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A true-crime podcast told by Jamie Snow from Stateville prison in Illinois. Jamie is serving a life without parole sentence, and tells the story of his wrongful conviction...and how they got away with it.
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Feb 13, 2023
Big Announcement from Jamie Snow
Thank you to our good friends Karen Brookins (BringBrookinsHome.com) and Jennifer Lopez for their assistance in making this happen! We love you both so much!
Donate to Jamie's Road to Freedom Billboard here!
Making an Exoneree Resources...
* Making an Exoneree (MaE) website
* MaE @ Georgetown University
* MaE Documentaries on YouTube
* John Brookins website
* John Brookins MaE documentary
* Georgetown University Prisons and Justice Initiative
* Marty Tankleff interview on Justice Impacted with Kristine Bunch podcast
Making an Exoneree Founder Websites...
* Marty Howard's website
* Marty Tankleff website
LEARN about John Brookins fight for freedom...
* BringBrookinsHome.com
* Making an Exoneree Documentary
* Unjust and Unsolved with Maggie Freleng, Episode 11
SUPPORT John Brookins fight for freedom...
* Sign John's petition
Donations to aid in John Brookins legal and investigative expenses are as follows:
* Cash App: $justice4johnny
* PayPal: paypal.me/freejohnny526
* Any Wells Fargo bank, funds can be received under: “John Brookins Fund”
* JPAY Donations: John Brookins - PA DOC -BW7444, SCI Phoenix
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May 20, 2022
Bonus S3 - Snow & Tell Zoom Discussion 05/14/22
It's always a great Saturday afternoon when we get to spend it with supporters. We've missed you so much! In this Snow & Tell Zoom discussion, Jamie gave an update on where he is on going through the 8000 documents, we talk about about last week's episode about Bo, and Barton McNeil's cousin Chris Ross joined in to give us an update on last week's hearing. We appreciate all of you more than you know. And don't forget, Peace and Justice for Jamie Snow think it, say it, write it every single day!
Links to more info about Barton McNeil's case:
* FreeBart.org
* Free Bart on Facebook
* Suspect Convictions Podcast
Music:
Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers
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May 9, 2022
Season 3 Bonus - Where'd Ya Go?
Snowfiles most recently released an episode on January 27, 2022. Just days later, Cohost Tam’s son passed an untimely, sudden death. The team took three months off to grieve and support…but also to investigate. 28 year old Bo died while in police custody for a seat belt violation. He had a medical history and the outcome was devastating, but something was off. Tam’s investigative spirit was ignited, and she dug into her son’s case immediately. This episode presents all the evidence that was gathered during a mother’s quest for the truth. Snowfiles will return to normal broadcasts presenting the wrongful conviction of Jamie Snow, on May 18, 2022.
A few updates:
Jamie recently received the 8000 documents in Stateville, and is still reviewing them. He has a status hearing on May 9th at 1:30 via Zoom. We don't expect much activity because the documents are still under review, but if you'd like to attend, please private message either me, Lesley or Bruce, and we will give you the information to log in.
You may be familiar with the Barton McNeil case - also in McLean County, and also prosecuted by Charles Reynard and Teena Griffin for the murder of his 3 year old daughter. Bart has a big hearing in McLean County scheduled on May 12 at 1pm - so if you're in the local area, please attend! It's at the McLean County courthouse at 1:30, and it would be amazing if we could pack the courthouse! We will be covering that case in the upcoming season, and you can learn more about the Barton McNeil case at: freebart.org
We miss you! We have a Snow & Tell Zoom scheduled TENTIVELY for Saturday May 14th at 4:30pm EST, and we'd love for you to join us to catch up, discuss case events, and talk about both Jamie and Bart's recent hearings. We may even be able to twist someone's arm from Bart's support camp to give us the lowdown on the hearing.
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Jan 27, 2022
S3-Bonus - Snow & Tell Zoom Discussion 01/22/22
Jamie really enjoyed participating in this great ZOOM discussion Saturday afternoon with family and supporters. We talked about alternative suspects, Jamie's case updates, 8000 missing documents, and Ray - who will now forever be known as the FOIA sensei. We hope you enjoy our first Snow & Tell Zoom as much as we did and we want to thank everyone for joining us! We appreciate all of you more than you know. And don't forget, Peace and Justice for Jamie Snow think it, say it, write it every single day!
Music:
Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers
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Jan 11, 2022
S3-EP42: Q&A: Sorry, Derek: Maurice Johnson - Alternative Suspects
Join co-hosts Lesley, Tam and Ray as they discuss the alternative suspect, Maurice Johnson in depth. We go really deep in this discussion! And you can also meet our new Intern, Melinda! So exciting!
In 1992, just 11 months after the murder of young Clark Gas Station attendant Bill Little, Kroger Station attendant Derek Brooks was shot in the chest during an armed robbery gone wrong, just 2.6 miles away. Like with Bill, the robber attempted to kill him with two shots to the chest, but the gun jammed. A petty sum of cash was stolen and the assailant fled in a maroon colored coupe, with a female get away driver. After being apprehended that same night, and identified with matching footprints and fingerprints, Maurice Johnson admitted to the crime, was charged with attempted murder and armed robbery, apologized to the victim, and was sentenced to twenty five years in prison. The same officers, detectives, and crime scene technicians worked both cases, and were key trial witnesses against Jamie Snow. They received a tip that Maurice Johnson admitted to the Clark Station robbery and murder. However, we cannot find any documents to suggest Maurice Johnson was ever investigated for Bill Little’s murder.
Music:
* Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers
* The Stakeout: Christoffer Moe Ditlevson
Support Documents
* Kroger Case File
* Quik N EZ Case File
1979 Pontiac Bonneville Pics
* http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/S3-EP43-Sorry-Derek/12790372-1979-pontiac-bonneville-std.jpg
* http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/S3-EP43-Sorry-Derek/12790374-1979-pontiac-bonneville-std.jpg
* http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/S3-EP43-Sorry-Derek/12790376-1979-pontiac-bonneville-std.jpg
Newspaper Articles/Maps:
* http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/S3-EP43-Sorry-Derek/maurice-newspaper-articles-maps.pdf
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Jan 10, 2022
S3-EP43: Sorry, Derek - Maurice Johnson - Alternative Suspects
In 1992, just 11 months after the murder of young Clark Gas Station attendant Bill Little, Kroger Station attendant Derek Brooks was shot in the chest during an armed robbery gone wrong, just 2.6 miles away. Like with Bill, the robber attempted to kill him with two shots to the chest, but the gun jammed. A petty sum of cash was stolen and the assailant fled in a maroon colored coupe, with a female get away driver. After being apprehended that same night, and identified with matching footprints and fingerprints, Maurice Johnson admitted to the crime, was charged with attempted murder and armed robbery, apologized to the victim, and was sentenced to twenty five years in prison. The same officers, detectives, and crime scene technicians worked both cases, and were key trial witnesses against Jamie Snow. They received a tip that Maurice Johnson admitted to the Clark Station robbery and murder. However, we cannot find any documents to suggest Maurice Johnson was ever investigated for Bill Little’s murder.
