Blood and Truth

Tampa Bay Times

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Tommy Zeigler has been on death row for 42 years and for more than half that time, he’s been trying to convince the state of Florida to allow for DNA tests that might help exonerate him. But the state continually refuses. About 20 other men are in a similar situation, imprisoned in Florida since the 1970s or ’80s and arguing that it’s inherently unfair to deny them access to 21st century science. Leonora LaPeter Anton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, and photographer Cherie Diez have followed the case for years. In 2018, they traveled around Florida and into G...

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Recent episodes

  • Chapter 11: Shapes of HopeJun 26, 2023 · 32 min
  • Chapter 10: Another ChanceFeb 24, 2020
  • Coming soon: Chapter 10Feb 18, 2020
  • Chapter nine: A Q&AFeb 19, 2019
  • Chapter eight: Finality versus fairnessFeb 12, 2019
  • Chapter seven: On the rowFeb 5, 2019
  • Chapter six: Poking holes in the caseJan 29, 2019
  • Chapter five: DNA deniedJan 22, 2019
  • Chapter four: A split juryJan 15, 2019
  • Chapter three: Trial and errorsJan 8, 2019

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