S2: Ep. 5: The Evidence

Murderville by The Intercept

Mar 1, 202251:06Society & Culture

Foreign DNA is found under Edna Franklin’s fingernails. And in the wake of a scandal within the Houston police crime lab, Charles Raby’s lawyers discover that forensic evidence was hidden from the defense at trial. If yo...

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