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The Case of Keith Washington

📻 Episode #492
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Nov 11, 2024

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About This Episode

On January 24th, 2007, Keith Washington, a police officer and former Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, was home with his wife and 6 year old daughter while they awaited a delivery from Marlo Furniture store. Two men, Robert White and Brandon Clark, arrived with the furniture, and while showing them to the master bedroom,…

The Case

On January 24th, 2007, Keith Washington, a police officer and former Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, was home with his wife and 6 year old daughter while they awaited a delivery from Marlo Furniture store. Two men, Robert White and Brandon Clark, arrived with the furniture, and while showing them to the master bedroom, Keith realized that White had broken away and was snooping in his daughter’s bedroom. Keith asked them to leave which started a fight. Overpowered by the two men, Keith shot them in self defense, killing Clarke. Meanwhile, 12 time convicted felon, Robert White, who wasn’t even a Marlo employee, became the state’s main witness. Keith was convicted and sentenced to 45 years, while Robert White continued his life of crime.

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00:05:10
“Speaker 2: a single mother, right, but give us a little bit Speaker 2: of background if you don't mind. Speaker 3: Listen, I've had a job since I was thirteen years old. Speaker 3: My mother and father separated, and at that time I Speaker 3: became the man of the house, so to speak.”
00:19:18
“Speaker 4: and whole bathroom, where Keith and Stace had maintained that Speaker 4: the altercation had taken place. Speaker 2: But the prosecution doubled down on the lie. Listen to this. Speaker 2: The prosecutors made thirty one false and misleading statements throughout Speaker 2: the trial that were objected to and sustained. These were”
00:32:54
“Speaker 2: that they want to help if they can. Is there Speaker 2: a way that people can get involved? What can people do? Speaker 2: And we'll link whatever it is in the bio so Speaker 2: people can easily find it. Speaker 4: A few things the listeners can do is demand that”

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