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Podcast: Wrongful Conviction Podcasts
Episode: #378 Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions - Hamid Hayat - UPDATE
Description: How could anyone believe a confession about 1,000 pole-vaulting terrorists all dressed like Ninja Turtles?
This week, Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin tell us a story with some of the most outlandish false confessions ever heard. And yet, California native, Hamid Hayat, was wrongfully convicted of terrorism in the years following the horrific 9/11 attacks. Investigators thought Hamid was part of a terrorist sleeper cell, though eventually they learned no such terrorist cell ever existed.
This updated episode shares how Hamid is rebuilding his life, and how his support system continues to grow.
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