The Framing of Termaine Hicks - 698
Summary
This episode details the wrongful conviction of Tremaine Hicks, who was framed for rape in 2001 after Philadelphia police falsely claimed they witnessed the crime and planted a gun on him. After 19 years in prison, DNA evidence and medical analysis proved he was shot from behind and did not commit the assault, leading to his exoneration by the DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit. The hosts discuss the officers’ perjury, the subsequent $3 million civil settlement, and Hicks’ current work as an exoneree advocate and playwright.
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