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The Case of Tysheem Crocker
📻 Episode #330
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Feb 02, 2023
About This Episode
In October 1997, Skip Clark was killed in York, PA. Police officers decided that the death was gang related, and that two gangs were out for each other after having a dispute. Tysheem Crocker was dragged into the conversation. The State argued that he and others plotted to retaliate against their rival gang, and that…
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The Case
In October 1997, Skip Clark was killed in York, PA. Police officers decided that the death was gang related, and that two gangs were out for each other after having a dispute. Tysheem Crocker was dragged into the conversation. The State argued that he and others plotted to retaliate against their rival gang, and that Skip was caught in the middle. Despite four witnesses testifying that they knew who the killer was and that it was not Tysheem, and despite the fact that his whereabouts were accounted for at the time of the crime, Tysheem was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
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00:05:07“Speaker 1: And back then, as we've seen time and again on Speaker 1: this program, even involving a low level drug deal and Speaker 1: could make that person a target for a wrongful conviction. Speaker 1: So let's get to early October nineteen ninety seven and Speaker 1: the lead up to this dice game and the shooting,”
00:21:16“Speaker 3: could have turned that over to Tayshim's lawyers, and that Speaker 3: never happened. Speaker 1: And perhaps these documents the telephone records may have also Speaker 1: been timestamped. Speaker 3: Miss Flinch boss Siler says that the records she maintained Speaker 3: for the hotel have a bottom section which indicates the”
00:36:13“Speaker 1: the very least, I'm glad one of the Bethunes appears Speaker 1: to have had a competent attorney which was also on Speaker 1: the horizon from Melvin and Taishim. One of your advocates, Speaker 1: Omar Jannette, was instrumental in getting you the competent attorney Speaker 1: who we have with us today, the Tsia Shaviz Free”
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