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After a brutal assault in the 1980s, a young woman identifies the wrong man as her attacker, but once DNA evidence proves his innocence, they form an unlikely bond, determined to right their paths of justice.This episode is the fifth and final in our five part series, “A World Beyond Revenge” featuring five powerful stories of people on both sides of tragic incidents of unimaginable harm who found healing through the groundbreaking process of Restorative Justice. Today's episode featured Jennifer Thompson. You can email Jennifer at info@healingjusticeproject.org. Healing Justice works to prevent and alleviate the harms caused to all by wrongful convictions through advocacy, education, and direct support.Instagram: @healing_justice Facebook: @HealingJustice Bluesky: @jet4love.bsky.social [Jennifer Thompson]LinkedIn: company/Healing-Justice-ProjectYou can find Jennifer's book, ""Picking Cotton:Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption” by Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton with Erin Torneo on Amazon or wherever you buy your books. Jennifer's Full BIOInspirational Crime Survivor, Founder of Healing Justice, and New York Times Best-Selling Author of Picking Cotton. Jennifer Thompson is a crime survivor who, in 1984, survived a brutal attack in her home while attending college in North Carolina. The man who was convicted and imprisoned for the crime at the time was proven innocent a decade later, revealing that the actual attacker had gone free. Thompson emerged as a pioneer of restorative justice, and a symbol of courage and resilience, when, in the wake of these devastating events, she befriended the man who hadbeen wrongly convicted. She then went on to co-author with him the New York Timesbest-seller, Picking Cotton, which recounts their joint story of failed justice. Thompson has since become a beacon of strength and recovery by speaking out to the world about her traumatic and painful experiences. She has also become a leading advocate for other crime survivors and victims, and her lived experience has inspired countless policy makers, law enforcement, and justice leaders worldwide to effect key reforms to improve the accuracy and fairness of our justice system.In 2015, Thompson founded the national nonprofit organization, Healing Justice, which serves crime survivors, victims, and others through restorative justice and justice reform. Thompson is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Special Courage Award from the US Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime. She has testified on behalf of crime survivors and victims on criminal justice reforms before the United States Congress and state legislatures. She has appeared as a guest on numerous television and radio programs, including Good Morning America, the Today Show, Oprah, Dr. Phil, Rikki Lake, The View, 60 Minutes, 20/20, NBC News, Nightline, CNN Anderson Cooper, NPR, Diane Rehm, and PBS Frontline. Thompson's courageous and inspiring story has also been featured in many print outlets, such as People, RedBook, Newsweek, and The New York Times.Engaged through Keppler Speakers since 2010, Thompson has presented to hundreds of audiences around the world on issues of fairness, equity, empathy, trauma, recovery, healing, altruism, and leadership. An unwavering example of turning tremendous harm into abundant healing, Thompson inspires audiences to not just persevere but to flourish in the wake of unexpected - and even unimaginable - adversity. With endless bravery, grace, and humor, Thompson captivates all audiences with her profoundly important and timely message of optimism, generosity, and hope.Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz Content/Trigger Warnings: disordered eating, familial conflict, poverty, sexual assault including rape by a stranger, breaking & entering, victim shaming, wrongful conviction and incarceration, explicit languageThank you to our series collaborators, Why Me? & Yoana Tchoukleva: Why Me? are a national charity in the UK, promoting access to Restorative Justice for people affected by crime or conflict. They also support people who have been through the Restorative Justice process to share their stories. If you want to find out more about Restorative Justice, visit their website www.why-me.org. If you want help accessing Restorative Justice in the UK, you can contact them via info@why-me.org. LinkedIn: Why me? UKInstagram: @whymeukFacebook: @WhymeUKThreads: @whymeukBluesky: @whymeuk.bsky.socialYoana Tchoukleva is an attorney, RJ practitioner, & lecturer at Berkeley Law. She is also a Senior Program Manager at Impact Justice. You can email her at ioanaq@gmail.com. You can reach out to her on Instagram @yoana.tch and on Facebook @""Yoana Tchoukleva"", and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ioanatchoukleva/. Please consider donating to Atunse Justice League. LINK TO OUR LISTENER SURVEY! We've come up with a short audience survey, which you can find linked in our show notes and in the bio of our Instagram page @actuallyhappening. We'd love to hear your opinions and feedback, and we'd really appreciate your point of view. 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On July 29th 1984, Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. A day later, Ronald Cotton was arrested wearing gloves and a blue shirt with white stripes on the sleeves, an identical outfit to Thompson's attacker. He was sentenced to life in prison. After identifying Cotton in a physical lineup, Thompson trusted law enforcement had caught the perpetrator. 11 years later, however, that trust was broken. In Thompson's own words, the public scrutiny and guilt that ensued after Cotton's release “far outweighed” what had been done to her in 1984.  https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CASE#1 Ronald Cotton's Conviction คดีจับแพะ บาดแผลในระบบยุติธรรม [Than]  CASE#2 Making a Murderer จากผู้บริสุทธิ์สู่ฆาตกร [Yod] ((ระดับความ disturb : 1 กะโหลก))  ยช-ธัญ กลับมาพร้อม UC เทปแรกของปี 2025 อีพีนี้มาในธีม ‘ชีวิตหลังออกจากคุก' หรือชีวิตหลังรับโทษของอาชญากรที่เคยก่อคดีร้ายแรงในอดีต ซึ่งบุคคลในแต่ละเคสก็อาจมีเส้นทางชีวิตที่แตกต่างกันออกไป ตามการตัดสินใจของแต่ละคน เคสของธัญ เล่าถึงคดีของ Ronald Cotton ผู้ต้องสงสัยคดีฆาตกรรมที่ต้องเข้ารับโทษเป็นเวลา 10 ปี ทั้งๆ ที่ตำรวจยังมีหลักฐานไม่เพียงพอ  เคสของยช เล่าเกี่ยวกับ Steven Avery ชายผู้ถูกจับกุมในข้อหาข่มขืนและฆาตกรรม จนถูกจำคุกเป็นเวลาถึง 18 ปี เพราะหลักฐานชี้ว่าเขาไม่ใช่คนร้าย แต่หลังออกจากคุก เขากลับถูกจับในข้อหาฆาตกรรมจริงๆ https://linktr.ee/untitledcase #SalmonPodcast #UntitledCase #ยชธัญ  —--- ติดต่อโฆษณาได้ที่ podcast.salmon@gmail.com Follow Untitled Case on Instagram Salmon Podcast https://www.instagram.com/salmon_podcast/ ยช https://www.instagram.com/yodddddddd/ ธัญ https://www.instagram.com/thann401/ มาร่วมจอยคอมมูนิตี้ลึกลับของชาว UC ได้ที่กลุ่ม Untitled Club by Untitled Case https://www.facebook.com/groups/289112405610043 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CASE#1 Ronald Cotton's Conviction คดีจับแพะ บาดแผลในระบบยุติธรรม [Than]  CASE#2 Making a Murderer จากผู้บริสุทธิ์สู่ฆาตกร [Yod] ((ระดับความ disturb : 1 กะโหลก))  ยช-ธัญ กลับมาพร้อม UC เทปแรกของปี 2025 อีพีนี้มาในธีม ‘ชีวิตหลังออกจากคุก' หรือชีวิตหลังรับโทษของอาชญากรที่เคยก่อคดีร้ายแรงในอดีต ซึ่งบุคคลในแต่ละเคสก็อาจมีเส้นทางชีวิตที่แตกต่างกันออกไป ตามการตัดสินใจของแต่ละคน เคสของธัญ เล่าถึงคดีของ Ronald Cotton ผู้ต้องสงสัยคดีฆาตกรรมที่ต้องเข้ารับโทษเป็นเวลา 10 ปี ทั้งๆ ที่ตำรวจยังมีหลักฐานไม่เพียงพอ  เคสของยช เล่าเกี่ยวกับ Steven Avery ชายผู้ถูกจับกุมในข้อหาข่มขืนและฆาตกรรม จนถูกจำคุกเป็นเวลาถึง 18 ปี เพราะหลักฐานชี้ว่าเขาไม่ใช่คนร้าย แต่หลังออกจากคุก เขากลับถูกจับในข้อหาฆาตกรรมจริงๆ https://linktr.ee/untitledcase #SalmonPodcast #UntitledCase #ยชธัญ  —--- ติดต่อโฆษณาได้ที่ podcast.salmon@gmail.com Follow Untitled Case on Instagram Salmon Podcast https://www.instagram.com/salmon_podcast/ ยช https://www.instagram.com/yodddddddd/ ธัญ https://www.instagram.com/thann401/ มาร่วมจอยคอมมูนิตี้ลึกลับของชาว UC ได้ที่กลุ่ม Untitled Club by Untitled Case https://www.facebook.com/groups/289112405610043 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Praying Through: Freedom Through Forgiving, Matthew 6:9-13, Pastor Jeff McVay

