Episode 28: Watkins

2024-05-08

The truth will set you free… On May 26th 2003, a 48 year old woman was sexually assaulted in the quiet suburb of Gilbert, Arizona. Police began questioning their main suspect, 20 year old John Kenneth Watkins, implicating him with fingerprints they claimed were discovered at the scene, and with a failed voice stress test they claimed identified him as well. The coerced confession they got from Watkins after 4 hours of interrogation would ultimately lead to his exoneration after spending 14 years in prison with h...

The truth will set you free…

On May 26th 2003, a 48 year old woman was sexually assaulted in the quiet suburb of Gilbert, Arizona.

Police began questioning their main suspect, 20 year old John Kenneth Watkins, implicating him with fingerprints they claimed were discovered at the scene, and with a failed voice stress test they claimed identified him as well.

The coerced confession they got from Watkins after 4 hours of interrogation would ultimately lead to his exoneration after spending 14 years in prison with help from the Arizona Justice Project.

But what happened next would put into question police interrogation tactics, the justice system, and the sick truth John Watkins was hiding all along…

Socialite Crime Club is a new take on true crime; former investigators and cell phone tracking experts Sy Ray and Keri Ray discuss their involvement in criminal cases from around the world and what it takes to solve complex investigations. Join them each week as they delight your insatiable desires for scandalous schemes, disgraceful deeds, secret soirees, and criminal conspiracies.

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Maricopa County Attorney - https://www.maricopacountyattorney.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=293

AZ Justice Project - https://azjusticeproject.org/case-profiles/john-watkins/

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