Kirk Bloodsworth
How did Kirk Bloodsworth escape a wrongful death sentence?
4.5 (30)
37 mins
Explore the wrongful conviction of Kirk Bloodsworth based solely on mistaken eyewitness testimony and no physical evidence. Discover how DNA testing ultimately proved his innocence after years on death row. Learn about the journey from despair to justice and the fight for reform sparked by his case.
Ep 1:
A Murder in Rosedale, An Innocent Accused
A child's brutal murder shocks a Maryland town, and a young waterman with no criminal past becomes the target of a flawed investigation built on shaky eyewitnesses and misread behavior.
Ep 2:
From Death Row to Vindication
Overturned once, retried and convicted again, Kirk Bloodsworth's fate hinges on an emerging science he read about in prison—and a decade-old envelope of preserved evidence that could finally set him free.
Ep 3:
The Man Down the Hall
A decade after his release, DNA reveals the true killer of Dawn Hamilton—someone who, unbelievably, shared a cellblock with the man wrongly convicted for his crime.
Discussions (12)
Humberto
Level 10 · 10 mo agoKiller was a gym buddy..
Phillip
Level 9 · 10 mo agoIt is true that he was the first freed by DNA.
Ira
Level 8 · 10 mo agoCurious on why you focus on witnesses being wrong when the cops tainted the pool. Showing his photo first isn't unreliable memory it is bad procedure. Can't blame them for seeing what they were told.
