Interviews on “Bringing Ben Home”
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Journalist and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty joins our latest edition of “Reporter’s Notebook” to discuss her latest book “Bringing Ben Home,” which follows the story of Ben Spencer, who was convicted of murdering businessman Jeffrey Young. Barbara and Ben reflect on the 34-year journey to get him home.
This innocent man spent over three decades behind bars. Now, he's free.
Bianna Golodryga speaks with Ben Spencer, who was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit, spending more than 30 years behind bars, and Barbara Bradley Hagerty who helped free Ben, as she details in her new book, "Bringing Ben Home".
September 4, 2024 | CNN/PBS
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In 'Bringing Ben Home,' Barbara Bradley Hagerty examines a wrongful conviction.
In today's episode, Bradley Hagerty speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about her own investigation into the case and the kind of criminal justice reform she says is necessary to prevent this from happening again.
August 2024 | National Public Radio Series, "NPR's Book of the Day"
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Through 34 years in prison, Ben Spencer believed truth would prevail. Today it did.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Benjamine Spencer, a Dallas man who spent 34 years of his life in prison for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit. Today, he was officially exonerated.
August 29, 2024 | National Public Radio
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On the evening of March 22, 1987 a businessman and father were robbed and killed in Dallas, TX. Just a few days later, 22-year-old Benjamine Spencer, a newlywed with a child on the way, was arrested for the crime. A reward for any information on the killing would lead several eyewitnesses to fabricate a story implicating Ben. Despite the fact that he had an alibi and there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime, Ben was sentenced to life in prison. He fought for the next 37 years to finally be declared an innocent man.
Today, On Point: Inside the wrongful conviction of Ben Spencer. No witnesses. No physical evidence. An ironclad alibi. Nevertheless, a Texas jury sentenced Ben Spencer to life in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Journalist and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty shares what it took to set Spencer free.
August 08, 2024 | WBUR On Point
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