The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission process enters its final phase. Delia interviews the expert in developmental psychology who testified twice in the case to understand more about false confessions, and the victim’s family offers their final thoughts to the court. A retired footwear examiner deems old interpretations of shoeprint evidence as junk science. and Delia explores.
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- The Washington Post: Five teenagers. Recanted confessions. Convicted. Sound familiar? By Phoebe Zerwick. Published March 31, 2022. Accessed January 31, 2024.
- The Charlotte Observer: Teens seek exonerations in murder of Chris Paul’s grandfather. By Josh Shaffer. Published April 11, 2022. Accessed February 7, 2024 via newspapers.com.
- Wake Forest Old Gold & Black: ‘Winston-Salem Five’ seek exoneration. By Christa Dutton, Cooper Sullivan, Daniel Parolini and Aine Pierre. Published April 24, 2022. Accessed March 11, 2024.
- The Associated Press: Innocence claims denied in death of Chris Paul’s grandfather. By staff. Published April 28, 2022. Accessed January 31, 2024.
- WXII News: Judges rule defense did not prove innocence of Winston-Salem 5, found guilty for 2002 murder of Nathaniel Jones. By Lee Anne Denyer. Published April 28, 2022. Accessed July 5, 2024.
- Winston-Salem Journal via Statesville Record and Landmark: Forsyth judges deny innocence claims. By Michael Hewlett. Published April 29, 2022. Accessed February 7, 2024.
- The News and Observer via The Herald-Sun: Four who were convicted in the murder of Chris Paul’s grandfather lose bid for innocence. By Josh Shaffer. Published May 4, 2022. Accessed February 7, 2024 via newspapers.com.
