{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"#572 Guest Host Kemba Smith with Leon Benson","description":"On August 8th, 1998, 25-year-old Kasey Schoen was shot and killed while sitting in his car in Indianapolis, IN. A few days later, a man approached officers and told them that he saw 22-year-old Leon Benson shoot the victim. A single eyewitness identified Leon as the shooter out of a photo lineup, despite the fact that he did not match the eyewitness's initial description of the shooter. Leon was ultimately sentenced to 60 years in prison for the murder, even though there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime and the main witness against him tried to recant their testimony.\n\nGuest host, Kemba Smith, talks to Leon Benson and Lara Bazelon, Leon's attorney.\n\nTo learn more and get involved, please visit:\n\nOrganization of Exonerees (https://organizationofexonerees.com/)\n\nThe Streets Don't Love You Back (https://thestreetsdontloveyouback.ning.com/)\n\nGo to Die Jim Crow Records (https://www.diejimcrow.com/story) to support prison impacted musicians, including Leon Benson's (El Bently 448) album \"Innocent Born Guilty\" (https://www.diejimcrow.com/el-bently-448-official-store) .\n\nPetition for Demetrius Burks (https://www.change.org/p/prolonged-juvenile-injustice-sign-this-petition-to-help-free-demetrius-burks?recruiter=1312215495&recruited_by_id=aa207460-2109-11ee-999d-71c7fcf60b3c&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink&utm_content=cl_sharecopy_36821233_en-US%3Acv_37013)\n\nwww.kembamovie.com (http://www.kembamovie.com/)\n\nhttps://www.kembasmith.com (https://www.kembasmith.com/)\n\nhttps://kembasmithfoundation.org/\n\nWrongful Conviction (https://lavaforgood.com/with-jason-flom/)  is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts (https://lavaforgood.com/) in association with Signal Co. No1. (https://www.signalco1.com/)\n\n​​We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are accurate. The views and opinions expressed by the individuals featured in this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Lava for Good.\n\nSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","author_name":"Wrongful Conviction Podcasts","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5036327-wrongful-conviction-podcasts","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43622465/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}