Jul 29, 2022
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
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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://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3032
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
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