Introducing Letters from Sing Sing

The Thing About Helen & Olga

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4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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As a bonus for The Thing About Helen & Olga 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 & Dateline producer Dan Slepian sparked a 20-year investigation that changed both of their lives. Follow now to get the first two episodes on Monday, February 20: https://link.chtbl.com/lfss_fdtw

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0:00.0	Hi there, I'm Dan Sleppian, a longtime investigative producer for NBC News and Date Line.
0:06.5	You're about to hear a preview of our new podcast called Letters from Singsing.
0:11.5	It's the story of a man convicted of murder, his fight for justice, and how the letters
0:17.7	he sent me sparked a 20-year investigation that changed both of our lives.
0:23.3	You can stay right here and listen to a preview, and to get the first two episodes on Monday,
0:28.0	February 20th, search for Letters from Singsing, wherever you're listening and follow now.
0:34.1	Dear Dan, justice has no place in my life.
0:39.0	I am not simply innocent.
0:41.1	I am clearly innocent.
0:43.9	The first letter arrived on December 5th, 2002.
0:47.7	It was from a man in a maximum security prison who said he didn't belong there.
0:52.2	12 jurors said you're here for a reason.
0:53.9	They didn't know the whole story.
0:56.8	That letter would spark a 20-year journey to uncover the truth.
1:00.5	It's just a horrible feeling that I carry around and it's because I've ruined somebody's
1:05.2	life.
1:06.2	Why won't you open the door to talk to me?
1:07.9	The conviction integrity unit was a sham.
1:11.4	People should know that.
1:12.5	They were not interested in the truth.
1:15.1	What I learned happened in this case and how the people in the system defended it, honked
1:20.0	me every day.
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