Corpus Delicti

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153: Forensic Breakthrough: Dawn Fehring - Enhanced Digital Imaging Jan 20, 2021

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Dawn Fehring was new to the area and lived alone only to be found dead of strangulation in her room. Leads were thin aside from a few prints on her sheets that couldn't be made out. That is, until a digital enhancement expert decided to put the software he'd been creating in his garage to the test...
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Kirkland Man Convicted In Slaying Of Student | The Seattle Times
STATE v. HAYDEN | FindLaw
Dawn Rene Fehring (1968-1995) - Find A Grave Memorial
The Hidden Clue - CBS News
Forensic Files - “Nice Threads”

152: Forensic Breakthrough: David Camm - Touch DNA Jan 13, 2021

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A man is convicted of killing his wife and two kids, but upon further review, something interesting was found on the victims - skin cells from another man's hands. That, paired with other evidence, was enough to set David Camm free.
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"Daemones"
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"Coal Miners"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Camm
https://investigatinginnocence.org/david-camm
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/camm-david.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkIBJuAZ2GU
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-camm-walking-free/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_DNA#:~:text=Touch%20DNA%2C%20also%20known%20as,casually%20handled%2C%20or%20from%20footprints.

151: Delayed Justice: Anthony Graves Jan 05, 2021

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An entire family of 6 is found murdered in their home which was set on fire by the killer. A suspect was found at the funeral, and when questioned, he admitted to the crime. But he wasn't going to go down alone...
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Robert Earl Carter #637 (clarkprosecutor.org)
Somerville slayings: Keith Davis remembers family he lost - ABC13 Houston
Innocence Lost (texasmonthly.com)
The fight for justice for Anthony Graves - CBS News
Anthony Graves, Former Death Row Inmate, Creates Scholarship In Name Of Attorney Who Saved His Life | HuffPost
Anthony Graves - National Registry of Exonerations (umich.edu)
How Anthony Graves Went from Death Row to Overseeing the Houston Crime Lab (nbcnews.com)
Prosecutor’s Disbarment for Wrongful Conviction of Anthony Graves Upheld (johntfloyd.com)

150: Delayed Justice: Steven, Megan, and Jr. Winfrey Dec 23, 2020

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A local man just months away from retirement isn't heard from for a few days. When his family goes to check on him, he's found dead, beaten to death in his home. Suspicion falls on three family members - a 16 and 17 year old, and their father who has a history with crime.
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Megan Winfrey - National Registry of Exonerations (umich.edu)
Freed After Six Years, Woman Sues Cops Over Dog Scent Evidence (nbcnews.com)
Murder in the Piney Woods Part 2: Megan Winfrey goes to trial (chron.com)

149: Delayed Justice: Wilton Dedge Dec 15, 2020

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A 17 year old girl arrives home to find a stranger in her room. After being attacked and repeatedly cut with a blade type knife, she thinks she sees the assailant at a gas station. With the help of scent dogs, the assailant was convicted. But was it the right one?
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"Coal Miners"
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3167
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1092&context=jlasc
https://convictingtheinnocent.com/exoneree/wilton-dedge/
Wilton Dedge Celebrates 15 Years of Freedom Today (innocenceproject.org)
Jd_issue_30_122805_2 (justicedenied.org)
K9s following weeks or months old tracks (caninetrainingacademy.com)
How Long Can Scent Survive? - Missing Animal Response Network

148: Delayed Justice: William Dillon Nov 30, 2020

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WIlliam Dillon was arrested for murder after cops became suspicious of his knowledge of the area. Scent dogs were brought in that linked clothing found on the scene to him. The problem is, these particular scent dogs were later found to be highly inaccurate, leading to questions about Dillon's involvement in the crime.
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"Daemones"
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"Coal Miners"
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3177
https://www.floridainnocence.org/william-dillon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dillon
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/john-a-torres/2020/02/18/killer-william-dillon-case-commits-suicide/4747639002/

147: Delayed Justice: Joyce Ann Brown Nov 24, 2020

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Joyce Ann Brown was shocked to open the newspaper and see her name wanted in connection with a recent robbery and murder at a competing fur store 3 miles from the one where she worked. She goes down to the police station to clear her name, only to find out there's another Joyce Ann Brown connected to the case. How do you clear up such a misunderstanding? Or can you?
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Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
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Sources:
Book - “Joyce Ann Brown” by Joyce Ann Brown with Jay Gaines
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/us/joyce-ann-brown-shackled-by-her-name-to-anothers-crime-dies-at-68.html
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3061
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3061
https://humanrightsdallasmaps.com/items/show/18
http://centurion.org/wp-content/themes/centurion/images/cases/joyce-ann-brown/brown-joyce-application-for-writ.pdf
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/obituaries/2015/06/14/joyce-ann-brown-exoneree-who-championed-justice-dies-at-68/

146: Delayed Justice: Anthony Porter Nov 17, 2020

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After a shooting at a community pool, Anthony Porter, a known gang affiliate, is arrested for the crime. He is convicted using eyewitness testimony. Years later, a Professor has his students look into the case, and they end up getting a confession from someone else, a man named Alstory Simon. Porter is Freed, and Simon is convicted. But then, Simon also ends up exonerated, after the witnesses that helped convict him recanted their statements. So... who was the real killer?
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Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
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Sources:
https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/cases/porter
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3544
https://archive.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/duped-by-innocence-project-milwaukee-man-now-free-b99386015z1-281852841.html/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Porter
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/1/16/21069277/defamation-suit-alstory-simon-anthony-porter-case-should-proceed-appeals-court
https://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/2017/04/alstory_simon_freed_from_priso.html

145: Delayed Justice: Julie Rea Nov 09, 2020

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Julie Rea was awakened in the middle of the night by her son's screams. She claimed that a masked intruder broke in and murdered her son, but investigators didn't buy it. In prison, Julie did a 20/20 interview where she told her story, and as fate would have it, a true crime writer was watching, and it changed the course of the story.
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Music by:
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"Daemones"
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"Coal Miners"
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Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2931404&page=1
https://web.archive.org/web/20191218070702/https://www.propublica.org/article/bloodstain-pattern-analysis-jury-wrongful-conviction-acquitted-exonerated
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/the-end/Content?oid=11448799
https://www.14news.com/story/1649679/transcripts-of-a-killer-confession-or-cover-up/
http://www.clutterinvestigations.com/Julie-Rea-Harper.aspx

144: Delayed Justice: Darryl Hunt, Part 2 Nov 03, 2020

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This week, we continue the story about Darryl Hunt. This time we cover the second murder he was convicted of.
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Music by:
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"Daemones"
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Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
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