Music:
* Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers
* The Stakeout: Christoffer Moe Ditlevson
Support Documents
* Kroger Case File
* Quik N EZ Case File
1979 Pontiac Bonneville Pics
* http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/S3-EP43-Sorry-Derek/12790372-1979-pontiac-bonneville-std.jpg
* http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/S3-EP43-Sorry-Derek/12790374-1979-pontiac-bonneville-std.jpg
* http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/S3-EP43-Sorry-Derek/12790376-1979-pontiac-bonneville-std.jpg
Newspaper Articles/Maps:
* http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/S3-EP43-Sorry-Derek/maurice-newspaper-articles-maps.pdf
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Dec 31, 2021
S3-Bonus - Happy New Year message from Jamie Snow: It's all about the encore!
It's all about the encore! Message from Jamie Snow and all of us at Snow Files Podcast! Thank you SO MUCH for your support - you are truly an amazing group!
Music: credits:
Auld Lang Syne - One Man Quartet
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Dec 29, 2021
S3-Bonus - Jamie's Songs
Jamie was blown away by his Christmas present this year. Six musicians from 6 completely different genres were commissioned to write, compose, and record a song about Jamie. The only information they received was information about Jamie and his case, and they were asked to write a song about whatever aspect or view point resonated with them - whether it was from Jamie's point of view, a supporter's point of view, his family - anything goes. And man, did they really step up to the plate! I can't begin to tell you how wonderful these artists were to work with on this project. They were so in tune, pardon the pun, with Jamie's plight, and our efforts to overturn his wrongful conviction. They were filled with hope for his release, and that has everything to do with you. I have no doubt they garnered material from his support network because the lyrics speak for themselves. Thank you for that. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! You can see pictures of the artists who are not anonymous and read the lyrics on the episode page on SnowFiles.net. All of them are simply amazing. So - for best listening, slap on your headphones - and don't forget to let us know what you think! Lyrics and links to the individual MP3's in the show notes.
Lyrics: Snowman (acoustic, soulful)
by Anonymous
[verse 1]
Locked up
It get colder every year
And for what
How the hell did we end up here?
No evidence.. no lessons learnt
No trial to clear a name
Are we just playing a game
In a world full of shame
And as the snow began to fall
I could hear the angels calling
[chorus]
you see truth will always win
You’ll be home once again
Oh the winter snow
Will always show there’s hope
And it's like gold. And time will tell
So hold on, your pain is felt
There won’t be no rest
We’ll do our best
To get you home, where you belong
Once again.
[verse 2]
22 long years
Far too many tears
It’s hard to imagine the pain
You feel each day
And stay, and wait and
Up, up all night
It soon will be, be your time to
To relinquish this pain
And hold your name
As a symbol of hope and
As the snow begins to fall
I can hear the angels calling
[chorus]
[bridge]
Locked up, for nothing
Justice is coming
I said locked up, right here, for nothing
Justice, it's here, it's coming
[chorus]
http://docs.snowfiles.net/jamie-songs/Snowman-Final-Acoustic.mp3
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Lyrics: Justice Shine (pop/country/ukulele)
by Kel
I see a snowman outside
that’s what they call me inside
of this awful place
I did no mistake
it’s so hard to breathe
without family
although they’re with me
with their hearts baby
[chorus]
Yes I know
that I’ll hear something good
it will happen this time
Now is the time
And I know that I have you
now is the time
now is the time
bright oh justice shine!
And deep down I know
I am not alone
though it’s 22
that i’ve been without you
I’ll freeze my hands someday
cause i’ll finally
feel the snowman’s frost
with my fingertips
[chorus]
I need your strength
yes i feel that you are with me
what is next?
i want to be free
Yes I know
that I’ll hear something
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Dec 16, 2021
S3-EP42: Q&A: Big Jeff-Little Jeff: Jeff Durbin and Jeff Miller - Alternative Suspects
Join co-hosts Bruce, Lesley, Tam and Ray as they discuss the "Jeff's" in depth. An extra long episode for you listening pleasure. We also start with Bruce and Ray's thoughts on the Bible Story episode because they were unable to join us on the pop up episode. Lot's of interesting theories and laughs in this one!
In August of 1991, just five months after the murder of young gas station attendant Bill Little, a string of other gas station robberies plagued Bloomington. Jeff Miller and Jeff Durbin colluded to rob gas stations together with a gun, for petty sums of cash. Durbin was the getaway driver, and planned to use doctored cab driver’s log sheets to evade detection. Miller chose an Adam’s Family Halloween mask. Regardless, Miller was identified by people who knew him when he behaved erratically after the last robbery, and the two eventually confessed, being sentenced to 38 years behind bars between the two. These known, convicted, and self-admitted robbers were never seriously investigated for the strikingly similar robbery and murder of Bill Little. Listen to hear how they avoided prosecution for Jamie’s case, and the ominous remarks made by one of them, after coming face to face with Jamie, post conviction.
Music:
Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/
* Ghosts Everywhere, Experia
YouTube Audio Library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
* Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers
* The Lone Woodlouse - Rachel K. Collier
Support Documents:
Leads
* 11-12-91: Police report, Jeff Miller's wife; 06-15-93; Crime Stoppers tip - Jeff Durbin
Newspaper Articles
* Twin City Man Restarts Effort for Cab License
* Mobile Home Destroyed in Fire
* Mobile Home Fire Probe
* Durbin-Miller Articles
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Dec 3, 2021
S3-EP42: Big Jeff-Little Jeff: Jeff Durbin and Jeff Miller - Alternative Suspects
In August of 1991, just five months after the murder of young gas station attendant Bill Little, a string of other gas station robberies plagued Bloomington. Jeff Miller and Jeff Durbin colluded to rob gas stations together with a gun, for petty sums of cash. Durbin was the getaway driver, and planned to use doctored cab driver’s log sheets to evade detection. Miller chose an Adam’s Family Halloween mask. Regardless, Miller was identified by people who knew him when he behaved erratically after the last robbery, and the two eventually confessed, being sentenced to 38 years behind bars between the two. These known, convicted, and self-admitted robbers were never seriously investigated for the strikingly similar robbery and murder of Bill Little. Listen to hear how they avoided prosecution for Jamie’s case, and the ominous remarks made by one of them, after coming face to face with Jamie, post conviction.
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Nov 18, 2021
S3-EP41: The Bible Story - A Miraculous Twist
A pop up podcast about a miraculous discovery by one of Jamie's best friends over two decades after the crime . Is it coincidence? Serendipity? We want to know what you think!
Music:
YouTube Audio Library:
https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Theme Song:
Black Moons, The 126ers
Sunday Morning Sermon, Duke Herrington
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Nov 9, 2021
S3-EP40: Q&A: The Twin Blue Line - Isaac Gaston - Alternative Suspect
Bruce, Tam and Lesley discuss alternative suspect Isaac "Ike" Gaston.
