7.8/10172 votesLoading...#1 - The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2020
Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Writer: N/A
7.8/10166 votesLoading...#2 - The Evidence: The Duty to Correct
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2020
In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Writer: N/A
7.8/10139 votesLoading...#3 - The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2020
Shortly after a Philadelphia murder, nearby Chester Hollman is arrested. To guarantee his conviction, police and prosecution cross indefensible lines.
Director: Alex Gibney
Writer: N/A
7.8/10125 votesLoading...#4 - The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2020
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.
Director: Andy Grieve
Writer: N/A
7.7/10146 votesLoading...#5 - The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/15/2020
Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.
Director: Jed Rothstein
Writer: N/A
7.7/10143 votesLoading...#6 - The Witness: Making Memory
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/2020
In 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth surfaces.
Director: Liz Garbus
Writer: Dallas Brennan
7.6/10209 votesLoading...#7 - The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2020
Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in the 1990s.
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Writer: N/A
7.5/10146 votesLoading...#8 - The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2020
A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.
Director: Jed Rothstein
Writer: N/A
7.4/10118 votesLoading...#9 - The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/15/2020
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.
Director: Sarah Dowland
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Innocence Files
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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.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Netflix
Best Episodes Summary
"The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me" is the best rated episode of "The Innocence Files". It scored 7.8/10 based on 172 votes. Directed by Roger Ross Williams and written by N/A, it aired on 4/15/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Evidence: The Duty to Correct".