True Crime Historian

When Justice Fails

Episode 252 tells two stories of when the wheels of justice had a blow-out and people were convicted of crimes they didn't commit. Ad<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/115677894" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">-Free Safe House Edition</a> "Uncle Amos Dreams a Dream," by Edmund Pearson, the story of two brothers accused of murder after the discovery of two clipped toenails. "Twenty-Three Years Skidoo: What Was Justice In This Case," by Peter Levins, about how a deathbed confession made liars out of a whole bunch of witnesses and law enforcement officials. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/853574" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">More stories from Edmund Pearson, True Crime Pioneer</a> Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support</a>.

Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalism Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support</a>.