The Case of with Maggie Freleng Season 5 - TRAILER

📻 Episode #Bonus
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Feb 26, 2026

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About This Episode

Maggie Freleng, Pulitzer Prize winner, iHeartPodcast 2024 Social Impact Award Honoree and acclaimed host of Bone Valley Season 3: Graves County, returns with compelling stories of redemption and justice in the newest season of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng starting March 5, 2026.

The Case

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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts

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00:00:02
“Speaker 1: If one of your loved ones had been killed, you Speaker 1: probably would have been like you, they're going to help me. Speaker 1: They always look at the family first. Speaker 2: I've spent years investigating cases where the system got it wrong, Speaker 2: and here's what I know. A verdict isn't the end”

00:00:45
“Speaker 4: they will kill me that night. Speaker 2: This season will hear the harrowing experiences that led innocent Speaker 2: people into incarceration. Speaker 1: One of the detectives got on the stand and said Speaker 1: there was blood all over the curtains. Well, guess what, Speaker 1: there were no curtains in the bedroom.”

00:01:13
“Speaker 5: When my feet hit the floor in the morning, I say, Speaker 5: I am fighting for those who can't. I am fighting Speaker 5: for all these people who are waiting for justice. Speaker 2: Listen to new episodes of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freeling Speaker 2: starting Mark fifth on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or”

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