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The Innocence Files
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The Innocence Files

“Guilty until proven innocent.”

7.4 / 10 · 37 votes
TV-MA
2020
1 season
9 episodes
Documentary

The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.

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Seasons

  • The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt

    1.The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt

    8.5
    15-04-202058 min

    Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in the 1990s.

  • The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me

    2.The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me

    8.0
    15-04-202051 min

    Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.

  • The Evidence: The Duty to Correct

    3.The Evidence: The Duty to Correct

    0.0
    15-04-202058 min

    In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.

  • The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy

    4.The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy

    7.0
    15-04-202053 min

    A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.

  • The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo

    5.The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo

    7.0
    15-04-202057 min

    Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.

  • The Witness: Making Memory

    6.The Witness: Making Memory

    8.0
    15-04-20201h 10m

    In 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth surfaces.

  • The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    7.The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    7.0
    15-04-20201h 26m

    Shortly after a Philadelphia murder, nearby Chester Hollman is arrested. To guarantee his conviction, police and prosecution cross indefensible lines.

  • The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi

    8.The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi

    8.0
    15-04-20201h 14m

    A suspect in a Houston cop's murder has a solid alibi — until his girlfriend suddenly changes her story. Years later she reveals an explosive secret.

  • The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man

    9.The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man

    0.0
    15-04-20201h 6m

    A problematic police sketch incriminates a rape suspect in 1994, while a trove of DNA evidence goes untested. Then a determined new lawyer steps in.

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