THE PERFCT PATSY
The untold true story of how a body found in an alley, politics, and a series of unsolved rapes resulted in the wrong man spending 40 years in Angola. This murder mystery, filled with courtroom drama, shows an innocent man being thrown under the bus as the system's "Perfect Patsy."
Perfect Patsy
Ch 12: Suspects
The police department became nervous as tensions grew in the Black community in response to the increased number of rapes reported and even more that were rumored. It was...
Ch 12: Suspects
The police department became nervous as tensions grew in the Black community in response to the increased number of rapes reported and even more that were rumored. It was...
Ch 11: Funeral Home Autopsy
The examiner moved Vonda's body to the preparation room of Miller's Funeral Home. Miller's was a newly constructed funeral facility, state-of-the-art as far as the Black community was concerned. While...
Ch 11: Funeral Home Autopsy
The examiner moved Vonda's body to the preparation room of Miller's Funeral Home. Miller's was a newly constructed funeral facility, state-of-the-art as far as the Black community was concerned. While...
Ch 10: It's Official
Even though her body had been lying in the mud for several hours, peered at curiously by police officers, photographers, and onlookers, Vonda Harris was not officially dead until...
Ch 10: It's Official
Even though her body had been lying in the mud for several hours, peered at curiously by police officers, photographers, and onlookers, Vonda Harris was not officially dead until...
Ch 9: Rose Mary's Lament
Rosemary McCoy could hardly believe it when she learned that Vonda was dead. The last time she saw Vonda, she had been alive and well, standing outside of the...
Ch 9: Rose Mary's Lament
Rosemary McCoy could hardly believe it when she learned that Vonda was dead. The last time she saw Vonda, she had been alive and well, standing outside of the...
Ch 8: Passionate President
Four days before the body was discovered, the local NAACP elected a new young president whom it expected to lead the community's fight against perceived injustices and institutionalized racism....
Ch 8: Passionate President
Four days before the body was discovered, the local NAACP elected a new young president whom it expected to lead the community's fight against perceived injustices and institutionalized racism....
Ch 7: Whispers
The assailant blended into the crowd and observed the scene. Everything was going smoothly, as murders go. He could hear the mumbling in the crowd as they whispered words to...
Ch 7: Whispers
The assailant blended into the crowd and observed the scene. Everything was going smoothly, as murders go. He could hear the mumbling in the crowd as they whispered words to...