
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
True Crime
McKinley will be talking about different cases every other Tuesday that involve claims of innocence or proven wrongful convictions.
Location:
United States
Genres:
True Crime
Description:
McKinley will be talking about different cases every other Tuesday that involve claims of innocence or proven wrongful convictions.
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/mckinley-daw
Episodes
The Wrongful Conviction of George Stinney Jr.
3/4/2025
This week McKinley discusses the wrongful conviction and murder of George Stinney Jr. and the murders of Betty Binnicker and Mary Thames.
https://eji.org/news/george-stinney-exonerated/
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/new-details-emerge-about-an-alternate-suspect-in-alcolu-girls-murders/article_2b2069f0-2933-11e8-9997-7b67df562df5.html
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/despite-racial-wounds-alcolu-residents-unite-to-preserve-memories-of/article_5ac2155e-295c-11e8-ba2b-43382a9d2179.html
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/remembering-the-execution-of-14-year-old-george-stinney-80-years-later
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/marshall-childhood-is-not-meant-to-be-deadly/
Duration:00:15:39
The Haysom Murders Case
2/18/2025
This week McKinley discusses the murder of Derek & Nancy Haysom.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Haysom
https://thecinemaholic.com/nancy-and-derek-haysoms-children/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Astor,_Viscountess_Astor
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G9GL-GQK/derek-william-reginald-haysom-1913-1985
https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1995/rt9504/950401/04030060.htm
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/09/blood-ties#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20Elizabeth%20Roxanne,than%20most%20of%20her%20classmates.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/17nd066/till_murder_do_us_part_netflix_the_haysom_murders/
https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1995/rt9504/950405/04050090.htm
https://www.wvtf.org/law-crime/2013-10-28/jens-soering-back-in-the-spotlight
https://screenrant.com/netflix-murder-do-us-part-soering-haysom-documentary-reveals/
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2318-Holcomb-Rock-Rd_Lynchburg_VA_24503_M68308-99819
https://thesoeringcase.substack.com/p/october-6-1985-the-interview-that
Duration:00:31:40
The Sleepy Lagoon Case
2/4/2025
McKinley discusses the murder Jose Diaz and the Sleepy Lagoon Case.
Sources:
https://www.lalawlibrary.org/pdfs/grants/Sleepy_Lagoon_Murder.pdf
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/zoot-sleepy-lagoon-defendants/
https://oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb4489p2mn&brand=oac4&doc.view=entire_text
https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/people-v-zamorra#:~:text=While%20investigating%20the%20case%2C%20police,calls%20the%20Zoot%20Suit%20Riots.
https://www.geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Charles_W._Fricke
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8106735/jose-diaz
Duration:00:17:28
New Name, New Look, Same Podcast
1/31/2025
Welcome to the Guilty Until Proven Innocent podcast, formerly known as But Did They Do It. I'm so excited about this change in the podcast and all the amazing things I have planned!
Duration:00:01:22
The Damon & Devon Routier Case
9/17/2024
McKinley discusses the case of the murders of Devon and Damon Routier, and the conviction of their mother, Darlie Routier, for their murder.
Sources:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/damon-devon-routier/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/darlie-routier
https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/darlie-routier#:~:text=Darlie%20didn't%20have%20a,am%2C%20Darlie%20was%20wide%20awake.
https://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/myth-9/
https://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/myth-14/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1cmjzp7/darlie_routier/
https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/maybe-darlie-didnt-do-it/
https://darliefacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/66_darlie-lynn-routier.pdf
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/14fbdyf/am_i_the_only_one_who_believes_in_darlie_routiers/
https://investigatinginnocence.org/darlie-routier
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/cwq4hs/is_darlie_routier_guilty_or_innocent_please/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11049004/devon-rush-routier
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6370341/damon_christian-routier
Murder With My Husband - The Infamous Case of Darlie Routier - Episode 233
Duration:00:22:49
Update on Marcellus Williams' Case
9/17/2024
McKinley provides an update on Marcellus Williams' case, currently going on in Missouri.
