The advent of modern forensic science gives Tommy Zeigler hope, but prosecutors and judges keep rejecting his requests for DNA testing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chapter five: DNA denied

Tommy Zeigler has been on death row for 42 years and for more than half that time, he’s been trying to convince the state of Florida to allow for DNA tests that might help exonerate him. But the state continually refuses. About 20 other men are in a similar situation, imprisoned in Florida since the 1970s or ’80s and arguing that it’s inherently unfair to deny them access to 21st century science. Leonora LaPeter Anton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, and photographer Cherie Diez have followed the case for years. In 2018, they traveled around Florida and into Georgia to interview dozens of people, some involved in the police work or prosecution, others who believe in Zeigler’s innocence.&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's been three years since the last episode of Blood and Truth, and Tommy Zeigler is still on death row. But with the election of a new state attorney comes fresh hope for the DNA testing Ziegler says could set him free after nearly five decades behind bars. Here's the latest. 
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Chapter 11: Shapes of Hope

Tommy Zeigler waited on Florida’s death row last year with hope that there would be another chance to test the evidence in his case. Listen to what happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chapter 10: Another Chance

Will prosecutors give Tommy Zeigler another chance at DNA testing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming soon: Chapter 10

Listen to Pulitzer Prize winner Leonora LaPeter Anton talk about what didn’t make it into this series, what’s happening with the Tommy Zeigler case and thoughts about his guilt or innocence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chapter nine: A Q&A

Florida’s judicial system is designed to support a jury’s verdict, whether it was right or wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chapter five: DNA denied

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