Wrongful Conviction

#429 Jason Flom with Greg Brown

A house in Pittsburgh, PA, went up in flames on February 14, 1995, killing three firefighters while they were trying to put out the fire. A week later, a neighbor of 17-year-old Greg Brown came forward and said that he suspected Greg of lighting the fire. Greg and his mother lived at the house that had caught fire, and authorities suspected that the two of them set the fire to claim insurance money. Despite no physical evidence supporting this theory, Greg was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder, arson, and insurance fraud. To learn more and get involved, visit: <a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/392-wrongful-conviction-junk-science-arson-evidence/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/392-wrongful-conviction-junk-science-arson-evidence/</a> <a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/386-jason-flom-with-kristine-bunch-update/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/386-jason-flom-with-kristine-bunch-update/</a> <a href="https://painnocence.org/">https://painnocence.org/</a> <a href="https://www.pointpark.edu/news-communication/innocence-institute-work-leads-to-reopening-of-highprofile-case">https://www.pointpark.edu/news-communication/innocence-institute-work-leads-to-reopening-of-highprofile-case</a> Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.