The Richmond Homicide & Wrongful Conviction of Oscar Clifton

"It's about time you showed up."



Podcast Episode 1



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Day Two

The forensics of Donna's case.


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Follow the evidence in the first 48 hours of the investigation in Day One & Day Two. How was the forensic evidence collected, and did TCSO ignore evidence that would have led them to the real killer? Was the ski mask they found the same one worn by the killer of Claude Snelling?

UPDATE: Joseph James Deangelo has been identified and charged as the Visalia Ransacker and East Area Rapist.



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The Trial

The Prosecution's Case Pt. 1

Two new eyewitnesses?


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The Prosecution's Case Pt. 2

Mr. Clifton, did you wear those painter's pants the day you killed Donna?


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Oscar's Defense

"4:15, I mean, 4:40 to 4:45..."


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Donna Richmond's case at trial with defendant Oscar Clifton. Were witnesses suppressed? How did the Visalia Times Delta impact the case and witnesses?

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