Isaac “Ike” Gaston was a dead ringer for Gutierrez’s composite, and he lived within a mile of the crime. He also had a long criminal history spanning some 40 years which included violence - such as assault, burglary, robbery, and sexual misconduct with a minor. Even while Gaston was awaiting sentencing for another charge in county jail, he assaulted four correctional officers in a vile way. 10 years ago, we only had Isaac's picture, and no other information. But thanks to a few social media leads, we learned his name and later discovered his identity, and subsequent police reports related to tips for Gaston. As for how he was cleared of the murder, that's anyone's guess.
Tune in to Season 3 of Snow Files when we explore alternative suspects that were never revealed at the trial.
Music Credits:
Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/
* Ghosts Everywhere, Experia
YouTube Audio Library: https://www.…
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Nov 3, 2021
S3-40: The Twin Blue Line – Isaac Gaston, Alternative Suspect
Isaac “Ike” Gaston was a dead ringer for Gutierrez’s composite, and he lived within a mile of the crime. He also had a long criminal history spanning some 40 years which included violence - such as assault, burglary, robbery, and sexual misconduct with a minor. Even while Gaston was awaiting sentencing for another charge in county jail, he assaulted four correctional officers in a vile way. 10 years ago, we only had Isaac's picture, and no other information. But thanks to a few social media leads, we learned his name and later discovered his identity, and subsequent police reports related to tips for Gaston. As for how he was cleared of the murder, that's anyone's guess.
Tune in to Season 3 of Snow Files when we explore alternative suspects that were never revealed at the trial.
Music:
YouTube Audio Library:
https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Theme Song:
Black Moons, The 126ers
Displaced, Robert Ruth
Support Documents…
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Nov 1, 2021
Snow Files Season 3 - Alternative Suspects
In this final season of Snow Files, we present alternative suspects, hearings on motions that were not previously discussed, and others who were wrongfully convicted in McLean County by the same state's attorney's office.
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Oct 22, 2021
S2-EP39: Q&A Part 2 - It’s Shot Rocket Science
Join Bruce, Tam and Lesley as they hammer Ray with questions about guns, ballistics testing, and the police reports that have been discovered since trial.
Music Credits:
Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/
* Ghosts Everywhere, Experia
* Chig, Oomiee
YouTube Audio Library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
* Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers
* The Lone Woodlouse - Rachel K. Collier
Related Documents:
Ballistics Examinations:
04-03-91 Preliminary Exam - *Nose portion has unusual appearance
04-17-91 Bullet Exam, Identification/Characteristics
04-30-91 Print Comparison - BB Gun
09-16-91 Print Comparison - Harrington and Richardson
10-23-91 Ballistics Comparison - Harrington & Richardson
11-08-91 Ballistics Comparison - Rugar
04-28-92 Canadian Police Report
1994 Rhino Bullets News Clippings (Full Clipping - Multiple Stories)
Court Filings
03-09-11 Motion for Ballistics Testing
05-24-13 Motion for DNA Testing
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Oct 18, 2021
S2-Bonus - Urgent Call for Help - Parole for Lifers Legislation with Joe Dole, Parole Illinois
This special bonus episode features Joseph Dole and addresses the urgent matter of Illinois legislation seeking parole for anyone who has served at least 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Joe is currently also serving a life without parole sentence in Stateville, and is the co-founder of Parole Illinois. His message outlines the issue in a cohesive way, and also offers way you can help.
These urgent bills before the Illinois House - hb 2399 and Senate - SB 2333, if passed, could qualify Jamie for parole almost immediately. So please, we are asking you to take a few minutes and listen to Joe's message. At the end, he outlines ways to get involved.
You can also visit paroleillinois.org to engage and volunteer. On the website you can also learn more about the press conference and rally that will be held Wednesday, October 20th in Springfield at the capitol. We really appreciate your taking the time to listen, please share this important message!
Parole Illinois Websi…
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Oct 15, 2021
S2-39: Ballistics Part 2 - It’s Shot Rocket Science
There were only two items that we know for certain left by the killer of Bill Little – and that’s the two bullets recovered from his body. Jamie’s attorneys filed the first ballistics motion over 10 years ago, and yet he’s still fighting for testing. In this episode, we review a case very similar to Jamie’s in which bullets retrieved from a victim were matched to a weapon as early as 1997. We explore the characteristics of bullets used in forensics to identify related ballistic evidence and reveal out of state and international inquires made by detectives. Why has the McLean County State’s attorney spent thousands of dollars in the past 10 years fighting testing – when the Exoneration Project has been willing to pay for all of it?
Ballistics Examinations:
04-03-91 Preliminary Exam - *Nose portion has unusual appearance
04-17-91 Bullet Exam, Identification/Characteristics
04-30-91 Print Comparison - BB Gun
09-16-91 Print Comparison - Harrington and Richardson
10-23-9…
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Sep 24, 2021
S2-EP38: The Jamie Snow Case - A String of Thingz with Meme
Lesley and Tam had a great time discussing Jamie's case with Meme on A String of Thingz! The immediate reaction of telling Jamie's story is always interesting, but especially with the insight of Meme and Ms. Adams! Let us know what you think! We love, love, love these ladies!
Visit A String of Thingz https://astringofthingz.podbean.com/
PoPo Report: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Cjuj4KLcok5eQBTiRTm1d
Free Barton McNeil: FreeBart.org
- Join us October 5th @ 7pm for the viewing and panel discussion of the 2-Hour Special Episode of SNAPPED on the Oxygen Channel https://www.facebook.com/events/816143189057313/
Music:
YouTube Audio Library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers
Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/
Followed by the Dancer, Alexandra Woodward
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Sep 18, 2021
S2-EP37: In the Interest of Justice - Motion Granted!
On September 8, 2021, the Honorable Ramon Escapa, in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit County of McLean County, ruled in favor of Jamie Snow, for the first time in 22 years. Jamie’s lawyers from the Exonoration Project argued fervently, that the contents of 8000 missing discovery documents would weigh heavily upon his proof of innocence, and that by law, his defense is entitled to them. Judge Escapa presented a four prong litmus test to determine if he should grant the motion, including the scope of the request, length of time since conviction, the burden on the state, and availability of the documents from other sources. He issued a fair and just ruling with Jamie’s family and supporters present. Listen in to hear how this is the beginning of the end for Jamie’s wrongful conviction and incarceration.
Related Case Documents:
Discovery: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/court-filings/08-03-21_FS_Motion-for-Discovery_Redacted.pdf
State's response to the motion for discovery: http://www.…
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Sep 5, 2021
S2-EP36: Lauren's Kick Ass Response to the State's Response to the Motion for Discovery
Wow! In five short pages, Jamie Snow's new attorney, Lauren Myerscough-Mueller, lays out every single reason why not only Jamie, but also she - as Jamie's attorney - should get a copy of the discovery.
