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S03E13 - Kirk Bloodsworth
Manage episode 335783150 series 2972317
In Episode 13, Season 3 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick tackle the tragic tale of Kirk Bloodsworth, a waterman and decorated Marine who was charged and convicted for sexual assault, rape, and first-degree murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton in 1984. They discuss how an innocent man was convicted of a rape-murder he didn't commit, only for DNA evidence to exonerate him and link one of his prison mates to the crime.
05:57 Introduction
07:55 Factors That Led to the Arrest of 23-year-old Kirk Bloodsworth
09:45 Kirk is Arrested Even Though Physical Description of Suspect Does Not Match His Appearance
10:46 Witness Misidentification and Wrongful Convictions
11:39 Kirk is Charged with First Degree Murder, Sexual Assault, and Rape
13:46 The Trial: Five Witnesses Testify Against Kirk
16:58 The Lack of Physical Evidence In Kirk's Case
17:39 Kirk is Found Guilty and Sentenced to Die in a Gas Chamber
18:11 Glaring Holes in Kirk's Case
19:19 The Drama of Faulty Investigations and Questionable Persecution
20:01 The Retrial: Kirk Gets Two Life Sentences
23:25 Kirk is Released After DNA Evidence Proves He Wasn't at The Scene of the Crime
24:25 Kirk Becomes the First Deathrow Inmate to Be Exonerated By Post-Conviction DNA Testing
25:09 DNA Testing Links Kirk's Prison Mate, Kimberly Shay Ruffner, To The Murder of Dawn Hamilton
26:32 Mr. Ruffner is Fomarly Charged with Dawn's Murder
27:58 Kirk Becomes a Wrongful Conviction Advocate
30:32 Compensation For Wrongful Convictions
33:15 Parting Thoughts
Resources:
Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence
#DNA #Kirk #Bloodsworth #juryintegrity #wrongful #convictions #criminaljusticesystem #criminaljusticereforms #demandjustice #doublemurdercase #murdermystery #murder #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #police #unsolved #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimefan #unsolvedmysteries
Links and Videos
Kirk Bloodsworth compensated $400K decades after his exoneration
Kirk Bloodsworth - DNA Evidence
Innocence Project Speaker: DNA Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth
From Death Row to Exoneration Thanks to DNA
https://innocenceproject.org/cases/kirk-bloodsworth/?fbclid=IwAR10zCSUGsEMaK1ZMOwPgPw71SGUEwWC3wI1hpR2nu04V-prq1n6vqCGH3U
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3032
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news-brief/death-row-exoneree-kirk-bloodsworth-receives-supplemental-compensation-under-new-maryland-wrongful-imprisonment-statute
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/exoneree-kirk-bloodsworth-compensated/37882552#
https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/single-post/kirk-bloodsworth
https://www.uis.edu/illinoisinnocenceproject/defenders-of-the-innocent-event/
https://www.chesapeake.edu/article/kirk-bloodsworth-shares-story-documentary-0
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast
Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178
Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX
Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com
If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways:
https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: info@americanjusticepodcast.com
You can reach the hosts here -
Scott Poggensee Email - Scott@AtuAProductions.com www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1
C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/
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Manage episode 335783150 series 2972317
In Episode 13, Season 3 of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick tackle the tragic tale of Kirk Bloodsworth, a waterman and decorated Marine who was charged and convicted for sexual assault, rape, and first-degree murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton in 1984. They discuss how an innocent man was convicted of a rape-murder he didn't commit, only for DNA evidence to exonerate him and link one of his prison mates to the crime.
05:57 Introduction
07:55 Factors That Led to the Arrest of 23-year-old Kirk Bloodsworth
09:45 Kirk is Arrested Even Though Physical Description of Suspect Does Not Match His Appearance
10:46 Witness Misidentification and Wrongful Convictions
11:39 Kirk is Charged with First Degree Murder, Sexual Assault, and Rape
13:46 The Trial: Five Witnesses Testify Against Kirk
16:58 The Lack of Physical Evidence In Kirk's Case
17:39 Kirk is Found Guilty and Sentenced to Die in a Gas Chamber
18:11 Glaring Holes in Kirk's Case
19:19 The Drama of Faulty Investigations and Questionable Persecution
20:01 The Retrial: Kirk Gets Two Life Sentences
23:25 Kirk is Released After DNA Evidence Proves He Wasn't at The Scene of the Crime
24:25 Kirk Becomes the First Deathrow Inmate to Be Exonerated By Post-Conviction DNA Testing
25:09 DNA Testing Links Kirk's Prison Mate, Kimberly Shay Ruffner, To The Murder of Dawn Hamilton
26:32 Mr. Ruffner is Fomarly Charged with Dawn's Murder
27:58 Kirk Becomes a Wrongful Conviction Advocate
30:32 Compensation For Wrongful Convictions
33:15 Parting Thoughts
Resources:
Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence
#DNA #Kirk #Bloodsworth #juryintegrity #wrongful #convictions #criminaljusticesystem #criminaljusticereforms #demandjustice #doublemurdercase #murdermystery #murder #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #police #unsolved #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimefan #unsolvedmysteries
Links and Videos
Kirk Bloodsworth compensated $400K decades after his exoneration
Kirk Bloodsworth - DNA Evidence
Innocence Project Speaker: DNA Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth
From Death Row to Exoneration Thanks to DNA
https://innocenceproject.org/cases/kirk-bloodsworth/?fbclid=IwAR10zCSUGsEMaK1ZMOwPgPw71SGUEwWC3wI1hpR2nu04V-prq1n6vqCGH3U
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3032
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news-brief/death-row-exoneree-kirk-bloodsworth-receives-supplemental-compensation-under-new-maryland-wrongful-imprisonment-statute
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/exoneree-kirk-bloodsworth-compensated/37882552#
https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/single-post/kirk-bloodsworth
https://www.uis.edu/illinoisinnocenceproject/defenders-of-the-innocent-event/
https://www.chesapeake.edu/article/kirk-bloodsworth-shares-story-documentary-0
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast
Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178
Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX
Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com
If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways:
https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: info@americanjusticepodcast.com
You can reach the hosts here -
Scott Poggensee Email - Scott@AtuAProductions.com www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1
C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/
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