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Joe Sexton on Dana Chandler's Case
Investigative journalist Joe Sexton explores Dana Chandler's wrongful conviction and the citizen sleuths who helped overturn it.
In brief
Investigative journalist Joe Sexton explores Dana Chandler's wrongful conviction and the citizen sleuths who helped overturn it. Joe Sexton details how Dana Chandler's murder conviction was overturned after citizen sleuths uncovered evidence of a frame job by the original prosecutor. Originally reported by Newsweek.
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Dana Chandler Case
Dana chandler was convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his girlfriend in topeka, kansas in 2002.
Sexton's Reluctance
Sexton initially ignored the case but received thousands of emails from eileen umbehr.
Eileen's Investment
Eileen umbehr spent years creating theories about dana chandler's case without admitting she might be wrong.
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas supreme court overturned chandler's conviction with a nine to zero vote.
Prosecutor's Mistake
The original prosecutor lied to the jury and manufactured evidence to frame chandler.
New Trial Outcome
Chandler's retrial ended in a hung jury, seven to five.
Sexton's Doubts
Sexton questioned eileen umbehr's bias after she tested a hair theory with a uzi.
The Challenge
Sexton asked how dana chandler could have committed the murder without evidence.
The key point
Joe Sexton details how Dana Chandler's murder conviction was overturned after citizen sleuths uncovered evidence of a frame job by the original prosecutor.