Duration:00:07:13
The Meredith Kercher Case
8/6/2024
McKinley discusses the murder of Meredith Kercher and the wrongful convictions of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in Italy.
Sources:
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/meredith-kercher-killer-rudy-guede-charged-with-beating-up-his-ex-girlfriend/#:~:text=Rudy%20Guede%2C%2036%2C%20had%20spent,beating%20up%20his%20ex%2Dgirlfriend.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amanda-knox-raffaele-sollecito-reunite-murder-b2214437.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25923687/meredith_susanna_cara-kercher
https://parade.com/celebrities/where-is-amanda-knox-now
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12832891/Meredith-Kercher-killer-Rudy-Guede-charged-beating-girlfriend-released-prison-Italy.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/meredith-kercher-british-student-s-killer-rudy-guede-insists-he-is-innocent-and-says-she-was-trying-to-tell-him-something-lay-dying-a6828156.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/23/europe/rudy-guede-meredith-kercher-intl/index.html
https://www.biography.com/crime/amanda-knox-murder-trial-timeline-facts
https://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/world/europe/italy-amanda-knox-timeline/index.html#:~:text=British%20college%20student%20Meredith%20Kercher,Guede%20were%20tried%20for%20murder.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/28/amanda-knox-free-rich-american-patrick-lumumba-meredith-kercher-murder
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-timeline-of-the-amanda-knox-case/
Duration:00:27:58
The Lisha Gayle Case
7/26/2024
McKinley discusses the murder of Lisha Gayle and the fight to exonerate Marcellus Williams. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Felicia_Gayle https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article168080232.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/08/23/a-deeply-felt-loss-shows-some-things-cannot-be-rebuilt/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-1998-felicia-gay/26014664/?locale=en-US https://innocenceproject.org/who-is-marcellus-williams-man-facing-execution-in-missouri-despite-dna-evidence-supporting-innocence/ https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/possible-innocence-despite-dna-evidence-clearing-marcellus-williams-missouri-intends-to-execute-him https://innocenceproject.org/marcellus-williams-facing-execution-despite-dna-evidence-of-his-innocence-sues-missouri-governor-and-attorney-general-for-dissolving-board-of-inquiry-examining-the-case-and-moving-to-set-an-executio/ https://ago.mo.gov/
Duration:00:25:50
The Emma Walker Case
2/27/2024
Today McKinley talks about the murder of Emma Walker and whether or not her ex-boyfriend had the intention to kill her. Make sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok @butdidtheydoitpod https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/where-emma-walker-killer-riley-115800361.html#:~:text=Knoxville%20cheerleader%20Emma%20Walker's%20ex,year%2Dold%20college%20football%20player. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/06/riley-gaul-emma-walker-killing-unlikely-to-get-new-trial/71001251007/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/10294855/who-emma-walker-what-happened-tennessee/#:~:text=On%20November%2021%2C%202016%2C%2016,off%20her%20relationship%20with%20Gaul. https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Timeline-What-happened-to-Emma-Walker-481656431.html https://abcnews.go.com/Test/picture-perfect-high-school-sweethearts-toxic-relationship-ended/story?id=76950119 https://www.distractify.com/p/riley-gaul-now#:~:text=Riley%20Gaul%20is%20now%20behind,his%20conviction%20overturned%20was%20denied. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/knoxnews/name/emma-walker-obituary?id=17465310 https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/10/disrupting-teen-dating-violence#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20up,Department%20of%20Justice%2C%202022).
