Sharon Wiggins killed a man in a bank robbery gone wrong when she was seventeen. Her state locked her up for life, no chance of parole. Then the Supreme Court stepped in, and Sharon started dreaming. This is the story of a woman with a dubious superlative: the longest-serving juvenile lifer in the world.

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Music: Matthew Noble and Stereodog Productions (Dan Pierson & Peter Manheim). Intro and conclusion: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by Anna Telfer. Ad break:  “The Great One Step” by Victor Dance Orchestra, via Free Music Archive, licensed under Public Domain Mark 1.0. 

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Sharon Wiggins killed a man in a bank robbery gone wrong when she was seventeen. Her state locked her up for life, no chance of parole. Then the Supreme Court stepped in, and Sharon started dreaming. This is the story of a woman with a dubious superlative: the longest-serving juvenile lifer in the world.__Subscribe to my newsletter: tinyletter.com/toridotgovSupport the podcast by supporting its sponsors! Go to dameproducts.com/criminalbroads for 15% off sitewide. Or become a patron at patreon.com/criminalbroads.Follow on Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/criminalbroads">Instagram.com/criminalbroads</a>Find sources here: criminalbroads.com/sources/episode70Music: <a href="http://www.matthewnoble.com/">Matthew Noble</a> and Stereodog Productions (Dan Pierson &amp; Peter Manheim). Intro and conclusion: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anna.telfer/">Anna Telfer</a>. Ad break:  “The Great One Step” by Victor Dance Orchestra, via Free Music Archive, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">Public Domain Mark 1.0</a>.  Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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Sharon Wiggins killed a man in a bank robbery gone wrong when she was seventeen. Her state locked her up for life, no chance of parole.

Juvenile for Life: Sharon Wiggins

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