Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark"

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True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 937 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Leon Benson spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who knew what really happened had never been allowed to speak?

Suspect Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark is the story of two victims: one murdered, one sentenced to life. Follow host Matt Shaer and attorney Lara Bazelon as they investigate how the justice system failed both Leon and Kasey, and who the real killer might be. Join this unprecedented look inside the attempt to overturn a wrongful conviction and find out if justice will finally be served.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, it's me, Lane.
0:02.8	I want to tell you about a podcast I think you'll enjoy called Suspect, Five Shots in the Dark.
0:08.8	This latest season looks at a crime with two victims, one murdered and cooled blood, and one imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit.
0:16.3	It follows the story of Leon Benson, a man who spent more than half of his life a total of 24 years in an Indiana State prison for the murder of Casey
0:26.0	Shane, a man he never met. Casey was murdered in the middle of an August night, shot point
0:31.9	blank while idling in his Dodge pickup truck in North Indianapolis.
0:36.2	There was no physical evidence, no known motive, and no one came forward with information,
0:41.3	except one woman who swears to this day she saw Leon, Detroit, Benson pull the trigger.
0:47.0	He was sentenced to 60 years in prison, all because one person swore they saw something.
0:54.0	But what if she was wrong?
0:56.1	From Wundery and Campside Media comes season 3 of the hit podcast Suspect.
1:01.8	This is a story of a botched police investigation, the dangers of shaky
1:05.6	eyewitness testimony, and a community who feared law enforcement, with good
1:10.0	reason. I'm about to play a clip from Suspect, five shots in the dark.
1:15.0	While you're listening, follow Suspect wherever you get your podcasts.
1:19.0	You can binge Suspect, ad-free on Wondery Plus. Find Wunderry Plus in the Wundery App or on Apple Podcasts.
1:27.0	A long time ago, I remember watching an episode of Oprah about eyewitness testimony.
1:33.0	Actually, I haven't been able to find the episode in question online.
1:36.0	This would have been like three decades ago when I was a kid, home from school, watching TV.
1:41.0	It's entirely possible, I imagine parts of it. But in my memory
1:45.8	Oprah without telling anyone has this guy run on stage and snatch up a purse
1:50.8	belonging to one of the panelists.
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