Wrongful accusation and conviction is a living nightmare, a devastating storm of confusion, fear, and disbelief that tears at one's soul and destroys the human spirit. False accusations cut deep, transforming the world into an alien landscape where truth fades and your voice, crying out in innocence, is drowned out by the roar of judgment in a deeply flawed legal system. In the U.S., thousands suffer from wrongful convictions in a system where innocence, though fundamental, is often overshadowed. In this episode, we explore the tragic case of Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, a young woman who suffered a horrific rape, and the ensuing devastation when Ronald Cotton, an innocent man, was wrongfully convicted for this heinous crime. TRIGGER WARNING: Please note that we discuss the difficult topic of sexual assault and rape, and urge you to listen with caution. Book recommendation: Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Ronald Cotton, and Erin Torneo Instagram + Threads: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Patreon: www.patreon.com/psychopediapod Email: psychopediapod@gmail.com Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On July 28, 1984, a man broke into Jennifer Thompson's apartment and raped her. She picked a man, Ronald Cotton, out of the line up. Ronald was convicted, but eventually DNA would exonerate him. Tune in to hear Jaclyn and Courtney discuss the details of the crime, Ronald's 2 trials, and the evidence that would help him be released from prison. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespodTwitter: @caffcrimespodEmail: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.comFacebook: Caffeinated CrimesSmart Passive Income PodcastWeekly interviews, strategy, and advice for building your online business the smart way.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Works Cited“Case File.” Picking Cotton | a Memoir by Jennifer Thompson & Ronald Cotton with ErinTorneo, www.pickingcottonbook.com/case-file.O'Neil, Helen. “The Perfect Witness.” Death Penalty Information Center, 2001,deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/the-perfect-witness.Poptech. “Thompon & Cotton Forgive.” YouTube, 19 Jan. 2011,www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7MrfJ7X_c. Accessed 20 Nov. 2020.“Ronald Cotton Celebrates 24th Exoneration Anniversary.” Innocence Project,innocenceproject.org/cases/ronald-cotton/.Thompson-Cannino, Jennifer, et al. Picking Cotton : Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption.New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 2010.

