EPISODE · Aug 8, 2022 · 36 MIN
#283 Maggie Freleng with Marni Yang
from Wrongful Conviction · host Wrongful Conviction Podcasts
In October 2007, 42 year old Rhoni Reuter was shot and killed in her Chicago, IL apartment. She was 7 months pregnant by her boyfriend, Shaun Gayle. Gayle, a Chicago Bears 1985 Super Bowl winner, allegedly had 17 other girlfriends at the time. Marni Yang was one of them, and police began looking into her and her son as suspects. In an attempt to protect her son, Marni confessed to the crime. While she adamantly declares the confession was false, this, along with other circumstantial and potentially outright false evidence, led to Marni’s conviction and life without parole sentence. Maggie speaks to Marni Yang, her daughter Emily Yang and her attorney, Jed Stone. To learn more and get involved, visit:https://www.amazon.com/My-Mom-Marni-Andrew-Yang/dp/1949809129To learn more about false confessions, listen to Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions:https://lavaforgood.com/false-confessions/Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.
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In October 2007, 42 year old Rhoni Reuter was shot and killed in her Chicago, IL apartment. She was 7 months pregnant by her boyfriend, Shaun Gayle. Gayle, a Chicago Bears 1985 Super Bowl winner, allegedly had 17 other girlfriends at the time. Marni Yang was one of them, and police began looking into her and her son as suspects. In an attempt to protect her son, Marni confessed to the crime. While she adamantly declares the confession was false, this, along with other circumstantial and potentially outright false evidence, led to Marni’s conviction and life without parole sentence. Maggie speaks to Marni Yang, her daughter Emily Yang and her attorney, Jed Stone. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.amazon.com/My-Mom-Marni-Andrew-Yang/dp/1949809129 To learn more about false confessions, listen to Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions: https://lavaforgood.com/false-confessions/ Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in a...
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