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The Case of Lamont Hunter
📻 Episode #427
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Feb 15, 2024
About This Episode
January 18, 2006, 3-year-old Trustin Blue tumbled down his basement stairs in Cincinnati, OH, became unresponsive, and later brain dead. Trustin had been under the supervision of his mother’s boyfriend, Lamont Hunter, at the time of the incident. When Trustin was declared dead, the police began suspecting that Trustin had been raped and abused by…
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The Case
January 18, 2006, 3-year-old Trustin Blue tumbled down his basement stairs in Cincinnati, OH, became unresponsive, and later brain dead. Trustin had been under the supervision of his mother’s boyfriend, Lamont Hunter, at the time of the incident. When Trustin was declared dead, the police began suspecting that Trustin had been raped and abused by Lamont, and had not actually fallen down the stairs as Lamont claimed. The case against Lamont was centered around allegations of prior abuse against Trustin and the manner of Trustin’s injuries. Lamont was convicted and sentenced to death for the incident.
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00:04:49“Speaker 4: half siblings were there, saw what happened. It was obviously Speaker 4: an accident. No one even suspected it wasn't an accident. Speaker 4: He was treated and let go. Then in June of Speaker 4: or Trustin had sort of a constellation of injuries, some swelling, scratches, rashes,”
00:19:34“Speaker 4: So you know, Clyde took a flat fee from Lamont's family, Speaker 4: so it's just economical to make the trial go as Speaker 4: fast as possible, and so great way to cut down Speaker 4: on time is to wave jury. Speaker 1: It sounds to me like the judge actually was telling”
00:33:20“Speaker 3: to meet their kids so bad, and I want to Speaker 3: meet my grandchildren so bad. Speaker 2: They're right there. Speaker 3: That's when you know the decision was firmly made that Speaker 3: I'm taking his plea agreement. Speaker 1: It sounds like the prosecutor, Seth Tiger, was just trying”
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