It's a gripping story. Mucciante, who was producing a movie based on Alice Sebold's rape memoir Lucky, became suspicious it wasn't adding up. Seeking justice, he hired a PI and propelled an investigation that exposed the wrongful conviction of Broadwater who'd spent 16 years in prison and was out but still living under a dark cloud. And Jennifer Thompson reflects on her own mistaken identification of Ronald Cotton.  

In 1984, Jennifer Thompson's home was broken into and she was brutally sexually assaulted. Shortly after on the witness stand, she pointed to the man responsible in court which secured him significant time in jail. But, things are not always what they seem. Due to the character limit, all source material will be available at crimeopediapod.ca

In today's episode, Katie has 30 minutes to become an "expert" on... The Mandela Effect! First of all, guess what?! This is 30 Minute Expert's One Year Anniversary! That's right, we've been at it for one whole year. Very proud to have made it this far - thank you so much to everyone who has listened and supported us. We did it! Back to scheduled programming: The Mandela Effect! If you thought the Berenstain Bears were the Berenstein Bears, or that Darth Vader said "Luke, I am your father," or that Tom Cruise wore sunglasses in that underwear scene in Risky Business, then you know what this is. It's when a group of people all share the same false memory, and really really believe it is true. The phenomenon is coined after a collectively shared false memory that Nelson Mandela died while in prison in the 1980s. This is completely untrue, yet thousands of people online all have the same memory of it happening. Why?! There are plenty of brain/memory related scientific explanations for it, including priming, post-event influences, and just the creation of false memories in general (look up Ronald Cotton's story!). But the explanation also could be a multiverse issue, time travellers messing things up, or plain out Satanic action. Pick what pleases you and stay for all the examples at the end. We love you! Keep listening! Highlights Include: - Somehow got to String Theory - Purple giraffes tap dancing - Mayer, Froot, SHAZAM! Follow on instagram @30minuteexpertpodcast and twitter @30minexpertpod Send us your expertise at 30minuteexpertpodcast@gmail.com And please rate and review! Podcast artwork by Rick Radvansky Music by Jake Radvansky

