Locked up: Wrongful Conviction Files

Locked up: Wrongful Conviction Files

by Rogelio Guerra

Season 1

The Truth is in the File

On December 24, 2003, at 11:32 PM, a shooting occurred at 2100 N Franklin Street in North Philadelphia. Three men were shot — one fatally. They arrived at Temple Hospital in a silver Oldsmobile Alero, its passenger-side windows shattered, the interior stained with blood. No gun was recovered. No forensic evidence linked anyone to the scene. Yet one man — known only as “The Client” — was charged with murder, based almost entirely on the testimony of a close friend who claimed he was the shooter. In this episode, a former Military Police Officer turned private investigator takes on the case. With 20 years of law enforcement experience, a Bachelor’s in Business, and an MBA, he doesn’t start with surveillance or assumptions — he starts with the file. He reviews the discovery packet, court transcripts, and police reports — and begins to uncover serious gaps: - A crime scene with shell casings and glass, but no trajectory analysis - A vehicle preserved but never tied to The Client - A victim who died from a gunshot to the back, found nude upon arrival at the hospital - And a case built on one uncorroborated story This is Episode 1: The Truth Is in the File — the beginning of a 9-part investigation into whether justice was served… or simply closed.

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