Revisiting 'Presumed Guilty': A murder, then the trail goes cold

Published: June 30, 2019, 2:13 a.m.

b'A decade ago, the Journal Star produced "Presumed Guilty," an eight-day series telling the story of a 1985 murder in Beatrice and the troubled investigation that led to the wrongful conviction of six men and women.\\n\\nThe group known as the Beatrice 6 collectively spent more than 70 years in prison before new DNA testing exonerated them in 2008.\\n\\nThe botched investigation and wrongful convictions resulted in a judgment of more than $28 million that still looms over the heads of Gage County taxpayers and continues to make headlines to this day.\\n\\nFor the next five days, the Journal Star revisits this important story in a new way. Come back each day through Thursday for the next episode.\\n\\nTen years after the publication of "Presumed Guilty" \\u2014 and almost 35 years after Helen Wilson\\u2019s death \\u2014 the story of the Beatrice 6 remains a riveting tale of crime, justice and injustice. Follow the podcast today through Thursday and read the original series to understand a story that resonates today.'