The Innocence Files

7.3
2020

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.

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The Innocence Files | Official Trailer | Netflix

Seasons

9 Episodes • Premiered 2020

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1. The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt

8.5

Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in the 1990s.

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2. The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me

8.0

Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.

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3. The Evidence: The Duty to Correct

In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.

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4. The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy

7.0

A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.

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5. The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo

7.0

Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.

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6. The Witness: Making Memory

8.0

In 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth surfaces.

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7. The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

7.0

Shortly after a Philadelphia murder, nearby Chester Hollman is arrested. To guarantee his conviction, police and prosecution cross indefensible lines.

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8. The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi

8.0

A suspect in a Houston cop's murder has a solid alibi — until his girlfriend suddenly changes her story. Years later she reveals an explosive secret.

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9. The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man

A problematic police sketch incriminates a rape suspect in 1994, while a trove of DNA evidence goes untested. Then a determined new lawyer steps in.

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