Episode 8: The Detective

Before Cabrini-Green became a symbol—a talking point for politicians, a shorthand for urban decay—it was a place people loved, survived, and claimed as their own. As Anthony’s family recounts the toll of three lost decades, Jennifer builds a bold new legal strategy that connects his case to the shadow of the war on terror. And for the first time, the possibility of freedom feels within reach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The murder of seven-year-old Dantrell Davis ignited a panic that swept through Chicago and straight into Cabrini-Green. Within days, police had their suspect, their motive, and their confession—no matter how fragile. Years later, standing on the empty ground where the high-rises once stood, a different story begins to emerge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the Thanksgiving that no-one will ever forget, Robert and Jennifer have important decisions to make about how to carry on.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The day that everyone has been dreaming of is finally here, but the path to justice is not quite how they had imagined it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Zuley was the lead detective in the Dana Feitler case, the man who Lee gave all of his 22 ‘statements’ to. He was famed for his knack of getting confessions from Chicago, to Guantanamo Bay. But who was he really? Jennifer goes deeper and deeper down rabbit holes until she hits gold.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert catches a break with an investigative reporter who is amazed when she goes to visit his farm and Jennifer finally gets to the bottom of why the Chicago Police department had chosen the snitch in Lee’s case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1989, one woman's testimony was unquestionably believed by police and helped seal Lee's fate. With fresh eyes, Team 'Free Lee' begins to wonder what exactly she saw that night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bloody sweatshirt and a questionable alibi were ignored by Chicago police in the Feitler case in 1989. How? And could modern forensics finally help point toward Lee's innocence?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shocking revelations about Lee's 'confession'  blow his 1990s trial wide open—and point to darker secrets buried deep in the Chicago Police Department.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Burned by the system, Rob and Lee turn to an attorney with a legendary prison reputation. When Robert plays detective, he uncovers what everyone else missed, a document that could turn Lee’s case around.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.