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The Case of Keith LaMar Pt. 1
📻 Episode #379
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Jul 27, 2023
About This Episode
On April 11, 1993, a riot broke out at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, OH, primarily due to tensions between the prisoners and the guards. The riot went on for 11 days resulting in 10 deaths and millions of dollars in damages. 23-year-old prisoner Keith LaMar was a witness to the riot, and…
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The Case
On April 11, 1993, a riot broke out at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, OH, primarily due to tensions between the prisoners and the guards. The riot went on for 11 days resulting in 10 deaths and millions of dollars in damages. 23-year-old prisoner Keith LaMar was a witness to the riot, and although there was no physical evidence linking him to any involvement in the riot, the prosecution focused on him presumably because he refused to aid them in their investigation. Many incentivized and coerced prison informants testified that Keith was the leader behind the riot while the prosecution failed to present the exculpatory evidence in their possession that others were responsible. Thus, Keith became one of the five prisoners convicted of the murders and blamed for the riot. Keith was sentenced to death. Jason talks to Keith LaMar and Keegan Stephan, Keith's attorney.
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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
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00:04:20“Speaker 2: I ever remember being home grey and sometimes, you know, Speaker 2: the lights would be off, the gas would be off, Speaker 2: and we had to heat the house with you know, Speaker 2: keeping the oven door open and whatnot, and we weren't Speaker 2: allowed to tell my grandparents about this. It all kind”
00:17:14“Speaker 2: You presume I wasn't in the area and brotherhood but forgot. Speaker 1: How rude of me? Not that I mean, I'm sure Speaker 1: their invite got lost somehow. Speaker 2: I never got an invite. But the first thing I Speaker 2: did when I came to Leven I joined the boxing team.”
00:29:18“Speaker 2: and he, you know, held onto his dignity to his Speaker 2: credit and was hues the candra joined afraid. He made Speaker 2: the mistake of saying something about it to this guy, Speaker 2: William Bowland, guy named Sabbat, and Sebas and Dinners got Speaker 2: into altercation. Sebas put him in a choke hold, and”
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