Bone Valley

Published: Oct. 20, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'A Florida judge reaches out to author Gilbert King, saying an innocent man has been in prison for three decades. Leo Schofield was convicted of murdering his wife despite no physical evidence and thin witness accounts. Schofield maintains he was not the one who stabbed Michelle and left her body in a roadside canal.\\n\\nGilbert learns authorities never examined fingerprints found on the hood of Michelle\\u2019s car, evidence that points to a different suspect. But rather than clear his name, authorities are not interested in correcting this miscarriage of justice and exonerating Schofield.\\n\\nLava for Good presents the podcast \\u201cBone Valley.\\u201d Gilbert and research assistant Kelsey Decker retrace the investigation into the 1987 Michelle Schofield murder and uncover surprising new evidence about the case. Can the new information convince an indifferent justice system to let Leo Schofield go?'