Every legal advocate could learn a thing or two from Lauren's response to the state concerning Jamie's motion for discovery. Remember, neither he, nor she, has EVER seen these documents.
She get's it, and as his attorney, she fights for it.
You can read her response to the State's response here:
http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/filings/08-23-21_PetitionerReply-Discovery.pdf
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Sep 1, 2021
S2-EP35: State's Response to Discovery Motion
McLean County turned over less than 900 pages before the trial, and again in 2007 when Jamie went pro se. Now we know there are nearly 8000 pages that have never been turned over to Jamie. Yet, the state continues to fight against Jamie and his attorneys having access to the very documents that the state has had access to all along. Join us as we discuss the state’s response to the motion for discovery that will be argued on September 8th.
Read the state’s response:
http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/filings/08-13-21_State-Response-to-Discovery-Motion.pdf
Please join us at the McLean County Law & Justice Center in Bloomington, Illinois on September 8th at 1:30 to show support for Jamie’s new attorney from the Exoneration Project, Lauren Myercough-Mueller, as well as for Jamie and his family. Join our Facebook Event page for updates.
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Aug 25, 2021
S2-EP34: Andy the Juror
Andy, a juror from Susan Claycomb’s trial, joins Tam and Ray for an in-depth interview about deliberations from her trial. Jamie’s co-defendant, Susan Claycomb was found not guilty at her trial, which was held first, and 90% of the trial was focused on evidence against Jamie. They had to find Jamie guilty of murder in order to find Susan guilty of being the driver. Andy takes us behind the scenes of deliberations in Susan’s trial. What evidence was Susan’s jury focused on? Were there any sticking points? Andy also revealed they were questioned after the verdict by States Attorney Charles Reynard and Teena Griffin. What did they ask the jurors and why does it matter? You may be surprised at the effect the juror’s answers to these questions had on Jamie’s trial. You’ll learn all this and much more in this eye-opening interview.
Please join us at the McLean County Law & Justice Center in Bloomington, Illinois on September 8th at 1:30 Central time to show support for Jamie…
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Aug 18, 2021
S2-EP33: Discovery Motion Break Down
During trial, Jamie was saddled with an attorney who had suffered a stroke, and his co-counsel who was apparently preparing for Jamie’s case at the local bar. In 2007 Jamie stood alone, once again, as he struggled with another appointed attorney who refused to raise issues that Jamie felt were critical to his defense. In Episode 33, we analyze the issues that led to the recent motion for discovery that will be held at the McLean County Law & Justice Center on September 8th at 1:30pm. We’ll take a deep dive into the hearing the 2007 hearing when Jamie went pro se, and was granted discovery. We’ll also go through the items that were withheld from Jamie that are claimed in the motion filed by the Exoneration Project. Please join us at the McLean County Law & Justice Center in Bloomington, Illinois on September 8th at 1:30 to show support for Jamie’s new attorney from the Exoneration Project, Lauren Myerscough-Mueller, as well as for Jamie and his family.
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Aug 13, 2021
S2-EP32: FOIA Fight, Discovery and Why it Matters
In 2011, supporters of Jamie Snow's innocence unknowingly embarked on what would turn out to be a 10 year fight with the Bloomington Police Department for Jamie Snow's case file, ultimately resulting a law suit against the City of Bloomington. In this episode, we correlate the long fight to get the information that was withheld from Jamie prior to trial with the recent motion for discovery. It serves as a background of what led up to the quest for the missing documents and also includes a rewind of Season 1, Episode 20 - The Truth Never Changes - an extra long episode, but very relevant to the upcoming arguments. This episode also is a prelude to the next episode, which will focus on the motion for discovery and the hearing to be held on September 8, 2021, 1:30pm at the McLean County Justice Center.
Music Credits
YouTube Audio Library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers
Dreamlike, Kevin MacLeod
01/15/2001: Closing Arguments
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Aug 4, 2021
S2-EP31-Ballistics PT1- The Gospel According to Gunnell - with Patrick Pursley
Patrick Pursley was convicted in 1994 of murder in Rockford, Illinois. He fought for 27 years behind the walls of Stateville to prove his innocence. He knew the linchpin in his case was the bullets retrieved from the crime scene. He also knew he didn’t commit the murder, so without a doubt the gun retrieved from his girlfriend’s home did not match the bullets and casings retrieved from the crime scene, even though Illinois State Police ballistics technician, Daniel Gunnell, testified definitively at trial that the gun was the weapon used in the crime “to the exclusion of all others.” Patrick went on to successfully initiate adding ballistics testing in the Illinois Post Conviction Act – which eventually led to his release.
Join us for a fascinating interview with Patrick Pursley as he navigates us through his first trial, post-conviction efforts, and eventual exoneration after nearly three decades of fighting for his innocence behind bars.
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Jul 28, 2021
S2-Bonus - Nolite te bastardes carborundorum – Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down
Some straight talk and Jamie’s thoughts on the last hearing…
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Jul 21, 2021
S2-EP30: Q&A: The Truth is at Our Fingertips
Join Bruce, Tam, Lesley and Ray as they vigorously unpack the glaring issues surrounding the fingerprint evidence from Episode 30 - The Truth is at Our Fingertips
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Jul 15, 2021
S2-EP30 - The Truth is at Our Fingertips
Crimes, even cold cases, are solved every day with fingerprint matching technology. Multiple fingerprints were collected as evidence from the Clark Oil Station on the night of the crime, but only one print was suitable for the FBI Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) in 1991. When testing was requested in 2008, McLean County State’s Attorney Bill Workman stated in court that “fingerprints” from the crime scene have been running in AFIS since 1991, but according to the documents, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Can the prints be run through IAFIS now? Can DNA technologies play a role in exonerating Jamie? And why does McLean County continue to resist testing of evidence they themselves collected from the crime scene?
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Jul 7, 2021
S2-EP29: Q&A: Bad Blood
Questions, answers and discussion from Episode 29 - Bad Blood
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Jul 1, 2021
S2-EP29: Bad Blood
In 2008, the Exoneration Project filed a motion for DNA testing of the blood, clothes, bullets, and fingerprints gathered at the crime scene in 1991. That was finally whittled down to an agreement to test the blood sample that was collected from the floor. And that sample, incredibly, turned out to match the victim’s blood. We know from reports from the first officer on the scene, the paramedics, and the medical examiner that Bill Little did not bleed out, and had no lacerations or open wounds on his body at the time of his death. In this episode we explore the blood sample collected from the floor - Exhibit #2 - and its transformation into Exhibit #2A. What happened to the original blood sample, and how could it have matched the victim if he had no lacerations on his body?
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Jun 23, 2021
S2-EP28: Rewind - Nobody Bats a Thousand
As we continue to chip away at the upcoming blood trail episode, we hope you’ll enjoy this Snow Files Rewind from Season 1. It’s a great introduction - especially for our new listeners - to Jamie’s trouble with his trial attorneys.
