Iowa Civil Rights History
Discover Iowa’s role in the advancement of civil rights. Learn how landmark Iowa court cases, the Iowa Underground Railroad, Iowa towns like Buxton, and Iowa civil rights pioneers like Alexander G. Clark, Ralph Montgomery, Edna Griffin, and more guided the future of the state and the nation. We will look at how the nation’s path forward might be discovered by gleaning the wisdom of Iowa's history. For any questions or suggestions, please email Erick at iacivilrightshistorypodcast@gmail.com
Iowa Civil Rights History
Iowa Wrongful Convictions - (Erica Nichols Cook) - Part 2
October 31, 2021
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Erick Nganyange
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Episode 10
On October 8, 1980, a man named William Beeman from Muscatine, Iowa was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Michele Winkel. His lawyer, Erica Nichols Cook who is the current director of the wrongful conviction Division, at Iowa State Public Defender, believes her client is innocent. She has been fighting for his release for a few yrs. Erica sat down with me to discuss the case, why she thinks Mr. Beeman is innocent and her expectations from the justice system.
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