Wrongful Conviction

<p>On July 9, 2006, at Club Crystal in Waterloo, IA, an individual later identified as Tonye Jackson was shot multiple times and killed on the property. The shooting occurred during active nightclub hours, with multiple patrons present at the scene. Three gunshots along with Jeff Smith&rsquo;s nickname were audible on a recorded Black Hawk County Jail phone call contemporaneous with the incident. After a trial lacking physical evidence tying Jeff to the crime and marked by timeline manipulation, unreliable witness statements, and significant nondisclosure of exculpatory evidence, a Black Hawk County jury found Jeff Smith guilty of First-Degree Murder and sentenced him to life in prison without parole.</p> <p>To learn more and get involved:</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thereal_atprichie/">https://www.instagram.com/thereal_atprichie/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVQsUTD9IQF1POBPkLgXTA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVQsUTD9IQF1POBPkLgXTA</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV4qNY9U5g4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV4qNY9U5g4</a></p> <p>To get involved in helping exonerees like Jeff Smith rebuild their lives after release:</p> <p><a href="http://www.after-innocence.org/">www.after-innocence.org</a></p> <p><a href="https://lavaforgood.com/with-lauren-bright-pacheco/"><em>Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco</em></a><em>&nbsp; is a production of</em><a href="https://lavaforgood.com/"><em> </em><em>Lava for Good&trade; Podcasts</em></a><em> in association with</em><a href="https://www.signalco1.com/"><em> </em><em>Signal Co. No1.</em></a></p> <p><em>​​We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are accurate. The views and opinions expressed by the individuals featured in this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Lava for Good.</em></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

<p>On November 22, 1975, a mother reported her three-year-old son missing after seeing him roaming in the vicinity of a wooded area behind their apartment complex in Richmond, VA. His body was found in the river nine miles from his home four days later. The murder garnered tremendous media attention and public outrage, yet the police failed to find a lead or suspect. 20-year-old Marvin Grimm Jr. lived across the hall from the family and, based on two arguments Grimm had with the boy&rsquo;s father almost a month after the murder, police set their sights on him. After a nine-hour work day, police picked up Grimm and subjected him to another nine-plus hours of interrogation, causing Grimm to break down and confess to killing the boy. Grimm pleaded guilty, and the court sentenced him to life in prison.&nbsp;</p> <p>To learn more and get involved:</p> <p><a href="https://www.arnoldporter.com/en">https://www.arnoldporter.com/en</a></p> <p><a href="https://innocenceproject.org/">https://innocenceproject.org/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.law.virginia.edu/clinics/innocence-project-uva-school-law">https://www.law.virginia.edu/clinics/innocence-project-uva-school-law</a></p> <p><a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/236-jason-flom-with-thomas-haynesworth/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/236-jason-flom-with-thomas-haynesworth/</a></p> <p><a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/401-guest-host-ashley-fantz-with-marvin-anderson/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/401-guest-host-ashley-fantz-with-marvin-anderson/</a></p> <p><em>Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco </em>&nbsp;is a production of Lava for Good&trade; Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.</p> <p>​​<em>We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are accurate. The views and opinions expressed by the individuals featured in this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Lava for Good.</em></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

<p>On March 14, 1998, 16-year-old Benjamin Urias was shot in the Pico-Union neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA. The shot was not fatal, but Urias was hospitalized for two days. Urius was member of the 18th Street Gang, and told investigators that the shooter walked with a limp and shouted &ldquo;Burlington Locos,&rdquo; the name of another Los Angeles gang. Four days before the shooting, Oscar Eagle turned 18 years old. And two days before that, Eagle was shot in the leg. He was walking with a limp, and the since disgraced CRASH Unit targeted Eagle. A corrupted photo lineup and identification, coupled with egregiously ineffective counsel resulted in Eagle&rsquo;s conviction for attempted first-degree murder. He was sentenced to 25 years to life.&nbsp;</p> <p>To learn more and get involved:</p> <p><a href="https://www.calinnocence.org/">https://www.calinnocence.org/</a></p> <p><em>Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco </em>&nbsp;is a production of Lava for Good&trade; Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.</p> <p>​​<em>We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are accurate. The views and opinions expressed by the individuals featured in this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Lava for Good.</em></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

<p>Six new, inspiring episodes of Wrongful Conviction, hosted by Lauren Bright Pacheco, that celebrate the potential of human connection to empower ordinary people to overcome extraordinary odds and injustices. Real individuals who unexpectedly became one another&rsquo;s personal heroes by turning tragedy into triumph.</p> <p><em>Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco will be available every Thursday beginning November 13 wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes ad-free, subscribe to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts.</em></p> <p><em>Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco</em> is a production of Lava for Good&trade; Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

<p>On October 15, 2015, Quortnety Tolliver was attacked with a hammer in her home in Ravenna Township, OH. She woke up from a medically induced coma weeks later with absolutely no recollection of the incident. Nevertheless, Portage County detectives pressed her to identify the person they &ldquo;found out who did this&rdquo; &ndash; 47 year old David Smith. Ms. Tolliver refused to identify Mr. Smith until she faced her own charges and had a dream with Mr. Smith in it, apparently indicating that he was the perpetrator. Based on Ms. Tolliver&rsquo;s fraught identification alone, a jury convicted Mr. Smith of attempted murder and sentenced him to 22 years in prison.</p> <p>To learn more and get involved:</p> <p><a href="https://www.kimlawcrimlaw.com/">https://www.kimlawcrimlaw.com/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kimlawcrimlaw/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/kimlawcrimlaw/?hl=en</a></p> <p><a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/377-jason-flom-with-tyrone-noling-update/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/377-jason-flom-with-tyrone-noling-update/</a></p> <p><a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/335-maggie-freleng-with-charles-jackson/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/335-maggie-freleng-with-charles-jackson/</a></p> <p><em>Wrongful Conviction</em> is a production of Lava for Good&trade; Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.</p> <p>​​<em>We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are accurate. The views and opinions expressed by the individuals featured in this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Lava for Good.</em></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

<p>On May 21, 1988, about 5:00 a.m., the victim, after an argument with her boyfriend, left his parked car and walked alone toward her home in St. Louis, MO. Shortly thereafter, three males pulled their car alongside her, jumped out of the car, grabbed the victim by the hair, pulled her into an alley, pushed her to the ground, and tore her dress. Two of the men held her down, while the third man sodomized and raped her.&nbsp; The victim identified the rapist as Fredrico Lowe-Bey.&nbsp;</p> <p>Fredrico Lowe-Bey was charged and convicted for kidnapping, rape, and sodomy of the woman and received consecutive sentences of 35 years for each sex-offense count and 15 years for tampering.</p> <p>Years later DNA testing has "affirmatively excluded Lowe-Bey", though he remains behind bars today.</p> <p>To learn more and get involved:</p> <p><a href="https://centurion.org/donatenow/">https://centurion.org/donatenow/</a></p> <p><em>Wrongful Conviction</em> is a production of <a href="https://lavaforgood.com/">Lava for Good</a>&trade; Podcasts in association with <a href="https://www.signalco1.com/">Signal Co. No1.</a></p> <p>​​<em>We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are accurate. The views and opinions expressed by the individuals featured in this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Lava for Good.</em></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>