Episode 4 – Nobody Bat’s a Thousand - outlines the issues with Jamie’s appointed trial counsel – a stroke patient and a mentally ill alcoholic who went to prison after Jamie’s trial for bilking an elderly client of her life savings.
We’ll be back next Wednesday with a brand new episode – Bad Blood - where we’ll continue with our forensic exploration by taking an in-depth look into the issues surrounding the blood evidence.
You will find yourself asking, once again, why not test the DNA? But for now, meet Pat Riley and Frank Picl...through Jamie's eyes.
Jamie’s trial lasted nine days and the jury deliberated for two days. They heard forty-three states witnesses and fifteen defense witnesses. They heard Jamie’s attorneys hassle wi…
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Jun 16, 2021
S2-EP27: Q&A: Did Bill Little Fight Back?
Questions, answers and discussion from Episode 27 - Did Bill Little Fight Back?
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Jun 9, 2021
S2-EP27: Did Bill Little Fight Back?
Before Bill Little’s untimely death on March 31, 1991, he told his family and friends he would confront someone who tried to rob him until he saw a gun. The night of the crime, he tried to insist his friends stay at the store with him, and even called to ask them to return. Minutes prior to his murder, he pressed the no sale button three times, and someone rang the silent alarm. Bill was found lying behind the register, with the money gone, and signs of a struggle left behind. Police would dig into Bill’s past, to uncover any conflicts he had during his short life. 600 tips were collected, but only Jamie Snow, a stranger to Bill, was seriously investigated. Can the physical evidence left at the scene of the crime indicate what really happened thirty years ago?
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Jun 2, 2021
S2-EP26: Q&A: Rage Against the Crime Scene
Questions, answers and discussion from Episode 26 - Rage Against the Crime Scene.
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May 26, 2021
S2-EP26: Rage Against the Crime Scene
After Officer Williams turned the crime scene over to Sgt Irvin, Crime Scene Investigator in training Randall McKinley was the first CST to arrive, followed by CST Ed Kallal from the Illinois State Police. In this episode, we methodically walk you through their steps from arriving on the scene on March 31st, 1991 to receipting all of the evidence on April 3rd, 1991. This episode covers their observations, reports, and all items of “evidential value” collected. We will also discuss the autopsy in more detail, the state of the body and additional wounds on the victim. And although this evidence was collected - and deemed “of evidential value” – the State of Illinois still refuses to test these items.
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May 19, 2021
S2-EP25: Q&A: Body of No Evidence
Questions, answers and discussion from Episode 25 - Body of No Evidence.
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May 12, 2021
S2-EP25: Body of No Evidence
After Officer Williams turned the crime scene over to Sgt Irvin, Crime Scene Investigator in training Randall McKinley was the first CST to arrive, followed by CST Ed Kallal from the Illinois State Police. In this episode, we methodically walk you through their steps from arriving on the scene on March 31st, 1991 to receipting all of the evidence on April 3rd, 1991. This episode covers their observations, reports, and all items of “evidential value” collected. We will also discuss the autopsy in more detail, the state of the body and additional wounds on the victim. And although this evidence was collected - and deemed “of evidential value” – the State of Illinois still refuses to test these items.
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May 12, 2021
Season 2 - Trailer: Forensics Edition
In Season 1, we learned that Jamie Snow was convicted based on the faulty witness identification and jailhouse informants with no corroboration - and although physical evidence was obtained from the crime scene, it has yet to be tested.
Snow Files Season 2 features a deep dive into the forensics in the Jamie Snow case. We will examine police reports, coroner reports, and evidence logs to flesh out what forensic evidence is available for testing. And we'll explore the crime scene from a forensic perspective.
What physical evidence was gathered? How was it secured? What evidence is viable for testing?
Please join us as we work through the body of physical evidence and forensics technologies. You'll be left wondering, as we do, Why not test the DNA?
Snow Files Season 2 debuts on Wednesday, May 12. Visit SnowFiles.net for updates, to listen and view case documents and photos, and to join our social media sites. Snow Files is a Snowman Network Production.
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Apr 10, 2021
S1-EP24: Season 1 Finale -Whose Lie is it Anyway? Witness Recap Trivia Game
In our Season 1 Finale, contestants Jamie, Tam, and Lesley play a trivia game moderated by Bruce, to test our memory of who said what, and how they affected Jamie’s case. We run down the crime scene witnesses, lawyers, informants and guests we have discussed in episodes 14 – 23. Listen in to see if you could convict someone of murder based off your own memory, and join us for Season 2 in May when we will take a deep dive into the forensics, new evidence and legal pleadings.
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Mar 10, 2021
S1-EP23: Curt and Christine Lovelace - In Their Own Words
Former small-town Quincy, Illinois prosecutor, Curt Lovelace, was arrested in 2013 for the murder of his deceased wife. Cory Lovelace had passed away in her bed eight years before, until a cold case detective with seemingly ulterior motives reviewed the case. Curt’s bond was set at $5 million, and he would spend two years in jail enduring two trials. At the time of Curt's arrest, he had recently remarried to Christine, his high school homecoming date who he had reconnected with years later on social media. Christine and Curt would celebrate their first and second anniversaries while he was in jail awaiting trial. This is the incredible tale of Curt and Christine’s love story in their own words - the struggle to protect their children during that tumultuous time, clashes with the media, the fight for the truth, their battle to exonerate Curt, and how they turned into remarkable advocates for the wrongfully convicted.
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Feb 24, 2021
S1-Bonus Episode: Proposed Parole for Natural Lifers – Discussion
On February 17, 2021, Democratic Representative Anne Stava-Murray of the 81st District read and filed a bill to the Illinois General Assembly to amend statues governing the eligibility for parole or release. As drafted, bill HB2399, “Provides that a person serving a term of natural life imprisonment is eligible for parole or mandatory supervised release.” If passed, Jamie would be eligible for a parole hearing in less than four years. Listen now to hear Jamie’s reaction and what this means for his case.
Proposed Bill HB2399
Related Episodes:
* EP 22, Part 1: Jamie's Sentencing - I Got Life
* EP 22, Part 2: Jamie’s Sentencing – We Got Life
Episode Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/Bonus_Ep_Paroleforlifers.pdf
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Feb 9, 2021
S1-EP22, Part 2: Jamie's Sentencing - We Got Life
In part one of Episode 22, Jamie explained how losing a parent at a young age can impact a child’s self-perception and greatly affect their coming of age moments. But what happens to a child when the state takes a parent untimely by our own criminal justice system? What if that conviction is faulty? What are the costs to that child and their coming of age? Hear Jamie’s children answer these questions firsthand in part two of this emotional episode of Snow Files. You'll also hear from Christine Lovelace, featured in upcoming episode 23, who was also faced with the possibility of her husband being locked up for years, and their children being left behind by the system.
