Stuck: Wrongful Convictions in Jamaica with Andrew Wildes

Stuck: Wrongful Convictions in Jamaica with Andrew Wildes

What happens when the justice system gets it wrong? Every week on Stuck, Jamaican lawyer and journalist Andrew Wildes tackles the problem of wrongful convictions in Jamaica. Hear about the innocent, imprisoned and ignored, the lawyers battling to free them, and the experts demanding change. Brought to you by The Wave on the Frequency Network.

Episodes

Death Penalty on Trial: Trinidad’s Brent Winter on Wrongful Convictions

September 28, 2025 • 35 mins
A Trinidad attorney raised alarms after a simple conversation sparked a national question: what if innocent people are behind bars? Brent Winter began his career as a prison officer, spent a decade prosecuting cases, and now defends the accused. In 2020, after a friend in Jamaica asked him about Netflix’s The Innocence Files, he wrote to the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday warning that “police can kill a man in more ways than by placin...
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Dr. Dan Krane Explains How DNA Evidence Misleads Juries

September 15, 2025 • 30 mins
A Bermuda murder case unraveled under scrutiny. Julian Washington was convicted of killing Stefan Burgess, jurors persuaded that DNA on bullets was more reliable than any eyewitness. Prosecutors told them the odds were “1 in 46 million” that the DNA belonged to anyone else. With no defense expert to question the analysis, Washington was sentenced to life in prison. He spent ten years behind bars before outside intervention revea...
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DNA Expert Told Jurors: 1 in 46 Million Chance It Wasn’t Him. She Was Wrong—Julian Washington Served 10 Years.

September 5, 2025 • 25 mins
A Bermuda shooting turned a young man into a convicted killer overnight. Jurors were told the DNA evidence was stronger than an eyewitness: a 1 in 46 million chance the bullets could have been touched by anyone but Julian Washington. With no defense expert to challenge the science, the prosecution’s narrative prevailed. Washington was sentenced to life, serving ten years before independent review exposed serious flaws in the DNA in...
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ACCUSED of the worst crime, they proved their innocence. Jamaica refuses to pay

August 22, 2025 • 25 mins
A notorious St. James case turned two young men into pariahs overnight. Lawyers wouldn’t touch it, judges hesitated on bail, and even after DNA excluded them, the stigma stuck. Defense attorney Lambert Johnson took the case, pushed for DNA testing, and watched the prosecution’s narrative unravel—yet more than a decade later, the brothers are still awaiting compensation while the state prepares to contest their civil claim at trial....
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He was a victim. Jamaican police saw a killer.

August 12, 2025 • 38 mins
A young Jamaican mechanic—“R.C.”—is caught in the crossfire of a nighttime gunfight. Shot and near death, he’s rescued by a Good Samaritan, taken to the hospital, and wakes up to learn his right leg has been amputated. Instead of care and due process, he’s handcuffed to a bed, charged with multiple gun offenses, and held for weeks before seeing a judge. What follows: years of grueling bail conditions, over a thousand mandatory poli...
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Maria Shepherd’s 25-Year' Wrongful Conviction Nightmare

July 21, 2025 • 66 mins
Maria Shepherd spent 25 years living under the weight of a wrongful conviction in Canada. In this powerful live interview, Maria shares her journey from being wrongfully accused and pleading guilty to a crime she didn’t commit to her eventual exoneration. We examine how Canada's justice system failed her, the emotional and legal consequences of a false guilty plea, and what her case reveals about wrongful convictions in Canada. ...
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Locked Up for ZERO Crime—How It Happens: With Professor Jessica Henry

July 7, 2025 • 35 mins
In this episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes sits down with Professor Jessica Henry—attorney, former public defender, Montclair State University scholar, and author of Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes That Never Happened. They unpack the startling reality that up to 40 percent of U.S. exonerations involve “no-crime” convictions—cases where police, prosecutors, or flawed forensics pinned an offense on someone eve...
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Bert Samuels, Top Jamaican Lawyer Exposes the Justice System

June 14, 2025 • 49 mins
In this episode, Andrew Wildes engages with Bert Samuels, a prominent Jamaican lawyer, to discuss the pressing issue of wrongful convictions in Jamaica. The conversation begins with a tragic case from 1983, leading to a broader exploration of the systemic issues contributing to wrongful convictions, including police and prosecutorial misconduct, the role of defense counsel, and the harsh conditions of detention. Samuels shares hi...
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Against All Odds: Lescene Edwards’ Last‑Chance Appeal

June 7, 2025 • 40 mins
London. Busy, iconic, known for its postcards and palace guards. But for Lescene Edwards, there’s only one building that matters: the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Jamaica’s highest court of appeal. From 4,000 miles away—locked inside one of Jamaica’s toughest prisons—he’s watching, clinging to every word. It’s been nearly 19 years since the mother of his children, Aldonna Harris, was shot dead with his service weapon. ...
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Legal Expert: How to fix wrongful convictions in Jamaica - Insights from Kent Roach

May 31, 2025 • 43 mins
In this episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes discusses the complexities of wrongful convictions with Professor Kent Roach, exploring real cases, the role of DNA evidence, the impact of eyewitness testimony, and the systemic issues within the justice system. They delve into the psychological aspects of denial surrounding wrongful convictions and the importance of legal education and reforms to prevent such injustices. The discussion...
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Police Officer’s 19‑Year Fight to Prove He Didn't Murder His Kid's Mom

May 22, 2025 • 32 mins
On Friday, the 5th of September 2003, a single gunshot wound ended the life of Aldonna Harris Vasquez. Immediately, all suspicion fell on the only person who was in the room with her that day: Lescene Edwards.  The police started with suspicion, and the prosecution settled on a story that was salacious and simple: a police officer who killed the mother of his children and staged it to look like a suicide.  The motive? Jealousy. T...
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Unfair Game Play Twice – A Serial Rapist Roamed Free While Innocent Brothers Faced Trial in Jamaica

May 2, 2025 • 27 mins
It began with a crime that shattered a community: five women and girls, taken from their home in Irwin, Jamaica, and assaulted in a nearby field. The island was horrified. The police promised swift justice. Days later, two young brothers—Kieran and Sheldon Brissett—were arrested and paraded as the face of evil. But there was one problem: they didn’t do it. In this premiere episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes unpacks how a justice...
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Stuck: Wrongful Convictions in Jamaica with Andrew Wildes

April 23, 2025 • 3 mins
What happens when the justice system gets it wrong? Every week on Stuck, Jamaican lawyer and journalist Andrew Wildes tackles the problem of wrongful convictions in Jamaica.  Hear about the innocent, imprisoned and ignored, the lawyers battling to free them, and the experts demanding change.  Brought to you by The Wave on The Frequency Network. More About Andrew Wildes Explore the work of Andrew Wildes—Jamaican lawyer,...
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