The Case of the Norfolk Four | Crime, Corruption, & Cocktails | Episode 19

On this episode, we will be looking at the Norfolk Four who were Navy veterans that were accused of rape and murder in 1997. They were later exonerated after spending decades in jail even after the killer confessed and his DNA matched. This case sparked controversy because of the lack of DNA evidence and the men’s declaration that they made a false confession and the confession of the real killer not being allowed in the men’s defense. How far is too far when investigating a case?

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Sources

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/12/04/settlement-reached-in-infamous-norfolk-4-case/

https://exonerate.org/all-project-list/norfolk-four-derek-tice-danial-williams-joseph-dick-and-eric-wilson/

http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3820

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/us-judge-vacates-two-more-convictions-in-norfolk-4-rape-and-murder-case/2016/10/31/7a447c7c-9f98-11e6-8d63-3e0a660f1f04_story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/06/AR2009080602065.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/magazine/19Norfolk-t.html?pagewanted=all

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/habeas_corpus

http://justicedenied.org/issue/issue_30/norfolk4_convicted_jd30.pdf

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-confessions/

http://www.norfolkfour.com

https://innocenceproject.org/frontline-false-confessions-and-the-norfolk-four/

http://www.injusticeanywhere.net/exonerated-norfolk-four/