Welcome back to our lovely listeners! Thank you for bearing with us through our hiatus. We are back and ready to jump back into the abyss with you!  Last month we read Picking Cotton and we both loved it. It is an amazing story and one that has something for everyone. Its a story not just of wrongful conviction and justice but also forgiveness, friendship and surviving the unimaginable. We really hope you love this book as much as we did! We want to know your thoughts! Facebook https://tinyurl.com/y7hmjjyb Instagram https://tinyurl.com/ycfuntc7 Twitter https://twitter.com/theAbyssPod     Youtube https://tinyurl.com/y4ooqcf7    This month we will be reading The Guest List by Lucy Foley so grab your copy and join us June 4th! Each month we will review a new book and talk about its connections to true crime. Click here to listen! We have a new episode every other Monday! Click here for our archive of past episodes! The Abyss is hosted by Brittany Wilson and Hallie Burrell. “Envision” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In July of 1984, a man broke into the apartment of Jennifer Thompson in Burlington, North Carolina, and raped her at knifepoint. During the attack, the perpetrator uttered a threat that became forever imprinted in the mind of Thompson. This threat would eventually lead to the arrest and conviction of one Ronald Cotton who was picked out from a line-up, in part, by the sound of his voice. Ronald Cotton would go on to serve 11 years for the crime until a chance meeting with another prisoner would give Cotton the legal grounding he needed to finally appeal the conviction. It also helped bring problems with eyewitness testimony, and the wrongful convictions of innocent people, into the national conversation about the criminal justice system. Why is it so easy to be fooled by what we think we see and hear? How do our false perceptions lead to the convictions of innocent people? What are the psychological consequences of being falsely accused and imprisoned? Join Drs. Micono and Morelos as they discuss the wrongful conviction of Ronald Cotton.

