CRASH, Luis Miguel Salinas's Story

The area that Luis Miguel Salinas grew up in is Westlake Los Angeles. In this episode of CRASH Luis talks takes us through the streets of his old neighborhood highlighting where the crime took place, were his chase with the police went and he explains the various gangs in that neighborhood.

Creating this podcast means that Luis is sharing his life with the world, and the truth is not everyone is going to believe Luis’s story. In this episode of CRASH Luis talk about what parts of the crime he takes responsibility for and how he deals with people not believing him.

On July 11th Luis will be in court for a Franklin Hearing. In this episode Luis explains a bit about what that means and what will happen when he goes to court.

What evidence did the prosecution have against Luis? In this episode of CRASH Luis talks about the prosecution's case against him and how not only did the prosecutors not believe in him but the police and even his own lawyer thought he was guilty.

In this episode of CRASH Luis reads the affidavit that (Betty) The girl who was in the car with him the night of the shooting gave.

In this episode of CRASH Luis reads the affidavit that William, (the victim in the case) gave when he was interviewed by Luis’s lawyer.

This emotional episode of CRASH features an interview with Luis’s mother, Irene Morales. Irene shares what it’s been like having her son sentenced to life in prison. This episode is in English and Spanish as Irene doesn't speak much English. A huge thank you to Brianna Miranda for helping us translate and making this possible.

In this episode of CRASH Luis reads the affidavit that Hector gave when he was interviewed by Luis’s lawyer. Hector confesses and confirms Luis’s story to be true.