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The Case of False Confessions - Bonus Interview with Daniel Villegas
📻 Episode #122
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Apr 06, 2020
About This Episode
Laura Nirider talks with Daniel Villegas about what it was like waiting for the jury to announce its verdict, how he prepared his children for the possibility he might not be coming home, and how it feels to finally focus on the future.
The Case
Laura Nirider talks with Daniel Villegas about what it was like waiting for the jury to announce its verdict, how he prepared his children for the possibility he might not be coming home, and how it feels to finally focus on the future.
If you haven't heard his full story, it's right here in the podcast Feed. Just under this bonus episode. And if you've yet to watch Daniel's exoneration video, check it out on Instagram @wrongfulconviction. It's an incredible opportunity for all of us to bear witness to freedom
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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
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00:02:14“Speaker 1: at Membela construction and doing deliveries and things for them, Speaker 1: but you're also working with a lot of the other guys. Speaker 2: Yes, work there. Speaker 3: Yeah, we do construction, so it's a lot of you know, Speaker 3: you're gonna have a lot of conmics and stuff there.”
00:08:46“Speaker 3: of the courthouse and I was like having an intimate Speaker 3: moment with my daughter, my youngest daughter. How old was Speaker 3: she she was at that time, she was about six Speaker 3: months And you know, I really didn't think, you know, Speaker 3: I know she can't understand what I'm saying. So I”
00:14:36“Speaker 1: what's your what are your hopes for the future. Speaker 3: That I'm not totally certain about that right now, I Speaker 3: haven't figured out where my direction is actually going to go. Speaker 3: Because one thing I've realized about life is that I Speaker 3: have my plans, but the universe has its own plans,”
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