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Chapter 1 | God Help Us Sep 21, 2022

Chapter 1 of 9

Author Gilbert King receives a message from a Florida judge who claims that there is an innocent man in prison, wrongly convicted of murdering his wife back in 1987. King and researcher Kelsey Decker meet Leo Schofield in prison and learn about the disappearance of 18 year-old Michelle Schofield.

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Chapter 2 | Combee Critters Sep 21, 2022

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Leo’s friends and family search desperately for Michelle around Lakeland, Florida. Three days later, her body is found in a phosphate mining pit with 26 stab wounds. Leo is arrested, charged with first degree murder, and faces the electric chair.

For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit https://bit.ly/BVS1E2

To hear the full length version of "Ducking Grady" by Stephon Girard, go to: https://youtu.be/lA6bruIZ0Ak

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Chapter 3 | Trial by Ambush Sep 28, 2022

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Facing the death penalty, Leo Schofield retains renowned Polk County defense attorney Jack Edmund, who must square off against an aggressive young prosecutor, John Aguero at trial. The prosecutor builds his case around testimony from numerous witnesses who describe a volatile relationship between Leo and Michelle, and a witness who claims to have observed something suspicious on the night Michelle disappeared.

For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit: https://bit.ly/BVS1E3

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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Chapter 4 | Dog with a Bone Oct 05, 2022

Chapter 4 of 9

Gilbert and Kelsey analyze the State’s case against Leo Schofield and locate a juror who admits she didn’t believe that Leo was guilty. As the years pass, Leo’s appellate attempts fail, and he falls in love with social worker Crissie Carter who works in the prison. Crissie begins investigating Leo’s case on her own, and recruits a friend in law enforcement to run unidentified fingerprints from Michelle’s Mazda. There’s a match, but the fingerprints do not belong to Leo Schofield.

For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit: bit.ly/BVS1E4

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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Introducing: Bone Valley Sep 07, 2022

In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Fifteen years later, previously unidentified fingerprints matched Jeremy Scott--a violent teenager who lived nearby. Jeremy has since confessed to Michelle’s murder. Yet Leo Schofield remains behind bars.

In Bone Valley, a groundbreaking 9-episode podcast, host Gilbert King uncovers startling new evidence that Jeremy is responsible for a string of murders.

King is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Devil in the Grove, which led to the exonerations of four innocent men.
Bone Valley will be available every Wednesday beginning September 21 wherever you get your podcasts.

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Bone Valley Trailer #2 Sep 14, 2022

In 1987, 21-year-old guitarist Leo Schofield was pursuing his rockstar dreams when his teenage wife Michelle was found dead in a phosphate mining pit in Lakeland, Florida. Two years later, Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder he has always denied.

Fifteen years after Leo’s conviction, previously unidentified fingerprints from Michelle’s car matched Jeremy Scott—a troubled teen with an extensive history of violence who lived near the young couple at the time. Jeremy has now confessed to Michelle’s murder. Yet Leo Schofield remains behind bars.

Bone Valley is a chilling story of murder and the miscarriage of justice. In his three-year investigation, host Gilbert King peels open the layers of this case and uncovers startling new evidence that Jeremy is responsible for yet another murder – his fourth – and one that has remained unsolved...until now.

With heartrending clarity and suspense, Bone Valley exposes the catastrophic flaws in the American criminal justice system, documenting the story of these two men in their desperate search for truth and redemption.

This groundbreaking true crime podcast series returns King to central Florida, where his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Devil in the Grove led to the exonerations of the Groveland Four.

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Chapter 5 | Bam Bam Oct 12, 2022

Chapter 5 of 9

Gilbert and Kelsey do a deep dive investigation into Jeremy Scott. By speaking to people who were close to Jeremy at the time, a picture emerges of an impulsive and troubled teenager who was prone to violence. When investigators confront Jeremy about the newly identified fingerprints, he explains that he was in Michelle’s car to steal stereo equipment. The State believes Jeremy, and they close their investigation.

For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit: bit.ly/BVS1E5

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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Chapter 6 | Know That I Know Oct 19, 2022

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Jeremy Scott’s ex-girlfriend reveals some incriminating information about his life in the late-1980s, leading Gilbert and Kelsey to investigate Jeremy’s potential links to another crime in a neighboring county. Leo Schofield is granted an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he should receive a new trial. Jeremy is called to testify at the hearing, and he and Leo come face-to-face for the first time beneath the Polk County courthouse.

