The Innocence Files

7.4

Documentary

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.

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Episodes

Episode 1The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt

58 min

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

Episode 2The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me

51 min

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

Episode 3The Evidence: The Duty to Correct

58 min

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

Episode 4The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy

53 min

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

Episode 5The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo

57 min

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

Episode 6The Witness: Making Memory

70 min

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

Episode 7The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

86 min

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