The Innocence Files

Season

2020

7.9

TV-MA

Cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.

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Episode List

S1 • E1

The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt

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

S1 • E2

The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me

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

S1 • E3

The Evidence: The Duty to Correct

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

S1 • E4

The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy

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

S1 • E5

The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo

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

S1 • E6

The Witness: Making Memory

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

S1 • E7

The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

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