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The Case of False Confessions - Walter Ogrod
📻 Episode #171
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Nov 16, 2020
About This Episode
To win exoneration, it wasn’t enough for the DA to declare innocence. The judge had to agree, or Walter wasn’t going anywhere.
The Case
To win exoneration, it wasn’t enough for the DA to declare innocence. The judge had to agree, or Walter wasn’t going anywhere.
Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin bring us to Philadelphia for the story of Walter Ogrod. Walter was sent to death row by an old-school Philly justice system that was better known for injustice. He spent decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit -- until a new wave of reform-minded prosecutors found the truth behind Walter's false confession.
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00:03:48“Speaker 1: around thirty years old, somewhere between five six and five nine, Speaker 1: with a medium build. It was a pretty good description, Speaker 1: but police weren't able to generate any real leads. After Speaker 1: several months, Barbara Jean's murder was featured on the TV Speaker 1: show Unsolved Mysteries and a police tip line was set up.”
00:14:59“Speaker 1: a story about Walter, describing what happened when his own Speaker 1: mom asked if he'd killed Barbara Jean. According to Jay, Speaker 1: Walter told his mom, damn right, I did, and if Speaker 1: you know what's best for you, you'll keep quiet. Speaker 2: Believe it or not.”
00:25:47“Speaker 1: of her time, got to wait until June was the reply. Finally, Speaker 1: June fifth rolled around. In true twenty twenty fashion, the Speaker 1: court hearing on Walter's release unfolded virtually on Zoom. Appeared Speaker 1: in orange prison clothing and a disposable face mask. At”
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