In this episode, Mary Moriarty, career Public Defender (PD) and chief of the Hennepin County PD's Office in Minneapolis, provides a much needed perspective into the work of a PD, countering the public perception of PDs being public pretenders. Additionally Mary offers insight as to role prosecutors and judges can play in holding officers accountable and criminal system reform. Mary also talks briefly about the good trouble she's gotten herself into speaking out about problems within the criminal system as well as racial disparities. Mary is an avid reader and has provided a list of must read books that she first thinks anyone working in the system should read as well as visitors to The Waiting Room.  Mary's Reads:  “The Warmth of Other Suns” - Isabel Wilkerson    This is a beautifully written narrative about three black families who moved from the south to northern cities during the great migration movement of the 20th century.  Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, this work is essential reading for Minnesotans who want to understand the challenges that African-Americans faced when they moved here, and still face today.  "Locking Up Our Own" – George Forman Jr.      This Pulitzer Prize winning book, written by the son of a prominent leader in the civil rights movement, tells the story of how black politicians (including Eric Holder), judges, and police chiefs embraced tough on crime initiatives that devastated communities of color in Washington D.C. during the war on drugs. A former public defender, James Foreman, Jr. uses his clients' stories to show how punitive these measures were.    "Locked In" – Jon Pfaff Much of what we read attributes mass incarceration to the war on drugs, but this book challenges that assumption by pointing out that even if we released everyone jailed on drug offenses, the U.S. would still have the highest incarceration rate in the world. John Pfaff focuses instead on the charging and negotiation practices of prosecutors, and demonstrates that if we are serious about reducing our prison population, we need to address sentences for violent crimes.   "Picking Cotton" – Erin Torneo, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, and Ronald Cotton This book was written by rape victim Jennifer Thompson, and the man she wrongfully accused of attacking her, Ronald Cotton.  Cotton spent 12 years in prison before DNA revealed the true perpetrator, leading Jennifer Thompson to search for the reason her identification was wrong despite being absolutely convinced she was correct. Cotton and Thompson alternate chapters telling the story from their unique perspectives. This is an excellent book for those who want to understand how the frailties of human memory can lead determined victims and well-meaning cops to create a dynamic leading to wrongful convictions.     "Just Mercy" – Bryan Stevenson  Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama, movingly writes about his experiences as a black man representing poor men and women caught in an unjust system. EJI is a non-profit committed to changing the narrative about race in America. Stevenson most recently completed construction of The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the country's first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved black people. His work connects slavery to mass incarceration.    "Insane" – Alisa Roth So many people in the criminal justice system struggle with mental health issues because we have simply criminalized mental illness instead of properly funding mental health resources. Alisa Roth explains how those with mental illness have been treated since colonial times, long before people were released from asylums without a proper safety net in the 60s.  Using compelling case studies from around the country, she reveals the devastating consequences of incarceration on the mentally ill and their families, and argues for more successful and humane alternatives.    "Slavery by Another Name" – Douglas A. Blackmon Many people believe that slavery ended with the civil war, but Douglas Blackmon's book documents the forced labor of black men and women, who were jailed on made-up crimes so they could be leased to do the work of formerly enslaved people.  Blackmon writes of “Black Codes,” laws passed by legislatures to justify pretext arrests to fill the jails with people who were then leased to private corporations and landowners. This work is critical to understanding one way in which the legal system was used to sustain white supremacy.   "The New Jim Crow" – Michelle Alexander  Michelle Alexander's book connects slavery, Jim Crow, and the war on drugs as racist systems of control.  She provides historical context for policies that allowed police to operate with little oversight – stopping, searching, and seizing people of color at will.  Ms. Alexander effectively demonstrates that the war on drugs was intended to be a war on black people, whom republicans viewed as more likely to vote for democrats.  This award winning book, published in 2010, changed the way many view race and the criminal justice system.     "Charged" –  Emily Bazelon Emily Bazelon beautifully tell the stories of a teenage girl accused of murdering her mother and a young man who possessed a gun to demonstrate the relatively unchecked power prosecutors have in the criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whether a person will be charged and with what offense.  They have complete control over whether to offer a plea negotiation, the details of which may impact the client the rest of his or her life.   "My Grandmother's Hands" – Resmaa Menakem Minneapolis therapist Resmaa Menakem writes that racism has caused physical trauma in everyone and that the path to wellness is understanding the trauma that resides deep within our bodies. Although the reasons why white, black and blue (police) bodies have experienced trauma from white supremacism differ, we will not work through our racial divide until we heal from the generational impact of trauma.  At the end of each chapter, Dr. Menakem offers exercises and practices designed to heal our bodies from trauma.    "Colony in a Nation" – Chris Hayes Journalist Chris Hayes uses the framework of a Nation and a Colony to discuss why measures of racial inequality – incarceration, income, employment, home ownership – haven't improved since 1968.  Within our Nation exists a Colony, where fear leads to aggressive policing, which infringes on civil rights.  Policing in the Colony resembles occupation, which has led to the conditions that lead to the uprisings in Baltimore and Ferguson.   "Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission" – Barry E. Friedman Barry Friedman's book outlines the problems we have created by refusing to police the police.  Illegal searches, warrantless stops, and invasive surveillance, enabled by sophisticated technology, are just a few of the issues that plague our country.  Add race and class to the mix and we need serious reform, which starts with the question, “What do we want the police to do?”     "Between the World and Me" – Ta-Neisi Coates This book is a letter to the author's 15 year old son about how to live in a black body in this country.  The death of one of Ta-Neisi Coates's classmates, at the hands of the police, caused him to reflect on this country's history of destroying black bodies. The heart of the narrative is that race is a social construct and that people who identify as white do not believe they benefit from white privilege. If they achieve what he calls the “dream,” it is because of their own abilities and efforts.      "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" - David Grann   David Grann's book investigates one chapter of white genocide against Native Americans.  After oil was discovered under their land, making them among the richest people per capita in the world, members of the Osage Indian Nation in Oklahoma Nation began to be murdered.  As the death toll climbed, the FBI began its first major homicide investigation, which it botched.  Although official records claim about twenty people were murdered, Grann's detailed reporting reveals hundreds of victims.  "Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America" - Richard Rothstein Richard Rothstein's book explains clearly how government policies, not individual choices, intentionally promoted residential racial segregation.  Rothstein dismantles many of the current myths about racial discrimination, such as black homeowners causing white homeowners property values to fall.  After documenting the intentional choices made by the government, Rothstein argues, contrary to the thinking of the U.S. Supreme Court, that there are constitutional remedies available to address these purposeful, discriminatory policies.         

