After a short stint in prison, Stephen Carrington was a newlywed father, training to be an EMT and getting his life back on track. But when the police came looking for his brother at the same Brooklyn, NY address, the police mistakenly zeroed in on Stephen as the primary suspect of a felony murder at a Brooklyn lumber store. Stephen was convicted and sentence to 23 years to life. 

Learn more and get involved at:

https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6802

http://www.brooklynda.org/2024/05/16/brooklyn-district-attorney-moves-to-vacate-conviction-of-brooklyn-man-who-served-23-years-for-homicide-in-case-of-mistaken-identity/

https://www.nyls.edu/faculty/adele-bernhard/

Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

After a short stint in prison, Stephen Carrington was a newlywed father, training to be an EMT and getting his life back on track. But when the police came looking for his brother at the same Brooklyn, NY address, the police mistakenly zeroed in on Stephen as the primary suspect of a felony murder at a Brooklyn lumber store. Stephen was convicted and sentence to 23 years to life. 
Learn more and get involved at:
<a href="https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6802">https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6802</a>
<a href="http://www.brooklynda.org/2024/05/16/brooklyn-district-attorney-moves-to-vacate-conviction-of-brooklyn-man-who-served-23-years-for-homicide-in-case-of-mistaken-identity/">http://www.brooklynda.org/2024/05/16/brooklyn-district-attorney-moves-to-vacate-conviction-of-brooklyn-man-who-served-23-years-for-homicide-in-case-of-mistaken-identity/</a>
<a href="https://www.nyls.edu/faculty/adele-bernhard/">https://www.nyls.edu/faculty/adele-bernhard/</a>
Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.

Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.

Wrongful Conviction

Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, and Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.

Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, and Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.

#471 Jason Flom with Stephen Carrington

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c4a89564-64b5-4d8d-9846-b1d400298ad8/transcript

In June 1986, Kevin Dykes witnessed the attempted murder of 2 people and the actual murder of a 3rd person in his neighborhood in Compton, CA. Kevin decided to go to the police, partly out of fear of reprisals by the killers who knew he witnessed the murder. The prosecutors then used his knowledge of the crimes that he witnessed against him and charged him with all 3 crimes.
Learn more and get involved at:

https://www.change.org/free-kevin-dykes

https://www.wrongfulconvictionpodcast.com/with-jason-flom

https://cash.app/$kevindykes0712

Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1.

In June 1986, Kevin Dykes witnessed the attempted murder of 2 people and the actual murder of a 3rd person in his neighborhood in Compton, CA. Kevin decided to go to the police, partly out of fear of reprisals by the killers who knew he witnessed the murder. The prosecutors then used his knowledge of the crimes that he witnessed against him and charged him with all 3 crimes. Learn more and get involved at:
 <a href="https://www.change.org/free-kevin-dykes">https://www.change.org/free-kevin-dykes</a>
<a href="https://www.wrongfulconvictionpodcast.com/with-jason-flom">https://www.wrongfulconvictionpodcast.com/with-jason-flom</a>
<a href="https://cash.app/$kevindykes0712">https://cash.app/$kevindykes0712</a>
Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1.

#472 Jason Flom with Kevin Dykes

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3d4f29cd-e417-4e3a-bd84-b1da00f6caea/transcript

On June 14, 2007, 32-year-old Chris Vaughn was found limping on the side of the road near Joliet, IL, bleeding from two gunshot wounds. When police arrived on scene, they found the bodies of his wife and three children shot in the car. Chris is unable to recount the events of that early morning, and there are no other witnesses to the crime. Chris was subsequently convicted of 4 counts of first-degree murder. Although the state intended on imposing the death penalty, it was abolished four years after Chris’s arrest. His trial hadn’t begun, altering the state’s course of action. He is currently incarcerated and serving 4 consecutive life sentences for the killings. 

Chris Vaughn’s case was covered in the hit 2021 podcast series Murder in Illinois. While Chris was interviewed extensively for that podcast, this is the first time we hear Chris Vaughn’s voice as he shares his tragic story with Jason Flom.

