Blood and Truth
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Tommy Zeigler has been on death row for 42 years and for more than half that time, he's been trying to convince the state of Florida to allow for DNA tests that might help exonerate him. But the state continually refuses. About 20 other men are in a similar situation, imprisoned in Florida since the 1970s or '80s and arguing that it's inherently unfair to deny them access to 21st..
Blood and Truth
10M ago
It's been three years since the last episode of Blood and Truth, and Tommy Zeigler is still on death row. But with the election of a new state attorney comes fresh hope for the DNA testing Ziegler says could set him free after nearly five decades behind bars. Here's the latest.
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
Tommy Zeigler waited on Florida’s death row last year with hope that there would be another chance to test the evidence in his case. Listen to what happened.
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
Will prosecutors give Tommy Zeigler another chance at DNA testing?
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
Listen to Pulitzer Prize winner Leonora LaPeter Anton talk about what didn’t make it into this series, what’s happening with the Tommy Zeigler case and thoughts about his guilt or innocence.
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
Florida’s judicial system is designed to support a jury’s verdict, whether it was right or wrong.
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
Tommy Zeigler has spent more than four decades living in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell and trying not to get angry.
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
Tommy Zeigler's supporters have spent years chasing clues and re-investigating the murders. Listen to what they've uncovered.
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
The advent of modern forensic science gives Tommy Zeigler hope, but prosecutors and judges keep rejecting his requests for DNA testing.
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
One juror struggles to make a decision and feels badgered by others who think the evidence is clear in Tommy Zeigler's case.
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Blood and Truth
3y ago
Prosecutors present the case against Tommy Zeigler, as his defense team scrambles to vet witnesses and get evidence tested.
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