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The Case of Jerome Curry
📻 Episode #467
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Jul 25, 2024
About This Episode
Jerome Curry was arrested in connection with several shootings in the Bronx, NY, on September 20, 1996. When taken in for questioning, Jerome faced verbal and physical abuse from the police and ultimately falsely confessed to the shootings. Despite no physical evidence tying him to the crimes and questionable police tactics, Jerome was sentenced to…
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The Case
Jerome Curry was arrested in connection with several shootings in the Bronx, NY, on September 20, 1996. When taken in for questioning, Jerome faced verbal and physical abuse from the police and ultimately falsely confessed to the shootings. Despite no physical evidence tying him to the crimes and questionable police tactics, Jerome was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for murder and attempted murder.
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00:05:10“Speaker 1: And in this story, we have a known repeat offender Speaker 1: with whom Justin has had some contact, Detective Ba de Leone. Speaker 2: Lpedo Ba de Leone. They cleared the books. That's what Speaker 2: they did back then. I mean BA told me that Speaker 2: about Raffi. That's what they did back then. I mean”
00:19:53“Speaker 1: to believe that the guy who shot his friend Thomas Speaker 1: Long had been caught. Speaker 3: He said, badd came in and he saw my picture Speaker 3: on the detective's desk, and then he went into the Speaker 3: lineup and identified me. Speaker 1: There's also another version of events where someone else at”
00:33:55“Speaker 2: we put in that. Motion why aren't we working with Speaker 2: the prosecutor's office when they discover that you have a Speaker 2: detective that has a, Pattern we've begun to establish a. Speaker 2: Pattern THE fbi says a serial killer is defined by Speaker 2: what two or more. MURDERS i think it is that's the. Definition.”
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