For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit: bit.ly/BVS1E6

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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Chapter 7 | I Lost It Oct 26, 2022

Chapter 7 of 9

Leo Schofield grapples with a devastating legal decision, and the intensity of his feelings towards Jeremy Scott. But he soon learns that Jeremy has more to say. Leo is granted another hearing, and Jeremy testifies once again. This time, he tells a different story.

For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit: bit.ly/BVS1E7

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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Chapter 9 | Coming Clean Nov 09, 2022

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Gilbert and Kelsey travel to the Florida prison where they will interview Jeremy Scott. Jeremy tells them about his interactions with prosecutor John Aguero, his involvement in a 1987 unsolved homicide, his encounter with Michelle Schofield, and how he copes with the violence of his past. Gilbert visits Leo Schofield one last time, and reflects on this tragic injustice.

For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit: bit.ly/BVS1E9

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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Chapter 8 | Dear Mr. King Nov 02, 2022

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Leo Schofield faces more legal setbacks. Gilbert and Kelsey attend Leo’s latest hearings: one before an appellate court, and one before the parole board. In the aftermath, Gilbert writes a letter to Jeremy Scott. Soon, Jeremy begins sending detailed letters, and sharing more and more information about his crimes. Gilbert and Kelsey make arrangements to interview Jeremy in person.

For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit: bit.ly/BVS1E8

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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BONE VALLEY Q&A with Gilbert King and Kelsey Decker - Hosted by Maggie Freleng Nov 23, 2022

Maggie Freleng, Pulitzer prize winning host of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng sits down for a Q&A with Gilbert King and Kelsey Decker from the new podcast Bone Valley. Listen in as Gilbert and Kelsey share with Maggie the answers to many questions from their listeners and reveal some of the details that went into creating one of the finest podcasts of the year.

For photos, images, and full transcripts of each episode visit: https://lavaforgood.com/bone-valley/

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit: bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng: Episode #323 - Tasha Shelby Jan 10, 2023

This is Episode One of the new season of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng from Lava for Good Podcasts. If you like what you hear you can find and follow Wrongful Conviction wherever you listen to podcasts https://lavaforgood.com/landing/

On May 30, 1997, Tasha Shelby found her boyfriend's two and half-year-old toddler having a seizure on his bedroom floor. Bryan was pronounced dead at the hospital the following day, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide. Tasha, a naturally small woman, was on bed rest at the time, after giving birth and undergoing multiple surgeries, and Bryan was more than half Tasha’s size, standing 3 feet tall and weighing 33 pounds. Tasha’s physical inability to have shaken Bryan to death did not stop the state, who prosecuted and convicted Tasha based on the junk science of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Maggie speaks to Tasha Shelby, Penny Warner, Tasha’s aunt, and Valena Beety, Tasha’s attorney.

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Bonus Episode | The Lion, the Boat, and the Lighthouse Jan 17, 2023

Gilbert and Kelsey drive to Hardee Correctional Institution with Judge Scott Cupp, who hasn’t seen Leo in nearly a decade. Judge Cupp has arranged a visit with his former client, because he has something important that he wants to share—a personal decision he’s made—and he’s hoping to receive Leo’s blessing.

For photos, images, and full transcripts of each episode visit: https://lavaforgood.com/bone-valley/

To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit: bit.ly/BringLeoHome

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Introducing: The War on Drugs Jan 25, 2023

This is the trailer for the new podcast called The War on Drugs from Lava for Good Podcasts. If you like what you hear you can find and follow The War on Drugs wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In 1971, President Nixon declared drug abuse ‘public enemy number one’— the first salvo in America’s War on Drugs. Fifty years later, with drug overdoses in the US at a record high, are we any closer to ‘victory’? The War on Drugs has a more profound effect on society than any of us really understands. It is embedded in the fabric of our culture and permeates our daily lives in visible and invisible ways – perhaps the most daunting pandemic we face.

Lava for Good’s The War on Drugs podcast, co-hosted by comedian Clayton English and Greg Glod, senior criminal justice fellow at Americans for Prosperity, examines the true cost of five decades of policy, policing, and persecution. Special guests, including diverse subject matter experts, peel back the surface of this complicated period of US history, showing the ways the War on Drugs has fueled over incarceration, exacerbated addiction and hampered economic progress. By shining a spotlight on how our communities have crumbled under the weight of this so-called ‘war,’ we can explore the politicization of public health policy, institutional racism and classism in the legislation and administration of criminal law, and how decriminalization and other alternatives could bring the fruitless ‘war’ to an end.

The War on Drugs will be available every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts.

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