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\u201cMiranda\u2019s Victim\u201d is a new feature film thoughtfully directed by Michelle Danner with a heavy hitting cast starring Abigail Breslin, Mireille Enos, Emily VanCamp, Ryan Phillippe, Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia, Donald Sutherland and Kyle MacLachlan.

If you\u2019ve watched any crime show, chances are you\u2019ve heard the Miranda warning which starts \u201cYou have the right to remain silent\u2026\u201d But do you know where it came from and who \u201cMiranda\u201d was? \xa0If you thought Miranda was an innocent victim who was perhaps falsely accused of a crime you\u2019d be mistaken. Lisa sits down with executive producer and writer George Kolber \xa0of \u201cMiranda\u2019s Victim\u201d to talk about the true story of who the real victim was at the heart of the ground breaking legal challenge.\xa0

In 1963, 18 year old Trisha Weir was on her way home from her job at a local Phoenix Arizona movie theater when she was abducted off the street, driven out into the desert and raped by Ernesto Miranda, a man who already had a history of crime including stalking and sexual assault. The police were able to zero in on Miranda, bring him into a line up where Trisha identified him and shortly thereafter he wrote a full confession to the crime without the presence of an attorney. Miranda was convicted, but later his verdict was overturned by the Supreme Court who found that his rights as a suspect had been violated. The film tracks Trisha\u2019s journey as she tries heal from her trauma and still pursue justice.\xa0

For help with sexual assault in the US visit https://www.rainn.org/
In Australia, visit https://fullstop.org.au/

Watch the trailer for Miranda\u2019s Victim here https://youtu.be/CJq0Frb-f-Y?si=ohPkglEumDvzEe2A\xa0