Ep 160: Junk Science on Trial- The Cameron Todd Willingham Case

Fingerprints, DNA, ballistics, blood spatter, fire investigation: these disciplines have helped solve countless cases; but what happens when these trusted sources of evidence are flawed themselves?This week, we're beginning that journey with one of the most controversial cases in modern American criminal justice. After a devastating house fire claimed the lives of three young girls in Corsicana, Texas, investigators believed the evidence told a clear story. Decades later, that same evidence would become the center of an ongoing debate that continues to challenge experts, attorneys, and investigators alike. Cheers!Send Me a Story! @ [email protected] & Instagram: spiritswithcrimepodcastSources: https://innocenceproject.org/news/cameron-todd-willingham-wrongfully-convicted-and-executed-in-texas/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willinghamhttps://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/14/cameron-todd-willingham-a-timeline/https://tcadp.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cameron-Todd-Willingham-fact-sheet-2014.pdfhttps://tcadp.org/get-informed/wrongful-execution/resource-archive-for-the-case-of-cameron-todd-willingham/https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/rising-ashes-what-we-have-learned-cameron-todd-willingham-casehttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fireDocumentary: Incendiary: The Willingham Case (2011) Trial by Fire (2019)