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The Case of Chris Turner
📻 Episode #481
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Oct 03, 2024
About This Episode
On the morning of December 9th, 1984, 19-year-old Christopher Turner woke up to the police breaking into his bedroom with guns drawn. He was arrested for the murder of Catherine Fuller, who was assaulted, robbed, and killed on the evening of October 1st, 1984. Based on testimonies delivered under coercion, Christopher was convicted of first…
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The Case
On the morning of December 9th, 1984, 19-year-old Christopher Turner woke up to the police breaking into his bedroom with guns drawn. He was arrested for the murder of Catherine Fuller, who was assaulted, robbed, and killed on the evening of October 1st, 1984. Based on testimonies delivered under coercion, Christopher was convicted of first degree murder, along with 8 other defendants, and sentenced to life in prison. It was later revealed that the prosecution withheld vital information, including several eyewitness testimonies implicating a different suspect, thus violating the Brady Rule. Turner remained hard-working, resilient, and optimistic despite the adversity he endured. He was released on parole in 2011 and continues to engage in prisoner advocacy work.
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00:05:05“Speaker 4: That area is a very populated section of the city. Speaker 4: A whole bunch of bus lines come together. It's check day, Speaker 4: so you have people out shopping, doing whatever. And I Speaker 4: actually like to tell the story the way it actually happened,”
00:20:05“Speaker 3: Franklin or something. And so they don't want none of Speaker 3: that stuff to come out. Speaker 1: The alibi evidence would have impeached the credibility of all Speaker 1: of the state's witnesses, so those whose alibis could be Speaker 1: undermined went to trial, including Chris and Charles Turner, Kelvin Smith,”
00:34:24“Speaker 4: the trial judge, who had been friends with the original Speaker 4: trial judge on the case, so I think came in Speaker 4: with some pretty strong preconceived notions and brought those to bear. Speaker 1: It appears this judge felt similarly to the trial prosecutor, Speaker 1: Jerry Goren, who also took the.”
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