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	Podcast:		Southern Fried True Crime
	Episode:		83: The Rape of Jennifer Thompson, Wrongful Conviction of Ron Cotton & Their Enduring Legacy
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:24:03
	Publish Date:		2020-02-09 05:25:05
	Description:		To start off Black History Month, I wanted to highlight an extremely moving and important case of the wrongful conviction of a black man. The rape of Jennifer Thompson was horrific. But police procedures at the time, in 1984, caused her to accuse the wrong man. When he was finally exonerated by DNA, Jennifer didn’t just apologize. She and Ronald Cotton became close friends and Jennifer became an activist about the fallibility of eyewitness identification and the power of forgiveness. Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley Researched by Erica Kelley Edited by Chaes Gray Suggested Reading: Picking Cotton by Suggested by Suzanne Link Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/83-the-rape-of-jennifer-thompson-wrongful-conviction-of-ron-cotton Major Resource: https://www.pickingcottonbook.com/ Merch \| Donate \| In the Media: https://southernfriedtruecrime.com @southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta) This episode's sponsors: ShipStation.com (click on the mic at the top of page & enter code southern fried for a free 60 day trial!) BetterHelp.com/southern (to get 10% off your first month with an online counselor)
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