leon Brown In episode eight season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the chilling rape and murder of Sabrina Bui, an 11-year-old girl found dead in a field - underwear stuffed down her throat, bloodied and raped in 1983. They discuss how two brothers, Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, were coerced into a confession, wrongfully convicted of murder, and sent to prison for more than 30 years for a crime that DNA evidence would later prove they didn't commit. Time Stamps 01:40 The case of Sabrina Bui 03:00 Why Henry McCollum and Leon Brown Became the Prime Suspects in Sabrina's Murder 05:45 Sabrina Disappears and Her Parents File a Missing Person's Report 08:37 Sabrina's Body is Discovered Naked in a Soybean Field 11:07 Police Start Investigations Into the Murder of Sabrina Bui 14:05 Henry and Leon Get Interrogated For Hours Without a Lawyer 16:46 How Henry and Leon Were Coerced Into Signing False Confessions 22:25 Henry and Leon are Found Guilty and Recieve the Death Penalty 23:28 Leon Contacts the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission 25:15 September 2014, a Judge Declares Leon and Henry Were Wrongfully Convicted 29:28 Leon's Struggles With Mental Health Issues 32:20 Henry and Leon Pursue Litigation Against Robeson County Law Enforcement 34:47 How Sabrina's Family Reacted to the News of Henry and Leon's Release 36:52 Roscoe Artis is Linked to Sabrina's Murder 38:06 Sabrina's Sister, Tenita, Shares Her Memory of the Day Her Sister Disappeared 40:15 Critical Information From the Case That Detectives Ignored 45:01 Roscoe's Troubling Criminal Past 47:20 How Roscoe Became a Suspect in Sabrina's Murder Case 50:34 District Attorney Joe Freeman's Reign of Terror 54:58 Joe Control Over the Courts in Robeson and Scotland Counties 58:30 Interesting Facts About Sabrina's Murder Case 01:07:20 The Main Causes Behind Wrongful Convictions in the US 01:08:17 Parting Thoughts YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - C. Derick Miller Links to research and videos Videos Short clip: Sound bite: Sound bite: /episode/index/show/americanjustice/id/23536334

S03E07 - Willie Stokes 06/17/2022

S03E07 - Willie Stokes In episode seven season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick discuss the disappointing case of Willie Stokes, a Philadelphia man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. The duo go through how a key witness was allegedly offered sex and drugs at police headquarters to frame Stokes in an unsolved 1980 dice-game slaying case that highlights the ugly side of police and prosecutorial misconduct. Time Stamps 01:50 Introducing Willie Stokes 03:07 The Most Common Cause of Wrongful Convictions 04:02 The Backstory to Stokes' Arrest and Conviction 07:18 The Lying Witnesses in Willie Stoke's Trial 09:00 Glaring Question Marks From Witness Recounts 10:14 The Suspicious Interaction Between Key Witness Franklin Lee and The Philadelphia DA 15:21 How Key Witness Franklin Lee Falsely Implicated Willie Stokes 17:55 Lee Admits to Falsely Testifying Against Stokes During the Recantation Hearing 19:08 Stokes is Charged with First Degree Murder 19:51 Stokes Gets New Trial on December 30th, 2021 20:42 Stokes is Released From Prison 22:10 All the Key Details in Stokes' Troubling Case 23:09 Franklin Lee Reveals Why He Took the Deal to Falsely Implicate Willie Stokes 25:45 Why The DA Was So Obsessed With Nailing Willie Stokes 27:17 Official Misconduct, Racism, and Coerced Statements in Stokes' Case 28:15 Stokes' Daughter Passes Away 20 Years After His Conviction 29:09 Stokes Sues City of Philadelphia for Police Misconduct 33:50 Confession Coercion: The Way Law Enforcement Sees It 35:04 Parting Thoughts YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: [email protected] You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - [email protected] www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1 C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/user/chadandnez?si=BICZNwedTBCSsdtz90PTNg Call to Action Thank you for listening to this season of the American Justice Podcast. Leave us a voicemail, send us a Facebook message, or blog about the show on . If you have any tips on the case, please call 972-942-0444. Article Sources Intro Credit: CBS Philly- /episode/index/show/americanjustice/id/23418479

