In Part 5, host Cameron Jay discusses the arrest and questioning of Clinton Bankston for ‘The Athens Murders of 1987’. The 15-turned-16 year old young teen was facing the possibility of being sentenced to death when defense Attorney Ed Tolley challenged the death sentence in a case that would ultimately change the law in the state of Georgia- sparing Bankston’s life.

We discuss the complexities of the case as we revisit Bankston’s own words and try to find out why this crime happened and if it could have been prevented?

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