UN CORAZÓN ALEGRE Devoción Matutina Para Adultos 2020 Narrado por: Merari Medina Desde: New York, Estados Unidos Una cortesía de DR'Ministries y Canaan Seventh-Day Adventist Church   24 DE NOVIEMBRE UNA CULPA SOFOCANTE «Soportaos unos a otros y perdonaos unos a otros, si alguno tiene queja contra otro. De la manera que Cristo os perdono, así también hacedlo vosotros» (Colosenses 3:13). Cuando Jennifer Thomson vio a Ronald Corton en libertad en una entrevista televisada, dijo: -Cuando lo vi en la televisión, me pareció desamparado, herido y perplejo. La culpa me sofocaba. Doce años antes, mientras dormía en su residencia universitaria, Jennifer fue violada por un desconocido. La policía le pidió que identificara al agresor a través de un espejo unidireccional. Al otro lado había siete hombres numerados del uno al siete. Jennifer escogió el cinco. -¿Estás segura? —le preguntaron los agentes. —Totalmente —respondió. Ronald Corton era el número cinco. Aunque se declaró inocente, Ronald recibió la sentencia de cadena perpetua e ingresó en prisión. Once años después, se reabrió el caso. La prueba del ADN fue concluyente para exonerarlo de toda culpa e identificar al verdadero agresor. Siendo inocente, Ronald pasó los mejores años de su vida en prisión. Jennifer había cometido un error enorme. Su equivocación no fue intencionada, pero su palabra sentenció a Ronald. Ahora, el peso de la culpa le resultaba sofocante y lo soportó durante dos años después de haberse esclarecido el caso. Finalmente, pidió hablar con Ronald y ambos se encontraron cara a cara por primera vez. Llena de lágrimas, Jennifer dijo: —Si pasara el resto de mi vida diciéndote cuánto lamento lo que hice, aún quedaría muy lejos de expresar mi verdadero sentimiento. ¿Podrás perdonarme alguna vez? Ronald Cotton respondió: -Te perdono. No estoy enojado contigo y no quiero que pases el resto de tu vida temiendo que quiero vengarme o hacer daño a tu familia. Lo que quiero es que a partir de ahora todos tengamos una vida feliz. Conocí (J) a Ronald y Jennifer en una comida íntima cuando vinieron a mi universidad a narrar su historia. El odio y la culpa de Jennifer se desvanecieron al ser perdonada. Y el odio que Ronald albergaba hacia Jennifer por haberlo enviado a la cárcel también desapareció cuando él extendió su perdón. En la actualidad, viajan en equipo a diversos lugares del mundo hablando de las bendiciones del perdón. La culpa es con frecuencia la raíz de la depresión y no hay psicoterapia que pueda aplicarse con éxito a no ser que se ofrezca y se reciba perdón. Pero el corazón humano es engañoso y perverso (Jeremías 17:9) y no es capaz de perdonar verdaderamente. Solo Dios produce el querer y el hacer lo bueno (Filipenses 2:13) y solo acudiendo a él podremos conceder y recibir el perdón auténtico que traerá consigo el bienestar emocional.

On July 28th, 1984, Jennifer Thompson was asleep when a man broke into her apartment at 3:00am and brutally raped her. Jennifer knew in that moment that if she survived, memorizing his features would be critical in helping to catch and convict her attacker. The straight-A student studied him carefully and was later praised by police after picking him out of a line-up. The only problem? She picked the wrong man. Ronald Cotton spent over a decade in prison for a crime he did not commit. In this episode, Jennifer talks about how memory gets contaminated, why the need to blame someone can create an entirely false narrative, and how turning her pain into purpose has given victims of wrongful conviction a place to find healing and forgiveness. Episode benefitting https://healingjusticeproject.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jennifer Thompson experienced a traumatic rape at knifepoint by a man who broke into her home. But soon after her assault, she picked out Ronald Cotton from a lineup and he was found guilty of the crime. Jennifer's assailant was behind bars...or so she thought. Join as we explore the difficulties of eyewitness identification and how easily it could lead to wrongful convictions. Although Cotton spent 11 years in prison wrongfully convicted, this story is one of triumph and friendship. 

