The Devil's Quarry, with Paul Solotaroff
Summary
Investigative journalist Paul Solotaroff joins hosts Matt, Noel, and Ben to discuss his work on the wrongful conviction of Anthony DePippo and Andrew Stage for the 1984 murder of Josette Wright in Carmel, New York. Solotaroff details how corrupt local police coerced false confessions to cover up their negligence, while ignoring the true suspect, serial predator Howard Gombert. The episode highlights the systemic failures in small-town policing and the urgent campaign to prevent Gombert’s imminent release from prison without supervision.
Topics discussed
Sponsors and show introduction
Welcome and guest introduction
Paul Solotaroff's background in journalism
The Dead Boys story and Covenant House scandal
Career at Rolling Stone and wrongful convictions
The prison industrial complex and Meek Mill
The Josette Wright case and police corruption
The wrongful conviction of Anthony DePippo
Incompetence of Putnam County law enforcement
Sponsors break
The real suspect: Howard Gombert
Gombert's release and current threat
Sponsors break
Legal strategies and systemic failures
Broader issues of child exploitation
Call to action and conclusion
Outro and final sponsors
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