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The Case of False Confessions - Ray McCann
📻 Episode #175
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Dec 07, 2020
About This Episode
These police were willing to sacrifice one of their own just to close a case.
The Case
These police were willing to sacrifice one of their own just to close a case.
Laura and Steve tell us the story of a Michigan murder case with an unusual suspect: a small-town police officer named Ray McCann. After Ray helped investigate the disappearance of a little girl, he was wrongfully accused of her murder. In pursuit of their only suspect, police turned Ray’s whole life into an interrogation room.
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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
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00:03:34“Speaker 1: particular missing person case, Ray's son was good friends with Jody, Speaker 1: so Ray didn't have to be asked twice to help Speaker 1: look for her. Along with many of his neighbors, Ray Speaker 1: threw on a coat and went out to look for Jody.”
00:14:14“Speaker 1: He said, maybe his DNA had been transferred from Jody's Speaker 1: mom to the little girl. But five years after the fact, Speaker 1: Jody's mom didn't remember Ray pulling her away, or taking Speaker 1: her to the car, or much of anything else from Speaker 1: that terrible moment. So the cops charged Ray with another”
00:24:17“Speaker 1: So I'm really hoping you're going to tell us that Speaker 1: after Ray was exonerated, these cops were tried for perjury. Speaker 2: I wish I could tell you that, But nothing has Speaker 2: happened to these police officers. The prosecutor eventually ended up Speaker 2: losing in his next election, but these police officers have”
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