EP176: Welcome to Florida: Freddie Lee Pitts and Wilbert Lee 11-4-23

Freddie Lee Pitts and Wilbert Lee

One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in America occurred in Port St. Joe, Florida in the case of Freddie Lee Pitts and Wilbert Lee. The two Black men were convicted of a double homicide despite no physical evidence, no credible eyewitness, confessions forced via police torture and a subsequent confession shortly after from the actual murderer. The pair were eventually pardoned after serving 12 years. Spearheading the pardon was Miami Herald journalist Gene Miller, and our guest this week, Pitts and Lee's defense attorney at appeal, Phillip A Hubbart. Hubbart is the author of "From Death Row to Freedom: The Struggle for Racial Justice in the Pitts-Lee Case."  #pitts-leecase #florida #floridahistory#welcometoflorida #craigpittman #tampabay #radio #radiostpete