The New Evidence Provides More Evidence That Dennis Mixin Was Innocent

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In 2004, Daniel submitted another post-conviction petition to the state of Illinois. It took years for an answer, and then in 2007, it was dismissed. That dismissal was affirmed by a state appellate court in 2010. Two lawyers from Northwestern University's Center on Wrongful Convictions had begun working on Daniel's case. They sought the court's permission to file a second federal writ of habeas corpus,. outlining all of the information that had never been shared with Daniel's attorneys during his trial.

This episode continues where Episode 208 leaves off.

In 2001, Daniel Taylor wrote a letter from prison to a reporter at the Chicago Tribune named Steve Mills. Steve Mills spent months investigating before publishing a detailed examination of Daniel’s case as part of a series called “Cops and Confessions.” Daniel told us, “To have someone finally say that they believed me changed my whole life.”

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