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?
Resources
Podcast: 10 Minute Murder - The Alford Plea Explained True Crime Cases That Changed Everything
Podcast: Crime Junkie - PRECEDENT: Henry Alford
Podcast: True Crimecast - The Alford Plea - Henry Alford
Podcast: RedHanded - 328 - The Staircase: Michael Peterson - Part 1
Podcast: RedHanded - 329 - The Staircase: Michael Peterson - Part 2
Netflix Documentary: The Staircase
Intro music by Logan Nickleson:
What is Hidden in Plain Sight?
A UK True Crime podcast where every week we pull back the veil on cases, from around the world, that lurked just beneath the surface... stories that slipped through the cracks. Mysteries that were – quite literally – hidden in plain sight.