The Innocence Files

The Innocence Files Guilty until proven innocent.

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.

Documentary

The Innocence Files Guilty until proven innocent.

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.

Documentary

Created By: Alex GibneyLiz GarbusRoger Ross Williams
First Aired on: Apr 15, 2020
Popularity: 2.6814: 29 votes
Networks
Production: Jigsaw Productions (US)Story Syndicate (US)One Story Up Productions (US)Latchkey Films (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 9 episodes

Limited Series

Aired 5 years ago

9 Episodes

Episode 1The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt58 min
Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in the 1990s.
Episode 2The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me51 min
Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.
Episode 3The Evidence: The Duty to Correct58 min
In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.
Episode 4The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy53 min
A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.
Episode 5The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo57 min
Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.