S. 11 Ep. 15 The Wrongful Conviction of India Spellman

At just 17 years old, India Spellman was brought in for questioning and coerced into a false confession for a murder and robberies she did not commit. She spent 12 years of her life behind bars before being exonerated for the crimes that were not hers. True crime quickie is that of the University of Nebraska Women's Basketball Star Charlie Rogers.

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Promo by A Hateful Homicide
Ad for Batwings and Butterflies by Autumn's Oddcast

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://epgn.com/2023/02/15/lesbian-released-after-12-years-of-incarceration-for-murder/
https://freeindiaspellman.com/#:~:text=India%20Spellman%20is%20an%20innocent%20young%20woman%20who,behind%20bars.%20India%20has%20consistently%20maintained%20her%20innocence.
https://www.phillyjusticeproject.org/india-spellman/
https://6abc.com/archive/9121037/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/inside-the-case-of-india-spellman-and-the-philadelphia-justice-project-s-fight-to-free-incarcerated-women/ar-AA1104nZ
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/india-spellman-exonerated-george-greaves-2010-murder
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/teens-being-questioned-in-elderly-mans-murder/1852010/
https://atlantablackstar.com/2023/02/17/philadelphia-man-freed-after-a-decade-as-local-homicide-detectives-misconduct-continues-to-cause-wrongful-convictions-to-be-overturned/
https://www.fox29.com/news/former-philadelphia-detective-charged-with-perjury-in-coerced-confession
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/teen-sentenced-to-juvenile-facility-in-murder-of-elderly-west-oak-lane-man/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191664/Charlie-Rogers-Lesbian-charged-lying-claiming-masked-men-tied-beat-carved-anti-gay-slurs-body.html
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2012/07/nebraska-lesbian-mutilated-in-anti-gay-hate-crime/
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9187598/ex-nebraka-star-charlie-rogers-serve-week-jail-two-years-probation-lying-attack

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