WEBVTT - Introducing: Earwitness

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<v Speaker 1>Ye, man, this cross will tell you what appeared to

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<v Speaker 1>be a Jefferson County police officer shot in the back

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<v Speaker 1>of our building. He end that movie, It is one

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<v Speaker 1>of us. They have got one down and they just

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<v Speaker 1>look bad. It looks bad you.

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<v Speaker 2>In nineteen ninety five, Detective Tony Richardson was trying to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out who killed a fellow officer, Deputy Bill Hardy.

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<v Speaker 3>Had it been my decision the day we caught the

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<v Speaker 3>people that did it, Let's let's put them on death.

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<v Speaker 2>Throat Without solid evidence, the case comes down to who

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<v Speaker 2>is believed and who is ignored.

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<v Speaker 4>Evidence wise, we had versually no evidence. We had the

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<v Speaker 4>word of a fifteen year old who told lies, a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of lies.

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<v Speaker 5>She said she was there and I was there. That's

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<v Speaker 5>a life, a life, that's a shame.

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<v Speaker 2>When the deputy was shot at the hotel, to Forest

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson was four miles away, but now he's on death row.

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<v Speaker 6>This case is all about alternative worlds that are in

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<v Speaker 6>conflict with each other and in conflict with truth and

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<v Speaker 6>in conflict with what our justice system stands for.

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<v Speaker 4>We had a weak case based on testimony in one witness.

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<v Speaker 5>The only evidence supposedly they had against was this ear

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<v Speaker 5>witness who had never heard him speak before, who had

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<v Speaker 5>no idea who he was.

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<v Speaker 7>And I just started sobbing, like uncontrollable because I was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 7>my goodness, we did connect to an innocent man and

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<v Speaker 7>he's been on death row all these years and I

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<v Speaker 7>didn't know it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Beth Shelburne from Lava for Good Podcasts. This is

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<v Speaker 2>ear Witness.

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<v Speaker 8>The best thing that a person probably can do for

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<v Speaker 8>themselves that's suspected of a crime is do not talk to.

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<v Speaker 4>The bout these period.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that's really interesting coming from a retired detective, but

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<v Speaker 2>that's the truth. Listen to Earwitness starting on September nineteenth

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