S03E06 - Rubin "Hurricane" Carter 06/10/2022

S03E06 - Rubin "Hurricane" Carter In episode six season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the tale of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose life story inspired the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film The Hurricane, starring Denzel Washington. Listen in as the duo describe the life of the American-Canadian middleweight boxer, wrongfully convicted of murder and later released following a petition of habeas corpus after serving almost 20 years in prison. Time Stamps 03:24 Introducing Rubin "Hurricane" Carter 06:03 The Backstory of Carter's arrest 07:40 Carter's Troubling Criminal History 13:54 The Tripple Murder Case 17:40 Carter and John Artis Get Arrested and Charged with Murder 19:41 Glaring Question Marks in Rubin's Case 22:40 The Jury's Biased Opinion and the Increasing Public Support 24:10 Events During the Recantation Hearing 27:40 How Witnesses Lied Under Oath 28:10 Carter's Second Trial and Loss of Celebrity Support 29:50 Post Emancipation and Community Service 32:10 Carter's Life as a Motivational Speaker and Community Activist 24:50 Prostate Cancer and Death YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: [email protected] You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - [email protected] www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1 C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/user/chadandnez?si=BICZNwedTBCSsdtz90PTNg /episode/index/show/americanjustice/id/23378573

S03E05 - Steven Avery 06/03/2022

S03E05 - Steven Avery In episode five season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the tale of Steven Avery, whose rollercoaster story featured in Netflix’s Making a Murderer. Tune in as the duo describe events that led to Avery spending eighteen years in prison before being exonerated through DNA testing and, just four years after his release, being sentenced to life for the murder of Teresa Halbach. Time Stamps 03:30 Introducing Steven Avery 04:47 Avery Wrongfully Convicted of Rape 07:01 The Making of a Murderer 08:25 Avery’s Frequent Encounters With The Law 12:10 What it Means When a Person’s Appeal is Denied 15:40 Why Authorities Don’t Like Reopening Closed Cases 18:43 The Wrongful Conviction Case and Eventual Exoneration 20:50 Avery Found Guilty of Murder and Being Handed the Life Sentence 25:16 Avery Writes His Name in The Innocence Project History Books 28:08 Events After ‘The Making a Murderer’ Was Released 31:30 Avery’s Numerous Appeal Cases 36:50 The Question Marks in Avery’s Murder Case 38:08 Parting Thoughts YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: [email protected] You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - [email protected] www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1 C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/user/chadandnez?si=BICZNwedTBCSsdtz90PTNg /episode/index/show/americanjustice/id/23290556

Special Episode # 8 - REACTION to ABC 20/20 about Brandon Woodruff Case 05/29/2022

Special Episode # 7 - ABC 20/20 to Air Brandon Woodruff Case 05/20/2022

S03E04 - West Memphis 3 05/13/2022

S03E03 - Central Park 5 05/06/2022

S03E03 - Central Park 5 “Racial Profiling and the Central Park 5” On episode three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick tell the story of the Central Park 5 and how it became one of New York’s most notorious racially charged cases. Stay tuned to find out what happened throughout the trials and what happens to the five men charged for a crime they didn’t commit. Time Stamps 00:04:50 Introducing the Central Park 5 Case 00:15:10 What Happened Trisha Meili in Central Park 00:21:46 Arrest Frenzy and Racial Profiling 00:31:12 Trump’s Calling for the Return of the Death Penalty and Inconclusive Data 00:35:56 Start of the Trials 00:42:02 Trisha Meili on Oprah and Matias Reyes’ Confession 00:52:04 The Central Park 5 v. The City of New York 00:58:51 Where is the Central Park 5 Now? 01:06:41 Final Thoughts YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: [email protected] You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - [email protected] www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1 C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/user/chadandnez?si=BICZNwedTBCSsdtz90PTNg /episode/index/show/americanjustice/id/23023895

S03E02 - Julius Jones 04/29/2022

S03E02 - Julius Jones “Justice for Julius Jones or for Paul Howell?” Here we are with episode two of season three of the American Justice Podcast. Scott and C. Derick share the in-depth details of the famous Julius Jones case and the Howell family’s call for justice. Was Kim Kardashian right to take Julius’ side? Tune in to see who they think did it. 00:41 Introducing Julius Jones and #JusticeForJulius 07:38 The Timeline, Julius’ Side of the Story, and the “Facts” 15:11 Julius’ Defence and the Purpose of Solitary Confinement 18:51 Inconsistencies with Alibis, Inexperienced Investigators, and Racial Bias 26:59 Paul Howell’s Family 20 Years Later and Celebrity Support 34:05 Julius’ Violent History, Secret Plea Deals, and the Red Bandana 42:21 Racism Changing the Outcome of the Case 48:22 Final Thoughts YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: [email protected] You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - [email protected] www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1 C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/user/chadandnez?si=BICZNwedTBCSsdtz90PTNg /episode/index/show/americanjustice/id/22933985