S3: The Innocents - Juan Melendez
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Juan Melendez tells Alex about spending nearly 18 years on Death Row for the murder of Delbert Baker in Florida. Juan was innocent of the crime and despite having an alibi for the time of the murder, he was prosecuted after the testimony of a know criminal. Juan talks about the use of the electric chair in Florida and the pain of losing friends from prison when their time came to be executed.
The Innocents is presented by Alex Hannaford (http://www.alexhannaford.com/) and produced by Peter Sale (https://www.petersale.co.uk/)
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