006 Chris Williams

Show Notes

Works Cited

“A ‘Perfect Storm’ of Injustice—Death-Row Prisoner Christopher Williams Exonerated in Philadelphia Murder Case.” Death Penalty Information Center, 24 Jan. 2020, deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/a-perfect-storm-of-injustice-death-row-prisoner-christopher-williams-exonerated-in-philadelphia-murder-case. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

Capital-Star, Special to the, et al. “Exonerated Philly Death Row Inmate Files Civil Suit against Cops, Prosecutor Who Sent Him to Prison.” Pennsylvania Capital-Star, 2 Dec. 2021, www.penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/exonerated-philly-death-row-inmate-files-civil-suit-against-cops-prosecutor-who-sent-him-to-prison/. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

“Christopher Williams – National Registry of Exonerations.” Umich.edu, 2019, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5669. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

“Christopher Williams Exonerated after 25 Years on PA’s Death Row.” Witnesstoinnocence, 10 Feb. 2021, www.witnesstoinnocence.org/single-post/christopher-williams-exonerated-after-25-years-on-pa-s-death-row. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

“Conviction Integrity Unit.” Office of the District Attorney : City of Philadelphia, phillyda.org/safety-and-justice/investigations/conviction-integrity-unit-ciu/. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

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Melamed, Samantha. “Accused of 6 Murders, Philly Man Spent 25 Years on Death Row. Now, His Record Is Cleared.” Https://Www.inquirer.com, 9 Feb. 2021, www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-conviction-integrity-christopher-williams-exoneree-20210210.html. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

—. “Philly Prosecutors Used a Jailhouse Snitch to Convict Two Men of an ’89 Triple Murder. Now, His Lies Are Unraveling.” Https://Www.inquirer.com, 8 Jan. 2020, www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-da-larry-krasner-exoneration-christopher-williams-theophalis-wilson-20200106.html&outputType=app-web-view. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

—. “The Battle in Philly DA’s Office: Conviction Integrity Unit Report Shows Rocky Path to Reform.” Www.msn.com, 15 June 2021, www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-battle-in-philly-s-da-s-office-conviction-integrity-unit-report-shows-rocky-path-to-reform/ar-AAL4KJ1#:~:text=Since%20District%20Attorney%20Larry%20Krasner%20took%20office%20in. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

What is Cleared?

The law is embedded in our society, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Join Steve Becker, retired State District Court Judge, and his daughter Beth White, A Department of Corrections parole officer, as they explore what went wrong in the criminal justice system.