TW: CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN; SEXUAL ASSAULT

Winston and I have partnered with Jess and Brice from What Happens in the Woods podcast for a collaborative limited series on wrongful convictions. In this first episode, we cover the case of the Dixmoor 5. Jess and Brice take us through the background in Part 1 and next week Winston and I will take over with the legal side of things in Part 2. 

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Sources:

https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/USA/Justice/2016/0902/Cold-case-revived-Suspect-charged-25-years-after-teen-s-death

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-485/90610/20190304180147852_Amicus%20Brief%20pdfa.pdf

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/convictions-of-three-men-overturned-in-1991-rape-and-murder

https://abc7news.com/archive/9530865/

https://abc30.com/archive/9535427/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057473/amp/Dixmore-5-freed-20-years-jail-convictions-murder-rape-girl-14-overturned-amid-new-DNA-evidence.html

https://peopleslawoffice.com/civil-rights-lawsuit-filed-on-behalf-of-jonathan-bar-of-dixmoor-5/

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/40m-settlement-reached-in-suit-filed-by-exonerated-men/

https://abc7chicago.com/dixmoor-5-settlement-five-cataresa-matthews/140208/

http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/convenientscapegoats.pdf