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On April 7, 2008, Kathleen and Carl Schroll were found shot to death in their Kansas City, Kansas home. Within hours, a man named Pete Coones was arrested—and within months, he was sentenced to life in prison. What followed was more than a wrongful conviction. It was a case that exposed the deep cracks in a justice system where evidence was buried, witnesses were manipulated, and police were protected by silence.
📝 Sources & Legal Documents:
📄 The Coones' Family Lawsuit
https://mediaassets.kshb.com/NWT/Sam/CoonesLawsuit.pdf
📚 Justia – Amended Complaint Filing
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/kansas/ksdce/2:2022cv02447/144253/168/
📚 Justia – Ruling on Motion
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/kansas/ksdce/2:2022cv02447/144253/121/
📖 FindLaw – Kansas Supreme Court Ruling
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ks-supreme-court/1686656.html
📄 Midwest Innocence Project: Pete Coones
https://themip.org/clients/olin-pete-coones/
📰 Kansas City Star: Pete Coones Settlement Coverage
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article271727812.html
📰 KSHB News Report on Settlement
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/settlement-approved-with-wrongfully-convicted-kansas-man
📊 National Registry of Exonerations
https://exonerations.dev.matrix.msu.edu/Pages/casedetail.aspx%3Fcaseid%3D5866.html
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:16 Visit the Beach House 34 Patreon
00:03:39 The Caretaker Enters
00:08:06 Pete Visits his Dad
00:08:44 Elder Abuse Discovered
00:11:26 Pete's Father Passes
00:12:17 Major Financial Issues
00:13:51 The Plan
00:16:17 The Telephone Call
00:19:10 Pete's Arrest
00:25:22 Pete is Charged
00:30:12 Pete Convicted
00:34:24 Pete Granted New Trial
00:39:27 Pete's Second Trial
00:42:43 Convicted Again
00:43:57 Reinvestigation Request
00:51:02 Conviction Overturned
00:53:32 Pete Released
00:55:05 Estate Files Lawsuit
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