IN ESTO - What Really Happened to Adrianna Hutto?
Esto, Florida, 2007 - Amanda Lewis is convicted for the drowning of her 7-year-old daughter, Adrianna Hutto, after her younger son tells the sheriff's office a series of incriminating stories. A fired coroner, Sheriff misquoted in the media, step-father inserts himself into the investigation... Can a 6 year old be a reliable witness? In this limited series, we explore the entire case and extract fiction from the facts. Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt. A Fire Eyes Media LLC network podcast Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan. Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music. Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter.
Episodes
Episode 1 - "Everything's Purple"
Amanda and Alan live in his double-wide trailer in Northern Florida. He is a butcher and she works overnights at a care home. He has two teenagers who often visit and she has a 7 (Adrianna) and a 6 (AJ) year old who share a room. Alan goes to work early and leaves Amanda's kids under the supervision of his son, Alan Jr. When Amanda arrives from work s...
Episode 2 | “Do you know the difference between the truth and a lie?"
As Adrianna is life-flighted to the hospital and the Grandparents take her little brother (AJ) to the Sheriff’s office. He has a remarkable story to tell. In fact, he has multiple stories to tell about what happened that day. This episode reviews the Holmes County authorities' interview of a 6 year old without the ...
Episode 3 | “Back at the Double Wide"
Little 7-year-old Adrianna has been pronounced dead and AJ is up past his bed time speaking to Child Protection Services.
Amanda's Aunt Susan shares about Amanda being taken down to the Sheriff's office to answer more questions - particularly about the death of her first child. The investigators ask Amanda to take a polygraph and make arrangements ...
Episode 4 | “The Lucky Seven"
The Sheriff's office needs to corroborate AJ's various stories. They get a search warrant and begin hunting for clues to confirm his account. Army men, tree cutters and cartoons become important facts in establishing if the lone witness should be believed.
At the same time investigators are pulling Amanda's home apart, Sheriff Lee is telling the local pre...
Episode 5 | "Dr. Funny Bones"
N. Leigh Hunt and Alabama Investigator Kimberley Hunter have a chat about the turbulent career of Medical Examiner, Dr. Charles Siebert. Previously fired by the Medical Commission and removed from duty by the governor for poor work; he was asked to do the autopsy on Adrianna Hutto?
This episode examines Dr. Siebert, the entire Medical Examiner’s Office and...
Episode 6 | "Life Without Parole"
Amanda Lewis goes to trial, scheduled for 4 days. A six-person jury is selected but not without controversy from the onset. AJ is deemed a reliable witness and takes the stand against his mother.
A game changing confession threatens to ruin the prosecution’s case. Circumstantial evidence starts to stack up against Amanda and further controversy tarnish...
Bonus Content - Grandma Brenda’s Recollections Part 1 of 2.
In this episode we speak with Amanda's mother, Brenda Burns. She reflects on the tragedy and offers some new information that may surprise.
If you have not listened to the full series, I suggest you do because there are heaps of spoilers in this conversation.
Brenda and Paw Chuck took AJ to see the Sheriff – I explore this an...
Bonus Content - Grandma Brenda’s Recollections Part 2 of 2
In this second part of the episode we speak futher with Amanda's mother, Brenda Burns. If you have not listened to the full series, I suggest you do because there are heaps of spoilers in this conversation. Brenda and Paw Chuck took AJ to see the Sheriff – I explore this and many other topics relating to her daughters convicti...
Bonus content - Dr. Kamala London's Expert Opinion
Dr. Kamala London gives her expert opinion on the interviews and testimony of AJ Hutto. Dr. London is the Department of Psychology, Professor & Department Chair at the University of Toledo. She has a Postdoctoral Fellowship at John Hopkins University and is the authority on memory and suggestibility in children and adolescents esp...
Can a 6 year old be a reliable witness? In this limited series, we explore the entire case and extract fiction from the facts.
Written and Produced by N. L...
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