{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hidden in Plain Sight","title":"Ep. 7: The Interesting Case of Henry Alford and the Creation of the Alford Plea","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c520e053\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2348,"description":"In 1963, Henry Alford pled guilty to second-degree murder while still claiming innocence - a decision that created the Alford Plea, a paradoxical legal tool allowing conviction without admission of guilty. In this episode, we unpack Henry Alford's case, the Supreme Court ruling that followed, and the unsettling questions it raises: can justice exist when truth and survival collide?ResourcesPodcast: 10 Minute Murder - The Alford Plea Explained True Crime Cases That Changed EverythingPodcast: Crime Junkie - PRECEDENT: Henry AlfordPodcast: True Crimecast - The Alford Plea - Henry AlfordPodcast: RedHanded - 328 - The Staircase: Michael Peterson - Part 1Podcast: RedHanded - 329 - The Staircase: Michael Peterson - Part 2 Netflix Documentary: The Staircase Intro music by Logan Nickleson:https://musicformakers.com/Podcast outro music by Transistor.fm. Learn how to start a podcast here.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ryMUK1sgCTfxmnHxZ36t85-5aa-q70DGOH7kSewQ9vc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNmVl/YzhhYzIwOTM0MWFj/YWU5MjFkYTI4ZjA2/MTY2Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}