Introducing Letters from Sing Sing

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4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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As a bonus for Southlake listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Letters from Sing Sing, a new original podcast from NBC News Studios. Letters from Sing Sing tells the story of a man convicted of murder, his fight for justice, and how the letters he sent NBC News producer Dan Slepian sparked a 20-year investigation that changed both of their lives. Listen to the first two episodes now: https://link.chtbl.com/lfss_fdlw

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0:00.0	Hi there, I'm Dan Slepion, a long time investigative producer for NBC News.
0:06.2	You're about to hear a preview of our new podcast called Letters from Singsing.
0:12.2	It's the story of a man convicted of murder, his fight for justice, and how the letters
0:17.4	he sent me sparked a 20-year investigation that changed both of our lives.
0:23.0	You can stay right here and listen to a preview, and to get the first two episodes, search
0:27.1	for letters from Singsing, wherever you're listening.
0:31.1	Dear Dan, justice has no place in my life.
0:34.9	I am not simply innocent.
0:37.1	I am clearly innocent.
0:39.9	The first letter arrived on December 5, 2002.
0:43.7	It was from a man in a maximum security prison who said he didn't belong there.
0:48.1	12 jurors said you're here for a reason.
0:49.9	They didn't know the whole story.
0:52.8	That letter would spark a 20-year journey to uncover the truth.
0:56.7	It's just a horrible feeling that I carry around and it's because I've ruined somebody's
1:01.3	life.
1:02.3	Why won't you open the door to talk to me?
1:03.9	The Convection Integrity Unit was a sham.
1:07.4	People should know that.
1:08.5	They were not interested in the truth.
1:11.1	What I learned happened in this case and how the people in the system defended it, honks
1:16.0	me every day.
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