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Did bad fire science send Tim and Deb Nicholls to prison?

February 05, 2024 • 5280

Twenty years ago, a house fire killed three children. Prosecutors used spurious science to convict Tim and Deb Nicholls of murder. Do they deserve a new trial? Robert Sanchez joins the pod to discuss his feature on the case.

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