It was no doubt that Juan Catalan loved baseball. So much so that in May 2003 he bought his mother tickets to the Dodger game for Mother's Day knowing full well that she wouldn't actually use them.

 On the same night, 16 year old Martha Puebla would be murdered outside of her home. 

Juan's ties to Martha would soon mean that he was the suspect in her murder. It would take a persistent lawyer, a baseball game, and an HBO sitcom to prove Juan's innocence.

SOURCES:

The Senseless Murder of Martha Puebla - The Crime Column

The Long Shot- Netflix Documentary

Man Cleared by TV Footage Gets $320,000 - ABC News (go.com)

LA gang member gets life for killing teenage girl. – Daily News

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