The Real Killer

The Real Killer

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Release Date: Dec 8, 2022

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The Real Killer

In 1982, JoAnn Tate and her two young daughters, Melissa and Renee, are savagely attacked in the middle of the night. JoAnn dies; the girls barely survive. One month later, Melissa identifies Rodney Lincoln, one of JoAnn’s ex-boyfriends, as the killer. Two trials later, Rodney is found guilty and sentenced to two life terms plus 15 years. In 2015, thirty-two years after Rodney is convicted, Melissa recants and says Rodney didn’t do it. So who is the real killer? Follow true crime TV writer, producer, and director Leah Rothman as she maps the story from its gruesome beginnings to new bombshell revelations that could expose a miscarriage of justice and a killer still on the loose.

Reviews

Heart breaking
So many wrongfully accused/innocent people in prison. I sat through a trial of my doctor. The whole thing was like being in the twilight zone. I know he’s innocent. But I’m prison. Such a broken system we have.
Rms66
06/09/2022
Interesting and well done.
Yet another wrongful conviction. So sick of our horrible criminal justice system. This podcast gives a real look into how one wrongful conviction happened and how hard it is to undo. The interviews were insightful and the narrator did an excellent job. This podcast is definitely worth your time.
AZ Laura
04/22/2022
Great Reporting
This story was so interesting standing alone but I really enjoyed the in depth detail it took in how corrupted our systems are that are in place. I grew up in MIssouri and it was sad to hear this but it will educate so many people and that’s the only way to make a change.
joshlumos
04/12/2022
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