Featuring: 

Chris Vaughn

Keith Altman (Attorney)

Lauren Bright Pacheco 

Jason Flom

Click here to listen to Murder in Illinois:

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-murder-in-illinois-84071522/



Please tell Governor Pritzker about your support for Christopher Vaughn:

https://gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/voice-an-opinion.html

https://www.instagram.com/govpritzker/?hl=en

To write to Christopher, send letters to:

Christopher Vaughn IDOC#MM33173

5835 State Route 154

Pinckneyville, IL 62274

To learn more, visit:

https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/250-jason-flom-with-rodney-lincoln/

Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava For Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

On June 14, 2007, 32-year-old Chris Vaughn was found limping on the side of the road near Joliet, IL, bleeding from two gunshot wounds. When police arrived on scene, they found the bodies of his wife and three children shot in the car. Chris is unable to recount the events of that early morning, and there are no other witnesses to the crime. Chris was subsequently convicted of 4 counts of first-degree murder. Although the state intended on imposing the death penalty, it was abolished four years after Chris’s arrest. His trial hadn’t begun, altering the state’s course of action. He is currently incarcerated and serving 4 consecutive life sentences for the killings. 
Chris Vaughn’s case was covered in the hit 2021 podcast series Murder in Illinois. While Chris was interviewed extensively for that podcast, this is the first time we hear Chris Vaughn’s voice as he shares his tragic story with Jason Flom.
Featuring: 
Chris Vaughn
Keith Altman (Attorney)
Lauren Bright Pacheco 
Jason Flom
Click here to listen to Murder in Illinois:
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-murder-in-illinois-84071522/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-murder-in-illinois-84071522/</a>
 
Please tell Governor Pritzker about your support for Christopher Vaughn:
<a href="https://gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/voice-an-opinion.html">https://gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/voice-an-opinion.html</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/govpritzker/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/govpritzker/?hl=en</a>
To write to Christopher, send letters to:
Christopher Vaughn IDOC#MM33173
5835 State Route 154
Pinckneyville, IL 62274
To learn more, visit:
<a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/250-jason-flom-with-rodney-lincoln/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/250-jason-flom-with-rodney-lincoln/</a>
Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava For Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

#470 Jason Flom with Chris Vaughn

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/09670b0c-3b47-4b23-9dee-b1cc015d2005/transcript

In the early 1990s, Calvin Buari was a well-known crack cocaine distributor in the Bronx, NY. In 1992, a disgruntled associate who had recently shot Calvin implicated him in the murder of Elijah and Salhaddin Harris. Calvin was charged with the double murder and six rival drug dealers testified against him at his 1995 murder trial. No physical evidence connected him to the crime. A jury took only two hours to convict Calvin of murder, and he was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. 
But he never stopped fighting for his freedom, and the case took a turn with a 2003 affidavit from the key witness against him who confessed to the crime, stating that he “pinned this double murder on Calvin Buari because of a dispute between Calvin and me, and because I wanted complete control of my drug spot.” 
Journalist Steve Fishman followed Calvin’s story for seven years and eyewitnesses, first interviewed by Fishman, testified in court in 2015 that Calvin was not the murderer. By May 2017, a judge overturned the conviction and ordered 46-year-old Calvin Buari freed. In this episode, Calvin is joined by Steve Fishman, who chronicles his journey for justice in the hit podcast Empire on Blood.

To learn more, click here:
https://link.chtbl.com/KsTvKFl3

Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

In the early 1990s, Calvin Buari was a well-known crack cocaine distributor in the Bronx, NY. In 1992, a disgruntled associate who had recently shot Calvin implicated him in the murder of Elijah and Salhaddin Harris. Calvin was charged with the double murder and six rival drug dealers testified against him at his 1995 murder trial. No physical evidence connected him to the crime. A jury took only two hours to convict Calvin of murder, and he was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison.  But he never stopped fighting for his freedom, and the case took a turn with a 2003 affidavit from the key witness against him who confessed to the crime, stating that he “pinned this double murder on Calvin Buari because of a dispute between Calvin and me, and because I wanted complete control of my drug spot.”  Journalist Steve Fishman followed Calvin’s story for seven years and eyewitnesses, first interviewed by Fishman, testified in court in 2015 that Calvin was not the murderer. By May 2017, a judge overturned the conviction and ordered 46-year-old Calvin Buari freed. In this episode, Calvin is joined by Steve Fishman, who chronicles his journey for justice in the hit podcast Empire on Blood.
To learn more, click here: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/KsTvKFl3">https://link.chtbl.com/KsTvKFl3</a>
Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

#469 Jason Flom with Calvin Buari

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/272dbccc-4c5f-4f9c-b22e-b1be00ef577c/transcript

#471 Jason Flom with Stephen Carrington

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