Castos https://bfit.castos.com Created by 9th grade students at Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology @ Campus Magnet, this podcast series explores the real-life stories of people who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated. Through research, reflection, and storytelling, students break down each case—from who these individuals were before their arrests to what went wrong in the justice system. Told in their own voices, each episode challenges us to think critically about fairness, truth, and who gets heard. These aren’t just stories from the past—these are lessons for today. This podcast is a How Can I? Production. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:11:49 +0000 en © 2025 https://episodes.castos.com/6638d4eeb9ba43-49606867/images/podcast/covers/c1a-wrj6m-mkjg6o85fnmr-vzagxw.png https://bfit.castos.com Created by 9th grade students at Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology @ Campus Magnet, this podcast series explores the real-life stories of people who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated. Through research, reflection, and storytelling, students break down each case—from who these individuals were before their arrests to what went wrong in the justice system. Told in their own voices, each episode challenges us to think critically about fairness, truth, and who gets heard. These aren’t just stories from the past—these are lessons for today. This podcast is a How Can I? Production. How Can I? episodic Created by 9th grade students at Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology @ Campus Magnet, this podcast series explores the real-life stories of people who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated. Through research, reflection, and storytelling, students break down each case—from who these individuals were before their arrests to what went wrong in the justice system. Told in their own voices, each episode challenges us to think critically about fairness, truth, and who gets heard. These aren’t just stories from the past—these are lessons for today. This podcast is a How Can I? Production. How Can I? imcurious@howcani.org false https://feeds.castos.com/79166 yes Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:11:49 +0000 How Can I? https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65563/episode/2069689 https://bfit.castos.com/episodes/antron-mccray A 15-year-old NYC teen is pulled into a headline-making case and pressured into a confession that doesn’t match the facts. This episode follows how fear, bias, and media noise drowned out the truth—and what it cost a kid his age.

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Wrongfully Convicted Man: BFit at Campus Magnet
• (00:01:34) - Antron McCrae in the Central Park 5 Case
• (00:09:05) - The Central Park Five: Wrongful Conviction
• (00:17:19) - Wrongfully Convicted Black Men
• (00:19:31) - Ansha McCrae's Story
• (00:22:32) - Podcast

]]> 1 1 false A 15-year-old NYC teen is pulled into a headline-making case and pressured into a confession that doesn’t match the facts. This episode follows how fear, bias, and media noise drowned out the truth—and what it cost a kid his age.

]]> 00:23:23 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:11:21 +0000 How Can I? https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65563/episode/2069687 https://bfit.castos.com/episodes/marcellus-williams Convicted and sent to death row on incentivized testimony, even as DNA raised serious doubt. Students unpack how the system moved forward anyway—and what his story says about proof, power, and whose lives are believed.

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Wrongfully Convicted Man: The Story of Marcellus
• (00:01:06) - Marcellus Williams: Growing up in a tough neighborhood
• (00:06:11) - Marcellus Williams: The Wrongful Conviction
• (00:12:47) - Marcellus Williams Case: What Happened In Court?
• (00:21:29) - Marcellus Williams' wrongful conviction
• (00:22:17) - Rightful Convictions: Episode 1

]]> 2 1 false Convicted and sent to death row on incentivized testimony, even as DNA raised serious doubt. Students unpack how the system moved forward anyway—and what his story says about proof, power, and whose lives are believed.

]]> 00:22:56 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:10:19 +0000 How Can I? https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65563/episode/2069685 https://bfit.castos.com/episodes/steven-avery Cleared by DNA after 18 years—then accused again in a case full of unanswered questions. This episode challenges listeners to examine evidence, police practices, and what “justice” really means when trust is already broken

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Steven Avery: Wrongfully Convicted and Released
• (00:01:17) - The Making of Steven Avery
• (00:06:09) - The Media's Coverage of Steven Avery's Case
• (00:07:31) - Stephen Avery's Case
• (00:10:39) - Why Steven Avery Was Wrongfully Convicted
• (00:15:55) - Rightful Conviction: The Podcast

]]> 3 1 false Cleared by DNA after 18 years—then accused again in a case full of unanswered questions. This episode challenges listeners to examine evidence, police practices, and what “justice” really means when trust is already broken

]]> 00:16:30 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:09:40 +0000 How Can I? https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65563/episode/2069684 https://bfit.castos.com/episodes/george-allen A quiet man with mental health challenges is coerced into a story that isn’t his, while key evidence is hidden for decades. Students trace how he lost 30 years—and what it takes to rebuild when the truth finally surfaces.

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Wrongfully Convicted: The Story of Judge Allen
• (00:01:07) - George Allen Wrongfully Convicted of Rape and Murder
• (00:09:58) - George Allen exonerated after 30 years in prison
• (00:12:50) - George Allen's wrongful conviction
• (00:14:36) - Rightful Conviction: Episode 1

]]> 4 1 false A quiet man with mental health challenges is coerced into a story that isn’t his, while key evidence is hidden for decades. Students trace how he lost 30 years—and what it takes to rebuild when the truth finally surfaces.

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