The Marty Tankleff Case
Did Marty Tankleff really kill his parents?
4.7 (34)
42 mins
Uncover the controversial case of Marty Tankleff, a teenager convicted of murdering his parents in their Long Island home in 1988. Explore the investigation, his disputed confession, the evidence used against him, and the years he spent maintaining his innocence. View how, after serving nearly two decades in prison, his convictions were overturned in 2007 and prosecutors ultimately declined to retry him.
Ep 1:
A Nightmare in Belle Terre
A seventeen-year-old wakes to find his parents brutally attacked, only to be coerced into confessing by detectives who ignored a far more likely suspect and built a trial on nothing but air.
Ep 2:
Hitmen, Hearsay, and a Hidden Confession
A dogged detective and a jailhouse network expose paid hitmen, a faked death, and a corrupt justice system that silenced witnesses to protect a wrongful conviction.
Ep 3:
Freedom, Justice, and a New Fight
After eighteen years wrongfully imprisoned, Marty Tankleff finally walks free, confronts a world transformed, and rebuilds his life as a lawyer fighting for others still trapped by injustice.
Discussions (5)
Adrian
Level 3 · 1 day agoWaking up on the first day of senior year and walking into that... no words.
Felix
Level 6 · 1 day agoMcCready's 94% confession rate was flagged by a state commission as statistically extreme that checks out
Curtis
Level 8 · 1 day agoMcCready acted alone? Doubt it
