Monday, February 6, 2017

'48 Hours' Can a new kind of DNA test exonerate 2 convicted men?

"48 Hours" (CBS) was seen Saturday evening at 10/9 p.m. It aired at 9 p.m. (central time) in Albuquerque, NM on KRQE 13. The episode on Feb. 4, 2017 was called, “Guilty until proven Innocent." In the overnight TV ratings it garnered 4.48 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.6 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “NBA Saturday Primetime" (ABC) grabbed 2.57 overall & 0.8 with adults (8:30-11 p.m.). “SNL Vintage" (NBC) nabbed 2.93 overall & 0.7 with adults.

"48 Hours" is an investigative program that covers crime & murder in the United States. This episode was reported and narrated by Maureen Maher.

Guilty until proven Innocent.” It is December of 1989 at Hammond, Indiana. Police track a recurring crime, “bump and rob.” If a female is driving alone. Her car is bumped, robbed and raped by men. A single white female was driving home alone. She was bumped by another car. She got out of her own car and was abducted by five black men. They had raped her while a pair of work coveralls covered her face. Police then arrested five black men. Criminal charges were aimed at only Roosevelt and Darrell. DNA testing was so new that prosecutors called it unreliable. Both men were convicted and sent to prison. Law students studied the case and had the DNA re-tested. Would a judge over turn their convictions?

You can watch episodes of “48 Hours” at CBS. Click photo.
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/guilty-until-proven-innocent/
(Can these two men be set free with a new kind of DNA test?)

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