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On Friday, February 4, 1983, 24-year-old Wanda Jean Lopez was fatally stabbed during her night shift at the Sigmor Shamrock gas station in south Corpus Christi. Witnesses postively identified a man, Carlos DeLuna, who was found hiding in the area, as Wanda's killer. He was ultimately arrested, convicted, and executed for murder. But DeLuna always claimed innocence, pointing to another mysterious man as the killer. Was DeLuna fabricating his story or had he been telling the truth the entire time?
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1. The Fight to Prove an Innocent Man Was Executed. (2012). PBS News Hour. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl0LUeDOE_Y 2. Inside Story Americas - How many innocent people has the US executed? (2012). Al Jazeera. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEvOihl_cw8&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0-7_405CEMY7r3ajOVG7vT2B3HAUHyvI4yU66cMcPkrOnzRkfSM00AAJc 3. Liebman, J. S. (2014). The Wrong Carlos: Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction. Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved from https://read.amazon.com/?asin=B00KV1KP9O 4. Mills, S., & Possley, M. (2006, June 26). A PHANTOM, OR THE KILLER? The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-06-26-0606260189-story.html 5. Pilkington, E. (2012, May 15). The wrong Carlos: how Texas sent an innocent man to his death. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/15/carlos-texas-innocent-man-death 6. Smith, J. (2002, May 15). Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man? Austin Chronicle. Retrieved from https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2012-05-15/did-texas-execute-an-innocent-man/ 7. Wanda Lopez and Crime Scene (graphic content). (2019). Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-tx-crimescene-photogallery-photogallery.html 8. The Wrong Carlos: Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man? (2013). ABCNews. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx-OtTL23fQ
Episode 49 Good News:
Young, C. (2019, June 11). Officer Abigail presented with gifts and surprises from Freeport police. KHOU 11. Retrieved from https://www.khou.com/article/news/officer-abigail-presented-with-gifts-and-surprises-from-freeport-police/285-7952646d-fc2f-47ce-8e93-cd4e4371d65f Episode 49 Podcast Recommendation of the Week: Survival
Episode 50 Good News:
North Texan Honored For Helping Save Friend, Colleague’s Life. (2019, April 11). CBS DFW 21. Retrieved from https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/04/11/texan-honored-helping-save-friend-colleagues-life/ Episode 50 Podcast Recommendation of the Week: Minds of Madness Comments are closed.
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