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The Case of Jeffrey Deskovic
📻 Episode #593
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Oct 01, 2026
About This Episode
Jeffrey Deskovic’s first Wrongful Conviction episode was originally published in 2017, and his story is one we’ve returned to many times over the years — not only because of the 16 years he lost in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, but because of what he chose to do with his life after he…
The Case
Jeffrey Deskovic’s first Wrongful Conviction episode was originally published in 2017, and his story is one we’ve returned to many times over the years — not only because of the 16 years he lost in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, but because of what he chose to do with his life after he was finally exonerated.
Jeffrey’s story also has an extraordinary connection to two cases we’ve recently revisited on this show: Andrew Krivak and Anthony DiPippo. The same polygraph operator who helped extract a false confession from Jeffrey when he was just 16 years old was later involved in the interrogation that produced Andy Krivak’s false confession. And years later, Jeffrey and the Deskovic Foundation helped fight to free Andy — Jeffrey even put up his own home as collateral for Andy’s bail.
If you’ve been listening to Bone Valley: The Devil’s Quarry, Jeffrey’s story provides important context for the cases of Anthony DiPippo and Andy Krivak — and for how wrongful convictions like these happen in the first place.
Also, be sure to check out 16 Years, a film by Jia Rizvi about Jeffrey’s wrongful conviction and the work he’s done since.
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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
Short excerpts from the episode's official published transcript, with timestamps — listen from these moments, or read the full transcript via the podcast's own platforms.
00:06:42“Speaker 1: There's going to be TV. There's going to be all Speaker 1: that stuff, right? When you have a high profile case, Speaker 1: especially involving a child in a community where murder hasn't Speaker 1: happened in 20 years, it's a pressure cooker. So how Speaker 1: the hell did they end up picking on you? I”
00:25:58“Speaker 1: fateful day. I mean, it's so disgusting, right? This girl Speaker 1: who deserves at least to have her reputation protected is Speaker 1: dragged through the mud. It's just disgusting. Jeff, let me Speaker 1: ask you this, because you've become an expert in criminal justice. Speaker 1: You've accomplished so much since you've been home in terms”
00:45:49“Speaker 1: now you face a whole other set of obstacles. How Speaker 1: did you transform yourself? Because at one point you were Speaker 1: almost homeless. Speaker 4: Correct. Yes, exactly. I almost went to a homeless shelter. Speaker 4: I lost a temporary apartment that this religious community was”
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