Jul 8, 2022
In episode ten, season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick break down the twisted tale of two brothers, Tom and Floyd Bledsoe, the main suspects in the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 14-year-old Camille Arfmann. They discuss how one brother spent nearly 16 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit before being cleared by DNA evidence and a suicide note.
04:13 Introduction
11:05 14-year-old Camille Arfmann Goes Missing
14:07 Tom Bledsoe Confesses to Killing Camille and Turns Himself In
18:03 Camille's Body is Found Raped and with Bullet Wounds
19:02 Tom Changes His Story After Going to Jail
20:05 Tom is Released, and Floyd Bledsoe is Arrested Instead
21:05 Floyd Goes to Trial
26:05 Forensic Evidence From the Crime Scene
27:10 Floyd's 2-year-old Son Makes a Controversial Statement
30:10 Floyd's Allabys on the Day of the Murder
31:07 The Jury Finds Floyd Guilty and is Sentenced to Life in Prison
33:38 Did the Courts Wrongfully Convict an Innocent Man?
37:39 The Controversial Details Around Floyd's Court Cases
39:44 Floyd's Petition Goes Through and is Released on Bond
40:31 Floyd is Sent Back to Prison
41:07 DNA Evidence to the Rescue
42:36 Tom and His Father's DNA are Found on Camille's Rape Kit
43:01 Why the Police Failed to Use DNA Evidence Before Incriminating Floyd
44:35 Tom Commits Suicide and Leaves a Suicide Note Confessing to the Murder
48:10 Floyd is Released and Files a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
50:06 Factors That Contributed to Floyd's Wrongful Conviction
55:41 Parting Thoughts
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Videos and Links
- Court: Attorney can't claim immunity in Floyd Bledsoe case
- Man questions what it takes to prove a wrongful conviction in Kansas
- Floyd Bledsoe: Putting the Sense in Innocence
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_mLiLBUL_A
- Floyd Bledsoe interview: Wildlife artwork
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brothers-suicide-note-confession-frees-man-after-15-years-prison-n477301
- https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2019/08/21/us-court-of-appeals-no-absolute-immunity-for-prosecutor-of-exonerated-floyd-bledsoe/4413970007/
- https://casetext.com/case/bledsoe-v-vanderbilt
- https://www2.ljworld.com/news/public-safety/2020/dec/06/floyd-bledsoe-5-years-after-exoneration/
- https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4809&fbclid=IwAR1pkQz6L_VHgHHu5sIwXVSy-SC1qrWy6YrXWWmpsLs5EBFfIDK9Bb0o5_4