Wrongfully Yours
A place where I host conversations with people who have been impacted by wrongful convictions - sometimes this is an exoneree, a family member of an exoneree, a justice official, a filmmaker, a student...I'm really open to speaking with anyone because I think we all have such interesting and unique perspectives to bring around this issue in an effort to challenge assumptions, surface uncomfortable truths, and foster critical thinking about how justice is pursued and portrayed.
Episodes
47 episodes
2 Part Conclusion Coming January 20
In this episode, Dr. Akua Jackson shares what led her into the world of wrongful convictions. It wasn’t through an organization, but through lived experience. With a wrongly convicted brother and a family rooted in community service, her advoca...
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Coming January 20 - Free Not Exonerated
Our next episode confronts a critical but often misunderstood truth in wrongful conviction cases: the difference between being released from prison and being truly free. John Edwards explains how stigma, labels, and an unvacated conviction cont...
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Coming January 20 on Wrongfully Yours
In this episode, John Edwards continues his conversation, and he refuses to let prison define the beginning or the end of his story. He speaks about relevance, community, creativity, and the determination to return home, not as someone broken b...
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Episode 17 - John Edwards and the Ohio 4
This episode is unlike any other. Recorded through phone calls from prison with John Edwards, one of the Ohio 4, this conversation is raw, unfiltered, and essential. John has been incarcerated in Ohio for over 30 years for a double homicide he ...
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Episode 17
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Coming January 6 - Case of the Ohio 4
Coming January 6 on Wrongfully Yours: Lies. Recantations. Innocent lives on the line.William Avery’s story kept changing, but it served to place four innocent people at a murder scene with no weapon, no evidence, no proof. First it was f...
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Coming January 6
A shocking double murder. No leads. And an informant whose story came from his own son.Wrongfully Yours dives into the case of the Ohio 4 and the murders of Marsha Blakely & Floyd Epps. This is a tangled investigation full o...
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Episode 16 - A Year In Review
In this special episode of Wrongfully Yours, host Kelly Lauzon reflects on the journey so far: the powerful stories of wrongful convictions, lived experiences, and the voices that have shaped this series.From exonerees to law enforcement...
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Episode 16
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Coming December 23 - A Year in Review
In our final episode of the year, host Kelly Lauzon reflects on the incredible journey through stories of wrongful convictions, from the voices of exonerees to law enforcement professionals who now champion reform to students and family members...
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Episode 15 - Jeffery Deskovic & Samantha Mahase
In a powerful two-part release, Wrongfully Yours continues the story of Jeffrey Deskovic, who was wrongfully convicted at just 17 and spent 16 years behind bars.In Part 1, Jeff shares the pivotal moments that led to his exonerat...
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Episode 15
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Episode 14 - Jeffrey Deskovic (continued)
In a powerful two-part release, Wrongfully Yours continues the story of Jeffrey Deskovic, who was wrongfully convicted at just 17 and spent 16 years behind bars.In Part 1, Jeff shares the pivotal moments that led to his exonerat...
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Episode 14
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Two-Part Conclusion coming December 9
In the second part of the conclusion to exoneree Jeffrey Deskovic story, we talk with his fiancé, Samantha. When Samantha met exoneree Jeff, she had no idea her life was about to change. Now, she’s back in school studying criminal j...
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Maybe You Are Innocent
Coming December 9: two unforgettable episodes featuring exoneree, attorney, and advocate, Jeffrey Deskovic.At just 16 years old, Jeffrey Deskovic was wrongfully convicted in part because a jury didn’t want to be sequestered over Christma...
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Coming December 9
Two unforgettable episodes featuring exoneree, attorney, and advocate, Jeffrey Deskovic.At 16, Jeff Deskovic was wrongfully convicted and spent 16 years in prison (catch up by checking out the last episode if you missed it). Now we get t...
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Episode 13 - Jeffrey Deskovic
At just 17 years old, Jeffrey Deskovic was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a classmate even though DNA evidence had already shown he didn’t commit the crime.In this gripping episode of Wrongfully Yours, Jeff share...
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Episode 13
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Coming November 25 - A Conversation with Jeffrey Deskovic
The DNA didn’t match. The FBI lab made that clear, but instead of admitting a mistake, the prosecutor pushed forward. There was a rush to indict Jeffrey Deskovic before the DNA results were officially in.In this episode, Jeffrey...
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New Episode Coming November 25
At just 16 years old, Jeffrey Deskovic thought he was helping the police. Instead, he found himself wired to a polygraph machine and subjected to nearly seven hours of aggressive interrogation.“They kept asking me the same questions over...
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Episode 12 - Pen for Justice (continued)
In this enlightening follow-up episode of Wrongfully Yours, Kelly continues her conversation with students from Pen for Justice, a youth-led initiative out of Toronto Metropolitan University committed to wrongful conviction advocacy an...
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Episode 12
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Coming November 11 - Humanizing Incarceration
New episode coming next week (November 11)! “We have to remember they’re people, people with experiences.”In this inspiring clip from the upcoming episode of #WrongfullyYours, Kelly reflects, along with the executive...
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Coming November 11: “If you're silent, you're choosing a side.”
In this advance clip from the next episode of Wrongfully Yours, criminology student Emily Jose, with Pen for Justice, shares why staying silent in the face of injustice is not an option, especially for those pursuing a future in law an...
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Importance of Empathy
Coming November 11: “The client on the other side is a real person, not just a job.”In this clip from the next episode of Wrongfully Yours, criminology student Emily Jose, with Pen for Justice, reflects on t...
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Episode 11 - Pen for Justice
In this inspiring conversation, Kelly sits down with the executive members of Pen for Justice, a student-led initiative at Toronto Metropolitan University dedicated to raising awareness about wrongful convictions and pushing for meaningful just...
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Episode 11
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Coming October 28: What Justice Really Means
In the next episode of Wrongfully Yours, we speak with members of Pen for Justice, a student-led initiative working to shift the conversation around incarceration, innocence, and due process. Miah Slater, the group’s president, breaks ...
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Coming October 28: From Interest to Impact
In the next episode of Wrongfully Yours, members of Pen for Justice reflect on how true crime initially sparked their interest but how learning more led to something deeper.“I was interested in true crime growing up... but now, ...
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New Episode Coming October 28 - Pen for Justice
In our next episode of Wrongfully Yours, Kelly sits down with Pen for Justice, a powerful student collective using advocacy to expose injustice and amplify the voices of the wrongfully convicted.This is more than storytelling. I...
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Episode 10 - The Dallas Conviction Integrity Unit (part 2)
Kelly continues her conversation with Mike Ware and James Hammond of the Dallas Conviction Integrity Unit - the first of its kind in the U.S. They reflect on what the Unit has achieved over the last 20 years, the real-life impact of CIUs, and w...
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Episode 10
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