Chapter five: DNA denied

It's been three years since the last episode of Blood and Truth, and Tommy Zeigler is still on death row. But with the election of a new state attorney comes fresh hope for the DNA testing Ziegler says could set him free after nearly five decades behind bars. Here's the latest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tommy Zeigler waited on Florida’s death row last year with hope that there would be another chance to test the evidence in his case. Listen to what happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will prosecutors give Tommy Zeigler another chance at DNA testing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Pulitzer Prize winner Leonora LaPeter Anton talk about what didn’t make it into this series, what’s happening with the Tommy Zeigler case and thoughts about his guilt or innocence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Florida’s judicial system is designed to support a jury’s verdict, whether it was right or wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tommy Zeigler has spent more than four decades living in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell and trying not to get angry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tommy Zeigler's supporters have spent years chasing clues and re-investigating the murders. Listen to what they've uncovered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The advent of modern forensic science gives Tommy Zeigler hope, but prosecutors and judges keep rejecting his requests for DNA testing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One juror struggles to make a decision and feels badgered by others who think the evidence is clear in Tommy Zeigler's case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prosecutors present the case against Tommy Zeigler, as his defense team scrambles to vet witnesses and get evidence tested. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.