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The Case of Larry Walker
📻 Episode #417
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Jan 11, 2024
About This Episode
In May of 1983, Clyde Coleman was fatally shot at his home in Philadelphia, PA. Eyewitnesses reported seeing three men fleeing the scene. But when police found that 22-year old Larry Walker was in a relationship with the victim, they stopped looking for other suspects. Two of the three eyewitnesses, one of whom was a…
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The Case
In May of 1983, Clyde Coleman was fatally shot at his home in Philadelphia, PA. Eyewitnesses reported seeing three men fleeing the scene. But when police found that 22-year old Larry Walker was in a relationship with the victim, they stopped looking for other suspects. Two of the three eyewitnesses, one of whom was a juvenile at the time, testified that Larry was the perpetrator. The third testified that he was not. And despite the complete lack of physical or forensic evidence implicating Larry, Larry was convicted and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
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00:03:27“Speaker 1: You know, I was hardened when I read that the Speaker 1: mother of your kids, they all stuck close to you Speaker 1: throughout this ordeal. Speaker 2: Right, yes, correct. Their mother was very supportive even to Speaker 2: this day. She was the one that when I wanted”
00:13:56“Speaker 2: involved in them type of things because the people that Speaker 2: are looking for that person, they would come after you. Speaker 2: That sympathy that I have for people, you can't show Speaker 2: them type of emotions when you're in prison you ask Speaker 2: them for trouble. It's completely opposite to that human nature”
00:23:41“Speaker 3: because I'm innocent? And I said, Larry, you know I Speaker 3: can't guarantee you what a court will do in a year. Speaker 3: I mean we might not even be, you know, heard Speaker 1: Look, I'm a big fan of Larry Krasner. I'd like Speaker 1: to clone that guy and put him in offices all”
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