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The Case of Elmer Daniels
📻 Episode #570
🎙️ Hosted by Guest Host John Huffington
📅 Apr 16, 2026
About This Episode
On January 15, 1980, in Wilmington, DE, a 15-year-old girl, "G.S," reported she had been raped alongside the railroad tracks. The victim and her young male friend, "K.C.", said they were together on the tracks when a young black man approached them and assaulted G.S. After giving numerous inconsistent statements, K.C. told police he recognized…
The Case
On January 15, 1980, in Wilmington, DE, a 15-year-old girl, "G.S," reported she had been raped alongside the railroad tracks. The victim and her young male friend, "K.C.", said they were together on the tracks when a young black man approached them and assaulted G.S. After giving numerous inconsistent statements, K.C. told police he recognized the attacker from school and that his name was Elmer. 18-year-old Elmer Daniels was ultimately sentenced to life in prison for the rape despite scant physical evidence and a strong alibi that was corroborated by several witnesses.
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00:05:27“Speaker 4: But back in nineteen seventy eight, when this fifteen year Speaker 4: old Mail was in middle school, Elma was in the Speaker 4: tenth grade at nearby high School. There was a three Speaker 4: year age difference between him. He was fifteen, Alma was eighteen. Speaker 4: They won in the same eighth grade math class together.”
00:20:31“Speaker 2: four hours a day, and didn't turn around repeat it tomorrow. Speaker 2: It's just like getting up going to work. I guess Speaker 2: that's why I like going to work. It's a process. Speaker 2: But for me to see all those things, and I'm Speaker 2: not gonna get into all the violent parts of that”
00:34:49“Speaker 2: want to celebrate that. Speaker 3: But it keeps me humble. Speaker 2: It keeps me conscious of the possibility of it can Speaker 2: happen to you again, you know, So I'm conscious of that. Speaker 1: We at least you have Emica by your side. So,”
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