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Thicker Than Water is a podcast on a mission to find the full truth. Every week we’ll be covering either a cold case or a case of suspected wrongful conviction. Join us as we dig deep into these stories to find the truth here, on Thicker Than Water. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ttwater/support

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Vincent Simmons was unlawfully picked up by police off the street and taken to a line up. After the testimony of twins girls attempting to hide a dirty family secret Vincent was sentenced to 100 years in Federal Prison despite there being absolutely no evidence of his guilt...tune in as we dig into the trial and the family secret that started it all...

There are several ways that you can help Vincent Donate to Vincent's legal fund at www.freevincent.com. Write letters to and email potential supporters. Share podcasts and Vincent's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/freevincent/ .

Refer friends to www.freevincent.com . or you can even Write to Vincent:

Vincent Simmons

#85188 TU L-D-8

LA. State Prison

Angola, LA 70712

Sources:

https://wrongfullyconvicted.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MotionToVacateVincentSimmons-20201020.pdf

http://www.freevincent.com/synopsis.html

https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/2021/05/06/avoyelles-parish-judge-grants-motion-recuse-vincent-simmons-case/4961246001/

https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/2020/10/24/vincent-simmons-angola-case-a-lie-new-evidence-shows-attorney-says/5984719002/?fbclid=IwAR2xvhk3pUKeQZQNX0m4osQfmEH8nmB2iumo9cs2RbZjf2oIVNm-MWmRd2Q

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/05/us/vincent-simmons-rape-case-new-testimony-hearing/index.html

https://www.ktbs.com/news/new-evidence-appears-to-clear-man-of-1977-attempted-rape-conviction/article_79041a60-1321-11eb-b052-bf76a2da6aa3.html

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-vincent-simmons-story#/

https://www.change.org/p/bobby-jindal-release-vincent-simmons-an-innocent-man-jailed-in-louisiana-for-the-past-40-years

https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/2014/12/31/simmons-victims-vow-continue-fight-long-necessary/21130275/

https://www.binnews.com/content/2021-01-05-vincent-simmons-says-hes-been-waiting-43-years-for-a-fair-trial/


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In the late 1970s a serial killer stalked the streets of one of the safest counties in all of Michigan, at least four children were kidnapped and murdered. To this day the families of Oakland County are still searching for justice. Is the killer already behind bars or is he still lurking the streets... If you have any leads or tips revolving this case please call 833-784-9425 to reach investigators directly or you can go to silentwitness.org and submit an anonymous tip online. Sources: https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/53805NCJRS.pdf https://thetruecrimefiles.com/oakland-county-child-killer/ https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Babysitter_Killer https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/02/01/the-oakland-county-child-killer-case-background/ https://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1139&context=td https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/09/06/police-still-investigating-car-parts-that-could-be-tied-to-oakland-county-child-killer-case/ https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/05/19/dna-links-new-suspect-to-1970s-oakland-county-child-killings/ https://filmdaily.co/news/oakland-county-child-killer/ https://www.thoughtco.com/the-unsolved-case-of-the-oakland-county-child-killer-4129777


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This week on Thicker Than Water, our episode focuses on a wrongly convicted man that was placed on death row. We follow his journey, what led to this wrongful conviction and how he was able to get his conviction overturned 20 years later. To help the cause of exoneration through DNA Testing Follow the links below https://innocencenetwork.org/members/ https://innocenceproject.org

Sources: https://innocenceproject.org/cases/earl-washington/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3721 https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/20th-anniversary-of-earl-washingtons-freedom-nears-as-abolition-of-va-death-penalty-is-considered/article_6fc28f53-22f6-5f05-9cf4-667f783ebf46.html http://justicedenied.org/earl.htm https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2137&context=hlr


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If you have or believe you have any information regarding Brandy Lynn Myers disappearance please reach out to the Arizona State Police Missing Persons Unit at 602-534-2121. You can also reach out to Crime Stoppers Arizona, Silent Witness is a non-profit program that gives citizens the opportunity to anonymously assist law enforcement. 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377) 1-800-343-TIPS (1-800-343-8477), you can even submit a tip on their website online, and their mailing address is Silent Witness, INC 620 W. Washington St. Phoenix, Arizona 85003.

Sources:

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2015/11/17/police-3rdvictim-may-linked-canal-murder-suspect/75641070/

https://www.azfamily.com/police-still-looking-for-answers-in-decades-old-cold-case/article_3b27f139-19e7-52b3-b3ef-512f35675cd9.html

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/sister-of-missing-phoenix-teen-asking-suspect-to-confess-to-the-alleged-crimes

https://charleyproject.org/case/brandy-lynn-myers

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/3tci0a/arizona_canal_murders_update_brandy_lynn_myers_is/

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/a-murderer-in-costume-the-zombie-hunter-8cc3a7dd517d

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/mans-trial-in-killings-along-arizona-canal-delayed-due-to-pandemic

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/canal-murders-judge-unseals-millers-juvenile-court-records

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2021/02/03/bid-toss-dna-evidence-bryan-patrick-miller-phoenix-canal-killings-rejected/4376544001/

http://charleyproject.org

https://silentwitness.org/contact/


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