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Jan 28, 2021
S1-EP22, Part 1: Jamie’s Sentencing – I Got Life
Mitigating factors are considered by a judge during sentencing in efforts to reduce the sentence based on circumstance. Jamie did not kill Bill Little. However, the State of Illinois presented petty troubles he faced as a minor as disturbing delinquent behavior, which they claimed proved Jamie has always been down a bad path, incapable of any rehabilitation. In response, Jamie’s legal team had him evaluated by a PhD mitigation expert, but they never brought her to the hearing. Because of this, the state was able to persuade the judge that the untimely death of Jamie’s mother was an excuse he used for sympathy. This twenty second episode of Snow Files discusses the tragic realities of losing a parent during childhood, and questions how Jamie would have been judged, had these truths been known.
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Dec 30, 2020
S1-EP21: Post Trial Motions - Better Off Alone
On May 10th, 2001, Jamie Snow was sentenced to natural life in prison for a murder he did not commit. Jamie had lost all faith in his incompetent public defenders, but had one last Hail Mary in him. Jamie filed a motion to fire his lawyers two months prior, only to find out they beat him to it, and they were already trying to quit. The state and the judge would not allow it. So Jamie and his team went to the sentencing hearing unprepared, expecting a 20-60 year sentence, only to be blindsided with life without the possibility of parole. The prosecutor had thirty three pages of arguments, and Jamie’s team had two. This twenty-first episode of Snow Files exposes the repetitive systemic failures that lead to Jamie’s wrongful conviction, and the severe injustice that is still so hard to undo today, twenty years later.
Episode Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_21.pdf
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Dec 9, 2020
S1-Bonus Episode: Jamie's Remarks on the Closing Arguments
Jamie reflects on the atmosphere during the closing arguments, how he felt, what was going through his mind, how his family was treated by the court, and even his physical reactions to the stress of being on trial for murder. Jamie also gives a huge shout out to our transcriptionists led by Pamela Westby: Melinda Wargacki, Cathy McElhaney, Caywood Yamnik and Jinger Fiola. And another HUGE shout out to Mrs. Wargacki's student, Stuart Hilton - and a little thoughtful advice for Mr. Hilton.
Episode Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/Bonus_Ep_JClosingRemarks.pdf
References: EP 20: The Truth Never Changes - Closing Arguments: https://snowfiles.podbean.com/e/ep-20-the-truth-never-changes-closing-arguments/ Closing Arguments Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/12-15-01_ClosingArgs.pdf Episode Transcriptions (1-10): https://snowfiles.podbean.com/p/episode-transcripts-1606966568/
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Dec 4, 2020
S1-EP20: The Truth Never Changes - Closing Arguments
On January 15th, 2001, closing remarks were delivered in the murder case against Jamie Snow in the circuit court of the eleventh judicial court, before the Honorable Donald D. Bernardi and the Jury in McLean County, Illinois. State’s Attorney Teena Griffin delivered over one hundred pages of lecture to the jury, embellished with her own false narratives, great literary quotes, creepy crawly innuendos, sticks and stones, and even prayers. Defense Attorney Frank Picl pleaded with the jury to remember there was no physical evidence, and their only task was to determine which words they believed, as words were the only evidence presented by the state. The jury deliberated for 11 hours over two days and returned a guilty verdict. This twentieth episode of Snow Files brings McLean County’s most dramatic and final act in the wrongful conviction of Jamie Snow, right to your ears.
Episode Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_20.pdf
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Nov 25, 2020
S1-Q&A: Jamie Responds to Questions about his Testimony
Jamie answers questions he received about his testimony including his co-defendent Susan Powell, correctional officer Mary Burns, Susan's brother Tim Powell and he also gives an update on Julie Knight. If you haven't listened to the testimony episodes, listen here: Jamie Takes the Stand: Part 1: https://snowfiles.podbean.com/e/ep-19-part-1-jamie-takes-the-stand/ Jamie Takes the Stand: Part 2: https://snowfiles.podbean.com/e/ep-19-part-2-jamie-takes-the-stand/
Episode Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/Q&A_JamieResponds_testimony.pdf
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Nov 11, 2020
S1-EP19, Part 2: Jamie Takes the Stand
In 2001, Jamie Snow took the stand in his own defense against the charge of murder. Jamie’s legal team was extremely underprepared, and explained to him that if he did not testify, he wouldn’t win his case. He had one night’s notice that he would take the stand. But Jamie was hopeful. He figured if he told the truth, he didn’t have to prepare, he would be good. Jamie was on the stand for a very long time. He rebutted every witness presented in previous episodes of Snow Files, and in great detail, recounted his prior conviction, his participation in the lineup, his alibi, and the cast on his arm, all while maintaining eye contact with his jury. But Jamie Snow was still convicted. Part two of this nineteenth episode of Snow Files, presented by Jamie Snow himself, and foreshadows the importance of the closing arguments to come.
Episode Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_19_2.pdf
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Oct 15, 2020
S1-EP19, Part 1: Jamie Takes the Stand
In 2001, Jamie Snow took the stand in his own defense against the charge of murder. Jamie’s legal team was extremely underprepared, and explained to him that if he did not testify, he wouldn’t win his case. He had one night’s notice that he would take the stand. But Jamie was hopeful. He figured if he told the truth, he didn’t have to prepare, he would be good. Jamie was on the stand for a very long time. He rebutted every witness presented in previous episodes of Snow Files, and in great detail, recounted his prior conviction, his participation in the lineup, his alibi, and the cast on his arm, all while maintaining eye contact with his jury. But Jamie Snow was still convicted. Part one of this nineteenth episode of Snow Files, presented by Jamie Snow himself, strives to answer one overarching question, what is it like to be on trial for your life?
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Sep 10, 2020
S1-EP18: Gal Pals: Julie Knight and Bridget Logsdon
Julie Knight first told police about Susan Claycomb's alleged "confessions" in 1997 after Knight had been taken to the Bloomington Police station because of unspecified legal trouble. Knight made another statement in April 1999 a few days after losing custody of her children. Shortly after, it became a family affair. Knight's mother, brother and father also made statements to police implicating Susan, even though Susan had allegedly confessed to them nearly 10 years earlier. Why didn't this upstanding family report these confessions to police nearly a decade earlier? Julie Knight was exposed as a person with a propensity for lying at the first trial, so the state dumped her. Her bestie, Bridget Logsdon, took her place at Jamie’s trial. Bridget reported a short conversation between Julie and Jamie’s wife that she supposedly overheard at a bar. The switch from Julie to Bridget was a strategic move made by the State, and it worked. This eighteenth episode of Snow Files traces gal pal…
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Aug 27, 2020
S1-EP17: Be Afraid. Be Mary Afraid: Mclean County Correctional Officer - Mary Burns
Just days before the trial, defense witness Mary Burns, an all too friendly corrections officer, was contacted by the state. Reports suggest that she resigned from the McLean County Jail in 2000, after having an affair with an inmate she supervised. Custodial sexual misconduct is a class 3 felony in Illinois. Mary Burns reported having many conversations with Jamie and his co-defendant while she supervised them. But Mary would only testify to two, which included thoughts about who may have done it, and a joke about being chased by police. She said other inmates were present when Jamie confessed, but then recanted on the stand, saying that it was just her and Jamie present during the conversation. All three men she originally named said the conversation never happened, two of these men tell their story for the first time here.This seventeenth episode of Snow Files exposes how the state underhandedly used a disgraced law enforcement agent to provide credibility in their case against Jami…
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Aug 10, 2020
S1-EP16: Lies My Preacher Told Me: The Reverend Bill Gaddis
In 1999, a "self-appointed" gang boss turned Reverend returned to the state of Illinois to testify against Jamie. Jamie never met Bill Gaddis in his entire life. Bill Gaddis was loosely connected to some of Jamie’s friends only through relation to his brother. Two of his brothers would go on record to say Bill Gaddis was a liar and new nothing about this case. But he took the stand for the state anyway, and said he saw Jamie in his brother’s apartment in 1991, and a man who was since deceased, accused Jamie of the murder, and he didn’t respond, so he knows Jamie did it. Bill Gaddis named several men who witnessed this incident, all who were either dead or testified it never happened. Bill Gaddis was portrayed as credible due to his license to preach, although he would not disclose where he preached. This sixteenth episode of Snow Files exposes exactly why Reverend Bill Gaddis was willing to bare false witness against that neighbor.
