Thirty-Three Years on Hearsay

31/01/2025 27 min
Thirty-Three Years on Hearsay

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If you want get in touch, send us a textAt the age of 21, Randolph Wilson was sentenced to life in prison in a case built entirely on hearsay.  Three co-defendants, who testified against him, later recanted their testimony saying they'd been coerced by the local sheriff.  After 33 years behind the wall, Randolph Wilson is a free man.  This is his story.  In 2023, Judy Van Wyk and April Barber partnered to create a podcast about the many issues people face when transitioning from prison. Van Wyk is a longtime video producer and criminal justice advocate. April Barber received a life sentence when she was 15. After more than 31 years, she had her sentence commuted by Governor Cooper. She was released March 24, 2022.