A man breaks into Jennifer Thompson's apartment, severs her phone wires and rapes her. Jennifer studies his face, hoping to remember enough details so that she can identify him later. In a police line-up, Jennifer is able to point out Ronald Cotton as her rapist and in two separate trials he is convicted of rape and burglary. He is sentenced to life in prison plus fifty-four years. It seems like the case is resolved. There's only one problem: Cotton is innocent. On this episode of Bad People, presenters Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen discuss why we should all be weary of our memory when identifying a person of a different race.Warning: This episode contains strong language and references to sexual violence.Archive credits: This episode contains audio from CBS News and CDI (La Ciudad de Ias Ideas) International Festival.CREDITS:Presenters: Dr. Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen Producer: Louisa Field Assistant Producer: Simona Rata Music: Matt Chandler Series Editor: Rami TzabarCommissioning Producer: Hannah Rose Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Editor: Jason PhippsBad People is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds #BadPeople_BBC

True Crime: Even when the most terrible crime is done against us, forgiveness can help help us move on. True story of Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton.

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino was certain that Ronald Cotton was the man who raped her in 1984. But she was wrong. After 11 years in jail, DNA evidence proved Cotton’s innocence. Now, the two have a friendship based on their belief in forgiveness.

To start off Black History Month, I wanted to highlight an extremely moving and important case of the wrongful conviction of a black man. The rape of Jennifer Thompson was horrific. But police procedures at the time, in 1984, caused her to accuse the wrong man. When he was finally exonerated by DNA, Jennifer didn’t just apologize. She and Ronald Cotton became close friends and Jennifer became an activist about the fallibility of eyewitness identification and the power of forgiveness. Written, hosted and produced by Erica KelleyResearched by Erica KelleyEdited by Chaes GraySuggested Reading: Picking Cotton by Suggested by Suzanne LinkOriginal Graphic Art by Coley HornerOriginal Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma RadioSources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/83-the-rape-of-jennifer-thompson-wrongful-conviction-of-ron-cottonMajor Resource: https://www.pickingcottonbook.com/Merch | Donate | In the Media:https://southernfriedtruecrime.com@southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta)This episode's sponsors:ShipStation.com (click on the mic at the top of page & enter code southern fried for a free 60 day trial!)BetterHelp.com/southern (to get 10% off your first month with an online counselor)

What is "the greatest miracle we witness and experience in our lifetime?"... Evan tells us about the interwoven lives of Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton and the power of forgiveness.

Ronald Cotton spent over 10 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. How did this happen and what impact did it have on his life? 

S5E4: An Unforgettable Story of Mistaken Identity, Grave Injustice, Forgiveness, & Grace In July 1984, an assailant broke into Jennifer Thompson-Cannino’s apartment and sexually assaulted her; later that night, the assailant broke into another apartment and sexually assaulted a second woman. Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, then a 22-year-old college student, made every effort to study the perpetrator’s face while he was assaulting her. Ms. Thompson-Cannino first chose Ronald Cotton as her attacker in a photo lineup. Soon after, she chose him again in a live lineup – she was 100% sure she had the right man. In January 1985, Ronald Cotton was convicted by a jury of one count of rape and one count of burglary. In a second trial, in November 1987, Ronald was convicted of both rapes and two counts of burglary. He was sentenced to life in prison plus fifty-four years. Ronald was unsuccessful overturning his conviction in several appeals, but in the spring of 1995, his case was given a major break: the Burlington Police Department turned over all evidence, which included the assailant’s semen for DNA testing, to the defense. When the DNA test results were reported in May 1995, the district attorney and the defense motioned to dismiss all charges. On June 30, 1995, Ronald Cotton was officially cleared of all charges and released from prison after serving over 10 years. In July 1995, the governor of North Carolina officially pardoned him. Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton met for the first time after his exoneration and immediately became good friends. They appear together on *Wrongful Conviction *and travel around the country working to spread the word about wrongful convictions and reforms – especially for eyewitness identification procedures – that can prevent future injustice. wrongfulconvictionpodcast.com Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom is a production of Lava For Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1 and PRX.

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, founder of Healing Justice and co-author of Picking Cotton, talks to Sean Tuohy about her relationship with Ronald Cotton, the origin story behind the book, and her efforts to help victims and survivors of wrongful convictions.

D. G. Martin interviews Jennifer Thompson Cannino and Ronald Cotton