S03E09 - Anthony Wright

Published: July 4, 2022, 5:12 p.m.

In S03E09 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick dissect the story of Anthony Wright, a 20-year-old man who was wrongly convicted of raping and murdering 77-year-old Louise Talley in 1991. The duo narrates how Mr. Wright endured two trials and 25 years in prison before DNA evidence found him not guilty of the 1991 rape and murder.

Time Stamps

00:40\xa0 Introduction

09:38\xa0 Unethical Practices Among Law Enforcement Officials

15:05\xa0 The History of DNA Forensics

18:37\xa0 The Rape and Murder of 77-Year-Old Louise Talley

20:57\xa0 Incriminating Confessions From Roland Saint James and John Richardson

26:35\xa0 Detectives Decide To Go After Anthony Wright

28:25\xa0 Police Arrest and Interrogate Anthony Wright

31:52\xa0 Anthony Signs a Written Confession Admitting to Raping and Killing Louise Talley

32:14\xa0 Anthony is Charged with Multiple Counts of Murder and Rape

33:51\xa0 Police Search Anthony\u2019s House and \u201cFind\u201d Blood-Stained Clothes

34:24\xa0 Two Teenage Friends Claim to Have Seen Anthony at the Crime Scene

36:25\xa0 Conflicting Testimony From Anthony\u2019s Mom

39:33\xa0 Anthony Defends Himself In Court

44:01\xa0 Anthony is Found Guilty and Sentenced to Life in Prison

45:22\xa0 DNA Testing of the Rape Kit Uncovers Ronnie Byrd\u2019s DNA

47:45\xa0 How the Police Coerced Two Teenage Witnesses Into Testifying Against Mr. Wright

49:20\xa0 Anthony Testifies on His Own Behalf, Again

51:20\xa0 Anthony is Acquitted and Released\xa0

53:10\xa0 Anthony\u2019s Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Settles for $9.85 million

53:51\xa0 How Philadelphia Detectives Wrongfully Convicted Dozens of Innocent People in the 90s

58:05\xa0 The Unbreakable Bond Between Anthony Wright and His Son

01:06:29\xa0 Anthony and Rob G. Kelly Publish a Memoir

01:06:54\xa0 Parting Thoughts\xa0

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