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Jul 22, 2020
S1-EP15: I Got Life with a Little Help from my Friends – Kevin Schaal and Jody Winkler
For six months in 1995, Kevin Schaal was Jamie’s cellmate. Jamie settled in Florida the next year and began a successful career in tree cutting. When Schaal was released, he brought his entire family to Jamie’s doorstep and Jamie helped him. Jamie met Jody Winkler in 1999 while he was down on his luck and on the run. Jamie gave him work and a place to live that summer. But that summer, Schaal was already in more trouble. Schaal tried to get out of it by telling an ATF agent and the Clark Gas Station cold case detectives that Jamie implicated himself in a murder. Just months later, in September, Jamie was indicted, and that November, Winkler was finally caught for his felony charges. Winkler caught on quick and he had a peculiar false confession to report, saying Jamie indicated involvement in a murder. This fifteenth episode of Snow Files traces the timeline from friend to foe, and exposes the paper trail leading to deals cut in return for Jamie’s conviction.
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Jul 15, 2020
S1-Bonus Episode: Message in a Bottle - A CALL TO ACTION TO HELP JAMIE SNOW!
A message in a bottle was traditionally sent as a distress call, by those at sea who found themselves doomed. Jamie Snow understands the sentiment all too well. Jamie has sent his own SOS pleas via message in a bottle a few times...This time, Jamie needs YOUR help. Jamie doesn’t want to send one bottle again. He wants to send MANY. From each of YOU. With your own SOS pleas, asking for TV producers to take a closer look into Jamie’s case.
Episode Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/Bonus_Ep_MIB.pdf
Join this event to support Jamie Snow and collaborate on his newest media movement.
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Watch Lesley's instructional video here: https://youtu.be/Vzi4btCk9YE
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Michael Karzis 60 Minutes - CBS News 524 West 57th St. New York, NY 10019 ---- James Jacoby Frontline One Guest St. Boston,…
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Jul 8, 2020
S1-EP14: Whose Lie is it Anyway? Witness Recap Trivia Game
Contestants Jamie, Tam, and Lesley play a trivia game moderated by Bruce, to test our memory of who said what, and how they affected Jamie’s case. We run down the crime scene witnesses, lawyers, and informants we have discussed in episodes 1 – 13. Listen in to see if you could convict someone of murder based off your own memory.
Episode Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_14.pdf
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Music Credits: Theme Song: Black Moons, The 126ers The Inner Sound, Jesse Gallagher MindStream: Music Quiz Show Tention - Zapsplat.com Sound Effects from: Freesound.org: - cocamycola89-fuck-you-all - pnikko_baby-crying - fail-jingle-stereo-mix - foolboym…
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Jun 25, 2020
S1-Ep13: Karen Calls the Cops: Karen Strong
In 1999, BPD held an in person meeting with Karen Strong. Karen reported that her ex-boyfriend, Mark “Stretch” McCowan, supposedly told her years earlier that Jamie was involved in the Clark Station murder-robbery. Two months later, Stretch told a grand jury that they never had that conversation. But Karen told them it happened. She added in that Jamie was once in a lot of trouble and tried to hide out at their place too. Nine months later, Karen and her friends got wiretapped, and when she didn't know the cops were listening, she told a different story. A month later, she told the BPD she had a lot of time to think it over since the Grand Jury trial and she had more to tell them, that it didn’t look very good for Stretch or Jamie. She testified again just six months later. This time, she told Jamie’s jury that he actually tried to hide out at her house the night of the crime. Again, Stretch told the jury it didn’t happen. Years later, a friend came forward to report that Kar…
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Jun 11, 2020
S1-EP12: Nothing Left to Booze: Bruce Roland
In 1994, repeat DUI offender Bruce Roland wrote to the McLean State's Attorney's Office twice, pleading for leniency, saying he could get them an indictment in the Clark gas station murder. But when they sent detective Crowe to interview him, nothing happened, because Roland only reported rumors he heard from others. But in 1999, he was in jail for another DUI. This time he really needed the favor. So he said Jamie confessed to him. A polygraph showed Roland was lying, but he testified against Jamie anyways. Other witnesses refuted his story, and testified that it was impossible, but Jamie was still convicted. Ten months later, Bruce Roland and his wife got their own plea deals in return. This twelfth episode of Snow Files highlights the repetitive nature and tactics consistently used by snitches and prosecutors alike to get by in McLean county.
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Jun 3, 2020
S1-EP11: Bridge Over Troubled Robber: Ed Hammond
In 1996, bank robber Ed Hammond was sitting in prison, concerned about a looming 10 year federal sentence. He had a cell mate the year before who had gossiped about Jamie Snow and recently flipped. So when the police came knocking, asking him for information, he knew just what to say. Hammond fabricated an entire relationship with Jamie, who was then a stranger to him. He took the stand, admitted he had a bad history, but said that since this was the first time he ever snitched, the jury should trust him as much as Jamie did when he confessed. This eleventh episode of Snow Files shows you exactly what the feds are willing to give, and the lengths McLean County was willing to go to to close the case.
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May 20, 2020
S1-EP10: The One Night Cellie: Bill Moffit
In 1995, convicted rapist Bill Moffit was serving his lengthy sentence for a most heinous crime. While chatting with his cellmate, he learned of a precious rumor that might help him out. Some guys he knew from the world might have been involved in a robbery, and he recalled bunking with one before. He felt it was just his luck. So Bill Moffit called the cops, asked about the reward, and said that Jamie confessed to the robbery gone bad, and he just needed peace of mind. He had it so bad that he came three times, to testify in court. This tenth episode of Snow Files brings new meaning to the walk of shame.
