The Innocence Files (Season 1)

Guilty until proven innocent.

The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.

  • Poster for The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt

    The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt 10.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 58 min

    Overview: Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in the 1990s.

  • Poster for The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me

    The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me 0.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 51 min

    Overview: Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.

  • Poster for The Evidence: The Duty to Correct

    The Evidence: The Duty to Correct 0.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 58 min

    Overview: In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.

  • Poster for The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy

    The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy 0.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 53 min

    Overview: A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.

  • Poster for The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo

    The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo 0.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 57 min

    Overview: Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.

  • Poster for The Witness: Making Memory

    The Witness: Making Memory 0.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 70 min

    Overview: In 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth surfaces.

  • Poster for The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time 0.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 86 min

    Overview: Shortly after a Philadelphia murder, nearby Chester Hollman is arrested. To guarantee his conviction, police and prosecution cross indefensible lines.

  • Poster for The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi

    The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi 0.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 74 min

    Overview: A suspect in a Houston cop's murder has a solid alibi — until his girlfriend suddenly changes her story. Years later she reveals an explosive secret.

  • Poster for The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man

    The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man 0.0

    Air date: 2020-04-15

    Runtime: 66 min

    Overview: A problematic police sketch incriminates a rape suspect in 1994, while a trove of DNA evidence goes untested. Then a determined new lawyer steps in.

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