The Innocence Files (2020)

Name: The Innocence Files
Genre: Documentary

Guilty until proven innocent.

★ 7.3 Documentary Latest: S1 E09

The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.

Created by: Roger Ross Williams, Alex Gibney
Country: United States of America
First aired: April 15, 2020

Seasons

Limited Series · 9 episodes

Limited Series Episodes

1. The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt
Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in the 1990s.
2. The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me
Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.
3. The Evidence: The Duty to Correct
In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.
4. The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy
A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.
5. The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo
Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.
6. The Witness: Making Memory
In 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth surfaces.
7. The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Shortly after a Philadelphia murder, nearby Chester Hollman is arrested. To guarantee his conviction, police and prosecution cross indefensible lines.
8. The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi
A suspect in a Houston cop's murder has a solid alibi — until his girlfriend suddenly changes her story. Years later she reveals an explosive secret.
9. The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man
A problematic police sketch incriminates a rape suspect in 1994, while a trove of DNA evidence goes untested. Then a determined new lawyer steps in.