Season 1: Episode 6: The Verdict

n this episode of Locked Up, host Roger Warstone recounts the most disheartening moment of the case: the jury's verdict. Despite overwhelming physical and forensic evidence pointing to The Client's innocence, the jury ignored the facts and delivered a guilty verdict, sentencing a man to life in prison. The episode details the prosecution's desperate and emotionally-driven closing arguments, which focused on unreliable witness testimony rather than evidence. Warstone describes how the jury’s short deliberation wasn't based on the facts on paper but on their perceptions and biases about The Client's character and environment. He explains that they saw a man who admitted to being at a chaotic scene with a gun and concluded that was "guilty enough." The episode takes a sharp turn as Warstone reveals two crucial pieces of new evidence he uncovered in the case files: a letter from the key witness, JW, confessing that he lied in his testimony, and a forensic detail about the bullet found in the victim's lung. Warstone discovered that the bullet's weight was inconsistent with the .40 caliber gun the police claimed was the murder weapon, suggesting a different firearm entirely. This newly discovered evidence, buried in the appeal documents, gives The Client a new chance at justice. The episode closes with Warstone's determination to build a new team and present his findings to a pastor and a new lawyer, setting the stage for the next phase of the fight.