Alice Sebold

Nov 14, 2023

Alice Sebold, a renowned author, shares her deeply personal journey of trauma after experiencing a brutal rape in college. She recounts her challenging quest for justice that spanned decades, revealing the complexities and failures of the legal system. The conversation highlights the flawed eyewitness identification process and the emotional toll on both victims and the wrongfully accused. Sebold's memoir 'Lucky' becomes a pivotal piece of her story, as she reflects on societal attitudes towards survivors and the ongoing struggle for justice.

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Intro

00:00 • 1min

Alice Sebold's Journey: A Fight for Justice

01:30 • 15min

Flawed Justice: Eyewitness Testimony and Aftermath

16:34 • 8min

The Journey of Exoneration

24:32 • 20min

Reflecting on Progress and Ongoing Challenges

44:20 • 2min

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45:52 • 2min

Ep 153: A college woman’s brutal rape leads to a forty-year quest for justice that would reveal there was more than one victim in this case

This is the Alice Sebold Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

The Book Lucky
Pennsylvania Center for the Book
The New York Times
The New Yorker

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Keywords: The Lovely Bones, College crime; UC Irvine; Eyewitness Identification, Oprah, Anthony Broadwater

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