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Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_10.pdf
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May 8, 2020
S1-EP9: Show Me the Money: Randy Howard
In 1999, while the grand jury was hearing testimony for Jamie Snow’s indictment, a cold case detective with a vendetta started his day bright and early. He had important business to take care of with his paid informant. Detective Rick Barkes woke up Randy Howard at 5:30 AM and to check and see if Jamie told him a joke or a murder confession 8 years prior. Randy had received $500 from a lead homicide detective around the same time he supposedly heard this joke. He said he agreed to whatever this detective asked him just to make him leave. Randy Howard played the system for the next two years, telling Jamie’s jury, “if I would have known we would have ended up here today, I would have said things a lot differently […] I never, never expected to be here.” This ninth episode of Snow Files presents the value in a dollar for an informant who thinks they’ll never make it to trial.
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Apr 29, 2020
S1-EP8: Its My Party and I'll Lie If I Want To: Steven Scheel and Molly (Pfister) Esche / Eades
In the spring of 1991, a group of friends allegedly gathered for a house party in a neighborhood one mile west of the murder scene. Steve Scheel arrived at the home of his niece, Molly (Pfister) Esche / Eads, and within one hour, an old childhood acquaintance casually confessed to murdering a kid, while they were just catching up on life for five to ten minutes. The friend was supposedly Jamie Snow. But Jamie doesn’t even know Scheel, and he wasn’t at that party. Scheel was arrested for sex crimes later that summer, and told this story to authorities several times between his arrest, trial, and parole. And Molly even vouched for him at Jamie’s trial. This eighth episode of Snow Files shows just how easy it was for someone so desperate, to actually play catch-up on Jamie’s life.
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Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_8.pdf
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Apr 21, 2020
S1-EP7: Drive by Confession: Ed Palumbo and Shannon Schmidt-Wallace
In 1991, a BPD task force made several arrests for a string of armed robberies. Ed Palumbo, an acquaintance of Jamie's, confessed a robbery while in jail. One month later, he told police that he knew Jamie was involved in crimes, and that he even confessed to a murder through his car window as they passed each other on the street. He later came back and said his girlfriend, Shannon Schmidt-Wallace, heard the whole conversation herself. Jamie was investigated, and it was decided that the story was fabricated. But this witness wen to prison again for may years, and a week before his released date, he was forced to retell that old story at Jamie's trial, but this time with an incredible amount of new details. His girlfriend showed up too. This seventh episode of Snow Files reveals just how much pressure it takes to get someone in prison to flip, and the creativity police and prosecutors will use to get results that can be concealed at trial.
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Apr 15, 2020
S1-EP6: Snitch Parade with Special Guest Paul Ciolino
Famed private investigator, author and president of The International Association of Forensic Criminologists (IAFC), Paul Ciolino, who was instrumental in overturning the death penalty in Illinois, joins the show to discuss his expertise with wrongful convictions in Illinois. Paul provides insight into how informants are motivated to give false witness testimony, and how powers of authority allow, encourage, and actually protect informants. Paul explains the uphill battle a defendant faces while trying to reverse the damage after trial, and offers insight into how defense teams and citizens can combat these violations. This sixth episode of Snow Files explains how effective snitches were in securing Jamie’s wrongful conviction, and offers hope for Jamie’s case by highlighting the power of activism and societal awareness.
Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_6.pdf
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Apr 7, 2020
S1-EP5: Hindsight's Always 20/20
In 1991, there was a string of armed robberies in McLean county and a task force formed. Jamie was implicated in a robbery he did not commit, arrested, and made to participate in a lineup for an unrelated murder. He was cleared. Charges were dropped. Nine years later, he found himself on trial, as the defendant for that murder. A detective who interviewed him about the robbery took the stand, and replaced the word “robbery,” with “murder,” for his retelling of their conversation. This fifth episode Snow Files exposes exactly where the corruption began, and shares Jamie’s deep regrets over his failed self-defense.
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Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_5.pdf
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Mar 16, 2020
S1-EP3: Key Witness Wrap Up
The night of the crime, two witnesses spoke to police officers after realizing the gas station clerk was shot dead. Both witnesses had seen someone suspicious, but not dangerous. A boy, looking out his bedroom window, saw someone leave the gas station and turn the corner into the night. He then heard police sirens and saw an ambulance. Minutes earlier, a customer at the gas pump looked on as someone harassed the clerk inside. When he went to pay, the man shielded his face and waited at the end of the counter. The clerk was shaking, and could not talk or properly take his payment. After ten years, these witnesses took the stand. One said it was Jamie who fled into the night. The other refused, and maintained he could never identify Jamie as the man he saw harassing the clerk. This third episode of Snow Files wraps up the key witnesses from the crime scene, and exposes the elaborate reconstruction of witness testimony told to the jury, through the State’s Attorney.
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Mar 9, 2020
S1-EP2: The 11th Hour Witness: A Star Witness is Born
Hours after the crime, police began interviewing potential witnesses in an effort to find out who killed Bill Little. The detectives engaged in a desperate hunt for 9 years. As time went on, stories changed several times and a star witness was born, at the 11th hour. Five months before Jamie Snow’s trial, the man living next door to the gas station suddenly recalled seeing Jamie flee the scene of the crime, even though he previously chose other suspects from the line up, and even confided in a friend that it definitely wasn’t him. After a private meeting with the States Attorney, Danny Martinez pointed the finger directly at Jamie Snow. This second episode of Snow Files compares all five versions of his story against investigator and police testimony, and explains just how faulty eyewitness testimony can lead to a wrongful conviction.
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Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_2.pdf
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Mar 2, 2020
S1-EP1: Snow Files - The Crime Scene
18 year old Bill Little was murdered Easter Sunday while working as a gas attendant at the Clark Oil station in Bloomington, Illinois. Nearly 10 years later, Jamie Snow was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life without parole in Stateville Prison. Jamie Snow has always maintained his innocence. In the premiere episode of Snow Files, Jamie Snow explains the crime scene in depth. You'll learn "who was where" on the night of the crime from the key perspectives of the star witness, Danny Martinez, and the two first officers on the scene, Jeff Pelo and Paul Williams. We're playing some pretty old tapes, so slap your headphones on for the best listening experience, and dive into crime night.
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Transcript: http://www.docs.snowfiles.net/transcripts/SnowFiles_Ep_1.pdf
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Feb 24, 2020
S1-Snow Files Trailer - Premieres March 2, 2020
A True Crime story told by the defendant from Stateville Prison in Joliet, Illinois. An eye opening presentation of the 1991 cold case murder of Bill Little, "solved" upon the arrest of two people nearly 10 years later - one was acquitted, the other is serving life without parole. Jamie Snow is being represented by the Exoneration Project out of the University of Chicago. The podcast will reveal vital new information obtained from years of FOIA requests, over 70 audio recordings and police documents that have never been heard or seen before. An in-depth look at an incredible conviction based solely on faulty eye witness ID and jailhouse informants - no physical evidence links Jamie to the crime. Tune in March 2, 2020, as Injustice Anywhere presents the wrongful conviction of Jamie Snow and how they got away with it.
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