When Kasey Schoen was shot to death in Indianapolis in 1998, the case closed with a swift conviction. A man named Leon Benson spent more than two decades behind bars for the crime – but it was later found that he wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger. Matt Shaer, host of the podcast Suspect Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark, explores how Leon’s wrongful conviction unfolded. He joins Candice to discuss the key role eyewitness testimony played in putting an innocent man behind bars.Listen to Suspect Season 3: Three Shot in the DarkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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