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503: The Alford Plea – Pleading Guilty When You’re Innocent

The Philosophy of Crime

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In 2011, three men pleaded guilty to murder while still asserting their innocence in a bizarre deal. The plea deal left an entire nation dissatisfied. Many years before that day, they had been found guilty and imprisoned for the murders of three eight-year-old boys. On May 5, 1993, three Cub Scouts were reported missing in West Memphis after not returning home.

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