Wrongful Conviction

#350 Guest Host Lauren Bright Pacheco with Lamar Johnson

On the evening of October 30, 1994, Marcus Boyd and Greg Elking were sitting on Marcus’s front porch in St. Louis, MO when two men, wearing ski masks and armed with guns, ambushed them and shot Marcus several times leading to his death. Police gathered that 20 year old Lamar Johnson may have had a conflict with Marcus, so Lamar became a prime suspect. Based on fabricated identifications and the word of a jailhouse snitch, Lamar was convicted and sentenced to life without parole. Lauren Bright Pacheco talks to Lamar Johnson and Lindsey Runnels, Lamar's attorney. To learn more and get involved, visit:  <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lamar-johnson-after-wrongful-conviction">https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lamar-johnson-after-wrongful-conviction</a> <a href="https://themip.org/">https://themip.org/</a> <a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/288-jason-flom-with-ken-middleton-update/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/288-jason-flom-with-ken-middleton-update/</a> <a href="https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/303-jason-flom-with-billie-allen/">https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/303-jason-flom-with-billie-allen/</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y48Sqab0mEo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y48Sqab0mEo</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.