Duration:00:28:51
The University of Idaho Murders
2/6/2024
Today McKinley talks about the University of Idaho murders and the victims Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, and Ethan Chapin. Make sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok @butdidtheydoitpod https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bryan-kohberger-charged-suspect-idaho-murders/ https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/bryan-kohbergers-phone-pinged-at-idaho-murder-scene-hours-after-killings12-times-prior-investigators https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=c5c757c13b9f06cb&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1028US1040&q=screenshots+of+bryan+kohberger%27s+reddit+post&uds=AMwkrPvP02DvoAXSLi6NookSA3Exy-XvbAbaojv6r5YNR_Lcteg9fhro472Fs8KDci3zCJCYW5_O7uG4qbgXYOSJkTqIYjJ51E8R_-xF9kJbYO86yEqvuI6oIb5NnOSboTngDkUv-6fzSSvFF9LFDP30L4jNqPI5OUEB-C-K8AgbzypcqDuIJjI&udm=2&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1_bm3gZWEAxWsKkQIHcbXBz8QtKgLegQIDBAB&biw=1336&bih=752&dpr=2#vhid=tEu7OuWh8mYZtM&vssid=mosaic https://abcnews.go.com/US/bryan-kohbergers-dna-matches-evidence-found-idaho-murder/story?id=100274541#:~:text=Law%20enforcement%20previously%20said%20they,cheek%20swab%20taken%20from%20Kohberger. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/21/us/bryan-kohberger-dna-match-idaho-killings-evidence/index.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/idaho-college-murders-timeline-events/story?id=93575278 https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/idaho-murders-911-call-bryan-kohberger-b2261154.html https://www.wnep.com/article/news/investigations/action-16/kohberger/one-year-later-kohbergers-arrest-stuns-the-poconos-bryan-kohberger-university-idaho-moscow-latah-county-goncalves-mogen-kernodle-chapin/523-7d9f3028-8472-4649-aa75-cef142599b79#:~:text=Fear%20on%20campus%20grew%20over,in%20Chestnuthill%20Township%2C%20near%20Brodheadsville. https://www.today.com/news/bryan-kohberger-suspect-idaho-student-killings-rcna63789 https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article275666676.html https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/special-reports/moscow-murders/local-kaylee-goncalves-parents-remember-best-friend-maddie-mogen-one-year-murder/277-59f3443b-4f17-4701-94bc-341680c9d5dd#:~:text=Steve%20and%20Kristi%20not%20only,two%20were%20inseparable%20ever%20since. https://cdapress.com/news/2022/nov/25/maddie-may-mogen/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/skagitvalleyherald/name/ethan-chapin-obituary?id=38105693 https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2015/crime-in-the-u.s.-2015/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide#:~:text=In%202015%2C%20more%20than%2029,percent%20were%20killed%20by%20strangers.
Duration:00:27:39
The Madeleine McCann Case
12/5/2023
McKinley discusses the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and the accusations made against her parents Kate and Gerry McCann. Sources: https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/news/madeleine-mccann-theories-disappearance-julia-parents/#:~:text=Others%20believe%20that%20Madeleine%20was,a%20%E2%80%9Cmagnet%E2%80%9D%20for%20paedophiles. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/christian-brueckner-suspect-madeleine-mccann-b2356430.html https://mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/JANE-TANNER-10MAY.htm https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-admit-defeat-28957267 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/oct/26/ukcrime.madeleinemccann The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann on Netflix
Duration:00:50:38
The Cateresa Matthews Case
8/2/2023
McKinley discusses the murder of Cateresa Matthews and the Dixmoor 5. Sources: https://peopleslawoffice.com/issues-and-cases/wrongful-conviction/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3840 https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2016/0902/Cold-case-revived-Suspect-charged-25-years-after-teen-s-death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yiG6lSoCaU https://abc7chicago.com/willie-randolph-dixmoor-murder-5/1494652/ https://casetext.com/case/people-v-randolph-2030
Duration:00:23:27
The Dawn Hamilton Case
7/4/2023
McKinley discusses the murder of Dawn Hamilton and the wrongful conviction of Kirk Bloodsworth. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVgCd9P4fFs https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/rosedalecdpmaryland# https://www.washingtonpost.com/community-relations/how-dna-results-brought-redemption-to-a-wrongly-conficted-man-and-justice-to-a-young-victim/2014/05/13/18845882-da5f-11e3-8009-71de85b9c527_story.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-nine-year-olds-murder-puts-an-innocent-man-in-jail https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/single-post/kirk-bloodsworth https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3032#:~:text=Kirk%20Noble%20Bloodsworth%2C%20a%20former,County%2C%20Maryland%2C%20in%201985.
