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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
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Season 1

  • The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt
    7.6/10209 votes
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    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

  • The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me
    7.8/10172 votes
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    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

  • The Evidence: The Duty to Correct
    7.8/10166 votes
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    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

  • The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy
    7.5/10146 votes
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    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

  • The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo
    7.7/10146 votes
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    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

  • The Witness: Making Memory
    7.7/10143 votes
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    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

  • The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
    7.8/10139 votes
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    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

  • The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi
    7.8/10125 votes
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    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

  • The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man
    7.4/10118 votes
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    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