Wrongful Conviction

#575 Jason Flom with Larry DeLisle

Wrongful Conviction

Show Notes

After a hot summer day - August 3rd, 1989, the DeLisle’s took their 4 children for ice cream along the Detroit River. A mechanical defect in their car caused the night to take a deadly turn that sent Larry DeLisle to prison for what should have been seen as a tragic accident.

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