Duration:00:24:38
The Gail Miller Case
6/21/2023
McKinley discusses the murder of Gail Miller and the wrongful conviction of David Milgaard. Sources: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-milgaard-case https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/david-milgaard/ https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/david-milgaard--2 https://quillandquire.com/review/a-mother-s-story-my-battle-to-free-david-milgaard/ https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/fisher-larry.htm https://www.sasktoday.ca/north/local-news/hours-before-death-david-milgaard-was-advocating-for-prisoners-5372673 https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/06/11/serial-rapist-larry-fisher-dead-at-65.html https://www.newspapers.com/article/38447171/obituary_for_gail_miller/
Duration:00:20:27
The MacDonald Family Case
6/14/2023
McKinley discusses the MacDonald family murders. Sources: https://www.macdonaldcasefacts.com/html/overview.html https://www.nacdl.org/Article/May2013-ReflectionsontheJeffreyMacDona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8LRK-GGgMU https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11666997/Jeffrey-MacDonald-Chilling-case-convicted-murderer-brutally-killed-wife-young-kids.html
Duration:00:19:06
The Duke University Lacrosse Team Case
5/31/2023
McKinley discusses the Duke University Lacrosse Team case. Sources: https://today.duke.edu/showcase/lacrosseincident/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/duke-lacrosse-team-suspended-following-sexual-assault-allegations https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/duke-lacrosse-case-fantastic-lies-documentary https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-stripper-who-cried-rape-revisiting-the-duke-lacrosse-case-ten-years-later?ref=scroll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gh8oGF4iXQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEEmYlCGtpI (David Evans Speech) https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-accused-duke-lacrosse-team-members-rape-charged/story?id=13295161
Duration:00:22:36
The Ozzy Conde Case
5/24/2023
McKinley discusses the murder of Ozzy Conde and the wrongful conviction of Kimberly Long. Sources: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2022/07/31/23-famous-cases-of-wrongful-imprisonment-in-america/2/ https://californiainnocenceproject.org/read-their-stories/kimberly-long/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5962 https://exoneratednation.org/stories-kimberly-long/ https://www.wcjn.org/Kimberly_Long.html https://exoneratednation.org/stories-kimberly-long/
Duration:00:18:12
The Anthony Bunch Case
5/17/2023
McKinley discusses the death of Anthony Bunch and the wrongful conviction of Kristine Bunch. Sources: http://www.talkleft.com/story/2012/8/22/231228/205/innocencecases/Bad-Arson-Science-Frees-Mom-After-Serving-16-Years https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4085 https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/in/kristine-bunch.html https://www.cbs17.com/news/kristine-bunchs-17-year-fight-to-prove-her-innocence/ http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/poptotals/historic_counts_cities.asp
Duration:00:13:27
The Ramon Hernaiz Case
5/10/2023
McKinley discusses the murder of Ramon Hernaiz and the wrongful conviction of Clifford Jones. Sources: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/440.10 http://forejustice.org/db/Jones--Clifford-.html https://nypost.com/2018/02/02/man-wrongfully-convicted-for-rape-murder-sues-city/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5035 https://innocenceproject.org/cases/clifford-jones/
Duration:00:21:26
The Beryl & Geraldine Evans Case
5/3/2023
McKinley discusses the murders of Beryl and Geraldine Evans and the wrongful conviction of Timothy Evans. Sources: https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/wrongly-executed-famous-uk-miscarriages-of-justice https://medium.com/@andrewpaulshakespeare/timothy-evans-an-innocent-man-hanged-for-murder-he-did-not-commit-8418b336dba4 https://thecrimewire.com/institutional/Timothy-Evans-Wrongfully-Executed https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/christie-john.htm https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Redrawn-plans-of-the-ground-floor-outbuildings-and-garden-of-10-Rillington-Place-1_fig3_350349973
Duration:00:23:19