The Other Side of the Door: The Case Against Lee Baca

Dirty John by L.A. Times Studios

Oct 14, 202500:32:28Society & Culture

James Sexton endures weeks of solitary confinement in federal prison, as prosecutors finally gear up to take Lee Baca to trial. Baca’s lawyers claim he has Alzheimer’s Disease. It’s late 2016, and the recent presidential...

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