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Tommy Zeigler has been on death row for 42 years and for more than half that time, he’s been trying to convince the state of Florida to allow for DNA tests that might help exonerate him. But the state continually refuses. About 20 other men are in a similar situation, imprisoned in Florida since the 1970s or ’80s and arguing that it’s inherently unfair to deny them access to 21st century science. Leonora LaPeter Anton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, and photographer Cherie Diez have followed the case for years. In 2018, they traveled around Florida and into Georgia to interview dozens of people, some involved in the police work or prosecution, others who believe in Zeigler’s innocence.
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Chapter 11: Shapes of Hope from 2023-06-26T04:01
It's been three years since the last episode of Blood and Truth, and Tommy Zeigler is still on death row. But with the election of a new state attorney comes fresh hope for the DNA testing Ziegl...
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Chapter 10: Another Chance from 2020-02-24T11:00
Tommy Zeigler waited on Florida’s death row last year with hope that there would be another chance to test the evidence in his case. Listen to what happened.
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Chapter seven: On the row from 2019-02-05T12:00
Tommy Zeigler has spent more than four decades living in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell and trying not to get angry.
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Chapter five: DNA denied from 2019-01-22T12:00
The advent of modern forensic science gives Tommy Zeigler hope, but prosecutors and judges keep rejecting his requests for DNA testing.
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Chapter four: A split jury from 2019-01-15T12:00
One juror struggles to make a decision and feels badgered by others who think the evidence is clear in Tommy Zeigler's case.
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Chapter three: Trial and errors from 2019-01-08T15:00
Prosecutors present the case against Tommy Zeigler, as his defense team scrambles to vet witnesses and get evidence tested.
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Chapter two: Murder near the Magic Kingdom from 2019-01-01T15:00
Winter Garden, Fla., a rural town in central Florida, is rattled by the slayings at a furniture store, and the police investigation zeros in on Tommy Zeigler.
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Coming soon: Blood and Truth from 2018-12-18T20:48:20
Tommy Zeigler has been on death row for 42 years and for more than half that time, he’s been trying to convince the state of Florida to allow for DNA tests that might help exonerate him. But the st...
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