Episode 37-Season 1-43-Year Wrongful Conviction: Freed After Decades, Then Detained by ICE - Season 1-Episode 37 episode artwork

EPISODE · Nov 30, 2025 · 18 MIN

Episode 37-Season 1-43-Year Wrongful Conviction: Freed After Decades, Then Detained by ICE - Season 1-Episode 37

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He spent 43 years in a Pennsylvania prison for a murder he always maintained he did not commit.His conviction collapsed after newly uncovered files revealed suppressed evidence, flawed forensic testimony, and serious Brady violations involving FBI ballistics analysis. After more than four decades behind bars, he was finally exonerated.But freedom was short-lived.Within moments of his release, ICE agents detained him — seeking to deport him to India, a country he left as an infant.In this episode, we examine:• The anatomy of a 43-year wrongful conviction• Brady violations and prosecutorial misconduct• FBI forensic failures• Exoneration after decades• The intersection of criminal justice and immigration lawHow does a justice system imprison an innocent man for 43 years — and then attempt to remove him from the country he has called home his entire life?Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, where we learn the law through true crime.

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